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Sheng Siong Q3 profit up 12.6% after opening of new outlets

Supermarket chain Sheng Siong posted a 12.6 per cent increase in net profit to $39.1 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, from $34.7 million the year before.

Alta partners Straits Trading to offer bite-sized luxury real estate

Prospective buyers looking to snag a good class bungalow (GCB) in Singapore should be prepared to fork out at least $20 million, though some of these properties cost significantly more depending on their history, heritage, area and location.

StanChart plans to return at least $10.6b to investors by 2026

Standard Chartered vowed to return at least US$8 billion (S$10.6 billion) to investors by 2026 as its quarterly profit more than doubled from a year ago despite falling global interest rates.

Axe to fall mainly on senior roles in HSBC restructuring

Bank's overhaul aimed at reducing duplicate roles, says group chief executive

Ikea pledges $8.6m to atone for use of forced labour

Ikea pledged on Oct 29 to pay €6 million (S$8.6 million) into a hardship fund for victims of the East German dictatorship after admitting some of its suppliers used political prisoners as forced labourers.

Sritex contests bankruptcy as Prabowo calls for rescue plan

Indonesian textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman is contesting a court decision that declared it bankrupt as the company owner pledges to keep its factory open and see through the revival of the business.

Samsung's $162b wipeout shows cost of failing to maintain AI edge

Just a few months ago, Samsung Electronics looked primed to benefit from the global artificial intelligence boom: profits were surging and its stock was rising towards an all-time high.

EU imposes extra tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking backlash

China says it does not accept increased duties and will take steps to protect firms

S'pore stocks end lower despite more buoyant Wall St session

STI slips 0.88%; losers outnumber gainers 344 to 217 | Hongkong Land puts in a strong showing, surging 10.8% | Regional indexes end lower except Nikkei 225, up 1%

Over 4 in 10 lawyers accept overwork, stress as part of job: Poll

Some 6 in 10 lawyers say their firms actively ensure good work-life balance for them

Law firms big and small offer pro bono and charity services

People with dysfunctional circumstances or who cannot afford fees among those helped

Veteran and young lawyers in various fields honoured

Lawyers on list have highest overall number of recommendations from clients and peers

Trio of big firms take the lead in ESG law

New field in survey recognizes law firms' work in helping clients with ESG

Small firm Adi Law in Best 100 list as Rajah & Tann leads again

Being small gives firm advantages over bigger practices, such as being able to act fast, its managing director says

Ong Beng Seng allowed to leave Singapore for work, medical treatment

Property tycoon, already on $800,000 bail, must provide additional bail of $800,000

Eligible NSmen, NSFs to receive $200 in LifeSG credits by Nov 30

Some 1.2 million past and present national servicemen will receive $200 in LifeSG credits by November.

Interfaith blood donation drive aims to build bonds among the youth

Event draws around 200 donors, mostly young people, amid lively atmosphere

High Court awards $4.75 million to victim of road accident in Malaysia

A Singaporean who lost his mental capacity after a road traffic accident in Malaysia six years ago was awarded $4.75 million by the High Court in June.

'Now, I'm a star

Makeover by charity and S'pore fashion labels turns migrant workers into models

Spain's deadliest floods in decades kill at least 64

At least 64 people have been killed in the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in three decades after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, leaving roads and towns under water, the local authorities said on Oct 30.

Israeli army's exhausted reservists 'drowning'

More than a year into the Gaza war, the Israeli army's reservists are exhausted and it is struggling to recruit soldiers just as it opens a new front in Lebanon.

Climate change driving disease spread, deaths from heat: Report

Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said on Oct 30, with experts warning that \"wasted time has been paid in lives\".

Hamas open to any truce plan that includes Israeli withdrawal

It comes as strikes in Gaza kill over 100 people on Oct 29, 30

Canada alleges Indian minister Amit Shah behind plots to target Sikh separatists

The Canadian government alleged on Oct 29 that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

UN envoy says she met Myanmar army chief, calls for end to violence

United Nations special envoy Julie Bishop visited Myanmar's capital and met the head of the country's military junta, she told a UN meeting on Oct 29, adding that actors in Myanmar had to move past what she called a \"zero-sum mentality\" towards a resolution of the South-east Asian country's grinding conflict.

China female spaceflight engineer realises dream

Three Chinese astronauts, including China's only female spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station on Oct 30 following an early morning launch into orbit.

Australia to boost missile capabilities as region enters new 'missile age'

This comes amid significant concerns over China's missile test in the South Pacific

High hopes as Malaysia takes up Asean chair

How PM Anwar handles South China Sea, Myanmar issues will be closely watched

Trump's family, Biden aides among targets in China phone hacking

WASHINGTON - Members of former US president Donald Trump's family, as well as the Biden administration and State Department officials, were among those targeted by the China-linked hackers who were able to break into telecommunications company systems, according to people familiar with the matter.

Seoul to spend $6.4b to spur city's couples to have kids

They will get help with wedding costs, parental leave and housing subsidies