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- Microsoft outage lasts 5 hours; ex-Nvidia CEO Huang linked to second employee; Indonesia VP Gibran resigns · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 351Headline news for November 13, 2026: Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams stay disrupted for over five hours. Former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang had a relationship with a…
- Nvidia board meets on CEO Huang’s future; Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap; MSCI removes more Indonesian stocks · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 350Headline news for November 12, 2026: Nvidia’s board is meeting to decide whether to remove chief executive Jensen Huang, according to a source. Russia and Ukraine agree in…
- Singapore SME AI adoption: How one firm won over sceptical staff · 23 dk · Sezon 3 Bölüm 11How can traditional businesses turn AI scepticism into adoption? In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro speaks with IMDA’s Samantha Su, Euratek Trading CEO Jusuf…
- Nvidia loses US$430b in two days over CEO scrutiny; Indonesia VP Gibran says he’ll resign; Najib to serve rest of sentence at home · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 349Headline news for November 11, 2026: Nvidia loses about US$430 billion in market value over two sessions amid scrutiny of its chief executive. Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran…
- Nvidia, Singapore's Megaspeed chip probe; Japan spending down 6.8%; Houthis hit Aramco site · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 348Headline news for November 10, 2026: Bloomberg reports Nvidia intervened in a US probe of suspected chip smuggling by Singapore-based Megaspeed. Japan’s household spending falls…
- Nasdaq falls 5.5%, KOSPI hits circuit breaker, STI down 2.3%; hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 347Headline news for November 6, 2026: Stocks fall sharply across Asia and the US: Nasdaq down 5.5%, South Korea’s KOSPI halted by a circuit breaker, Straits Times Index down 2.3%…
- Republicans urge Trump to change course; DBS names new chairman; BoE expected to raise rates to 4% · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 346Headline news for November 5, 2026: Republicans urge President Trump to change course on the Iran war and tariffs, and to shake up his White House staff. The Bank of England is…
- Singapore’s Rena Lee elected to world court; Indonesia’s ex-police chief arrested over alleged wiretapping; Ossoff to keep Georgia seat · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 345Headline news for November 4, 2026: Singapore’s Rena Lee is elected to the International Court of Justice. Indonesian police arrest a former national police chief over alleged…
- Johor-Singapore zone: S$28b approved, 45% implemented; China tightens dollar liquidity; US midterms campaigning ends · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 344Headline news for November 3, 2026: US campaigning ends before midterms that will decide control of Congress. China raises the foreign currency reserve ratio to 6% from 4% on…
- Vietnam faces Nov 29 US trade deadline; Asia factory growth slows · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 343Headline news for November 2, 2026: Businesses are divided over possible US tariffs on Vietnam ahead of a November 29 trade-probe deadline. Japan and South Korea report slower…
- Singapore names haze panel; Indonesia names 20 suspects and Israel’s final vote · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 342Headline news for October 30, 2026: Singapore appoints a seven-member panel, including FTI Consulting and WongPartnership, to examine firms linked to Indonesia’s haze fires, as…
- Singapore to Amend Haze Law, Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 68 and Samsung Confirms Record Profit · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 341Headline news for October 29, 2026: Singapore will table amendments to its haze law when Parliament sits on November third, after ministers met ten firms served notices over the…
- Israel Election Looks Deadlocked, Muse Launches in Singapore and ASEAN Envoy Visits Myanmar · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 340Headline news for October 28, 2026: Israel’s election appears to have ended in deadlock, exit polls show, with no final result yet. Meta launches its Muse AI agent in Singapore…
- Indonesia Defends Gas Export Cut, Israel Votes and Korea’s Economy Beats Forecasts · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 339Headline news for October 27, 2026: Indonesia defends cutting piped gas exports to Singapore by about 8 per cent, saying the cut is within contract limits. Israelis vote in an…
- Europe Protests Spread, Simba Gets IMDA Notice and Lula Wins Fourth Term · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 338Headline news for October 26, 2026: Protests over living costs spread across Europe, with one hundred and twenty-eight arrested in Barcelona and hundreds briefly detained in…
- Indonesia Signals Energy Export Review, Tibet Quake Kills at Least 16 and Typhoon Shuts Taiwan’s Market · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 337Headline news for October 23, 2026: Indonesia’s energy minister says Jakarta will review energy export contracts and could stop supplying countries that disrespect it, without…
