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SBF launches registry to help firms calculate carbon emissions

Platform allows businesses to access 200 emission factors catering to S'pore context

Shein to hold roadshows ahead of planned London IPO, sources say

Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for its planned London initial public offering (IPO), three sources with knowledge of the matter said, pushing ahead with preparations as it awaits British regulatory approval.

S'pore retail sales eke out 0.6% growth in August

Year-on-year growth beats forecasts, driven by car sales; nine categories post declines

e2i's new Al tool helps career coaches with job matching

More job seekers could soon get better career advice and job matches, as some career coaches are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to recommend jobs aligned with their clients' skills and interests.

US hiring beats expectations in sign of resilient market

Jobless rate also dips but Boeing strike, storm fallout among risks to job growth

Temasek reportedly in talks for $1.3b stake in Indian snack maker

Temasek is in talks to buy a minority stake in Haldiram Snacks, people familiar with the matter said, a transaction that may value India's biggest snack maker at about US$11 billion (S$14.3 billion).

China's stock boom may turn to bust as in 2015, Nomura warns

Investors should brace themselves for the biggest stock rally in China in 16 years to turn to bust, with the economy on a much weaker footing than before the pandemic, said Nomura Holdings.

Singapore residents rank 4th in financial assets

Republic is top in the region, with net financial assets per capita at $246,000

Singapore stocks end higher ahead of US jobs report

● STI up 0.3%, with Seatrium leading gains, surging 12.3% ● Regional markets mostly up; Malaysia and Australia decline ● Key Wall Street indexes falter amid investor uncertainty

Regular speeds for westbound trains on EWL to resume today

A temporary speed limit imposed on trains travelling towards Jurong East along repaired sections of the East-West Line (EWL) track was extended by a day to the end of Oct 4 as \"a precautionary measure\", rail operator SMRT said.

Huber's wins lawsuit to access neighbour's property

Butchery can now enter to demolish an adjoining wall to build new HQ and factory

New $1.4m scheme to help patients recovering from stroke

It focuses on transition of care for mild to moderate stroke survivors in community

Body of hiker who went missing near Mount Everest found

Friends of retired teacher say he fell off cliff, efforts now under way to retrieve his body

More Chinese choosing S'pore to spend Golden Week holiday

Local tour operators, travel platforms see demand spike amid visa-free scheme

Trump to disallow any ban of petrol cars if elected

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Oct 3 that if he is elected in November, no state will be able to ban petrol-powered cars or trucks, as he seeks to make the future of the auto industry a key campaign issue.

Cheney, campaigning for Harris, says Trump is 'not fit to lead'

Daughter of former US vice-president trying to help candidate court Republican voters

Britain to consider 'historic' Bill to legalise assisted dying

British lawmakers will soon consider whether to give terminally ill adults a choice to end their own lives with medical assistance, in the first parliamentary move to legalise assisted dying in almost a decade.

Congressman urges Biden to speed up Israel arms shipments

The chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee urged President Joe Biden on Oct 3 to speed up weapons shipments to Israel, including 907kg bombs that have been held up for months over human rights concerns.

Iran's supreme leader vows to keep up fight against Israel

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's rare address comes as Israel weighs retaliation for attack

India, US ink agreement on critical minerals exploration, extraction

Analysts say it will help the nations' efforts to diversify supply chains away from China

EU to impose tariffs of up to 45% on EVs from China

Bloc to continue negotiations with Beijing in parallel to explore an alternative solution

India calls for leniency in marital rape cases

India's government has insisted that marital rape should be treated more leniently than other rape offences in an ongoing Supreme Court case brought by campaigners seeking to outlaw it.

Philippine airlines reduce direct flights to China

More cutbacks planned as demand dips amid tensions between the two countries

Japan to sweep airports after WWII bomb blast at former wartime base

Japan will sweep its regional airports for more unexploded ordnance after a bomb dropped by the US in World War II blew up on a taxiway in the south, the country's transport minister said on Oct 4.

Japanese PM Ishiba wants to make his country happy again - but can he?

Newly minted leader has found himself with barely any room to manoeuvre

COE quota up 3.6% to 15,834 for November to January period

But industry experts say supply increase is minimal, unlikely to bring down premiums

ALL SET FOR THE FINAL RACE

Singapore Turf Club at Kranji reaches its last golden lap

Anyone who seeks help for mental health challenges will get it: Janil

He lays out his vision of a whole-of-nation effort to enhance mental health, well-being

Iran's leaders at strategic crossroads in Mid-East as bet on Israel backfires

When Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, hit Israel on Oct 7, 2023, inflicting on the Jewish state its single most significant blow since the Holocaust of World War II, Iran found itself in the place it always wanted to be - on the sidelines of a major regional conflict, untouched by the fighting yet with plenty of levers to influence the conflict's outcome.

Over 1,000 more students can benefit from ST fund under new criteria

Over 1,000 more students will now be able to benefit from The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) as its eligibility criteria have become more inclusive.