- Russia Agrees to Ukraine Peace Talks, US Pulls Diplomats From Saudi Arabia and Singapore Ranks 2nd in the World for Order and Security · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 336Headline news for October 22, 2026: Russia agrees in principle to resume trilateral peace talks with the US and Ukraine around November 10, releasing American detainee Stephen…
- Climate finance: Why the money exists but is not reaching projects · 21 dk · Sezon 3 Bölüm 10Climate change is hitting closer to home, from rising fuel prices to the return of the haze. But financing the climate transition remains a challenge. In this episode of Lens on…
- Malaysia Deregisters Its Main Opposition, South Korea Exports Surge 105% and Jio Platforms Opens India’s Biggest IPO · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 335Headline news for October 21, 2026: Malaysia’s Registrar of Societies deregisters Perikatan Nasional; the main opposition coalition as the Melaka state election looms on October…
- NEA Names Three More Haze Companies, Korea Pauses Rate Hikes and France Imposes Curfews After Weekend Riots · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 334Headline news for October 20, 2026: Singapore’s NEA issues preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies linked to the haze bringing the total to ten. South Korea’s…
- Singapore Haze Eases Slightly, France Hit by Its Worst Unrest in Years and Trump Signals a Russia Sanctions Waiver · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 333Headline news for October 19, 2026: Singapore’s haze remains in the unhealthy range across four of five regions with rain forecast to bring some relief today. France suffers its…
- Two Singapore-Listed Palm Oil Firms Reportedly Linked to Haze-Causing Fires; Indonesia Accepts Foreign Assistance; Ukraine Hits Russian Refinery · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 332Headline news for October 16, 2026: Singapore is investigating which companies may be responsible for fires causing the haze, and will explore joint action with other countries…
- Singapore Weighs Action Against Haze Polluters; Singapore-Flagged Ship Sinks in Hormuz; China-North Korea's Long-Delayed Bridge Opens · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 331Headline news for October 15, 2026: Singapore could take action against companies responsible for haze pollution as air quality remains unhealthy across the island. A…
- Singapore Beats GDP Forecasts, Iran Targets Oil Prices and BofA Fined US$1.2 Billion · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 330Headline news for October 14, 2026: Singapore’s economy grows 5.4 per cent in Q3 beating forecasts as MAS surprises markets by pausing its tightening cycle after two moves this…
- Riyadh Airport Remains Closed After Week of Attacks, Singapore Haze Persists and Smartphone Shipments Hit a 14-Year Low · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 329Headline news for October 13, 2026: Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport remains closed after a week of attacks kills at least twenty people and wounds more than three…
- Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, One killed in Riyadh airport attack, Singapore rolls out subsidies to treat haze-related conditions · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 328Headline news for October 12, 2026: US President Donald Trump announces an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. 1 person has been killed and 11 others injured…
- Washington Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms, Singapore PSI Hits a Year-High and Europe Pushes Back on Chinese Trade Practices · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 327Headline news for October 9, 2026: Washington rules out military strikes on Iran before the November third midterm elections as Tehran reviews the latest US peace proposal…
- Houthis Kill Three at Saudi Airports, Singapore Haze Persists Before F1 and Hormuz Attacks Hit a War-High · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 326Headline news for October 8, 2026: Houthis attack two Saudi international airports with three people killed and thirty-six wounded at King Khalid International in Riyadh and…
- France's Biggest Student Protests, Marcos Arrives in Singapore and Japan Wages Rise for an Eighth Month · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 325Headline news for October 7, 2026: France's biggest student protests in decades sweep the country with more than two hundred and fifty-six thousand on the streets, over six…
- DayOne Files for a Nasdaq IPO, Nvidia-backed Reflection AI Launches Beam and Spain Calls a Snap Election · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 324Headline news for October 6, 2026: Singapore-headquartered DayOne Data Centers files for a Nasdaq IPO as revenue more than tripled year on year to US512 million dollars but…
- Yemen Launches Major Offensive, Chinese AI Closes the Gap and Brazil Heads to a Presidential Runoff · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 323Headline news for October 5, 2026: Yemen's internationally recognised government launches a major military offensive against the Houthis as the Houthis claim missile and drone…
- Singapore lose 6-0 to Malaysia in ASEAN Cup, President Prabowo's biggest Cabinet reshuffle, Trump suggests Iran links to Flydubai flight incident · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 322Headline news for October 2, 2026: US President Donald Trump says Iran may have been involved in an incident aboard a Flydubai flight. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto…
- Pilot Tries to Crash Israel-Bound Flight, South Korea Breaks Export Records and HDB Prices Fall Again · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 321Headline news for October 1, 2026: A pilot stabs his co-pilot and attempts to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight carrying one hundred and seventy-four people — passengers…
- US Exits Iraq After Two Decades, China's Factory Activity Rebounds and Oil Rises on Peace Talk Hopes · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 320Headline news for September 30, 2026: US forces complete their withdrawal from Iraq today ending more than two decades of military presence after four thousand five hundred…
- Haze Hits Unhealthy Levels Across Singapore, Anthropic Warns of Existential AI Risk and Malaysia Repatriates Myanmar Nationals · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 319Headline news for September 29, 2026: Singapore's PSI hits 155 in the central region as haze enters the unhealthy range. Anthropic warns IPO investors that advanced AI could pose…
- Iran's Hormuz Proposal Rejected, CDL Unlocks $6 Billion and Middle East Crude Hits a War-Era High · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 318Headline news for September 28, 2026: Iran's seven-day Hormuz reopening roadmap, announced at the UN General Assembly, was publicly rejected over the weekend but Tehran says it…
- Netanyahu Defends Israel At UN, Iran Says It's US' Decision To End War, Trump And Xi Meet With No Breakthroughs · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 317Headline news for September 25, 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery address defending Israel’s actions And President Trump and Xi’s summit in…
- US Says China Trade Truce Extended, StarHub In Advanced Talks with Keppel Over M1, Iran Vows No Surrender · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 316Headline news for September 24, 2026: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and China have reached a deal to extend the trade truce. Iran says it would never surrender…
- Trump Defends Iran War, Greenland Military Deal Signed, Typhoon Kills Four in Japan · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 315Headline news for September 23, 2026: US President Donald Trump spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York, defending the US war on Iran and reiterating his opposition to…
- China Purges Two Top Generals, Singapore Layoffs Hit 2020 High, Ukraine Death Toll Rises · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 314Headline news for September 22, 2026: China expels two top generals from the Communist party, alleging disloyalty and corruption. Russian forces continued their attacks in…
- Najib Razak Faces US$12.26m Fine, US Bessent Hails Successful China Talks · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 313Headline news for September 21, 2026: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says talks with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng were very successful. Iran warns that it received…
- Saudi-Houthi Strikes Raise Oil Supply Concerns, Trump-Xi Meeting Set and Singapore Air Quality Improves · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 312Headline news for September 18, 2026: Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi forces exchanged strikes, fuelling concerns over global oil supplies. US President Donald Trump will…
- Canada Eyes EU Membership, Singapore Rethinks Teacher Workload, US Raises Saudi Travel Alert · 6 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 311Headline news for September 17, 2026: Fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis escalates, while the US has barred government employees from going near the Yemen border…
- China Curbs Travel On National Security Concerns, Anthropic Expands In Singapore · 6 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 310Headline news for September 16, 2026: Russia and Ukraine have both continued attacks on one another’s energy infrastructure, despite US President Donald Trump’s claims of a…
- Singapore's Pump Prices Rise, Civil Servant MRT Home-Buying Claims Under Review, Indonesia’s Finance Shake-Up · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 309Headline news for September 15, 2026: Another finance shake-up puts Indonesia on its third minister in under two years. Singapore’s Public Service Division is reviewing claims…
- Hormuz Talks Delayed, Indonesia Shipwreck Search Underway, True Fitness Closure Fallout · 6 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 308Headline news for September 14, 2026: Oman says talks between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz have been postponed. Search and rescue teams in Indonesia look for…
- PM Wong Defends Political Pay, Weighs More Disclosure, Grab Mulls Atome Deal, Oil Tops US$109 After Houthis Seize Yemen Port · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 307Headline news for September 11, 2026: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says higher pay is not about attracting people into politics. Houthi militants seized control of…
- DBS Rejects 1MDB Claim, Singapore Air Quality Hits Unhealthy 105 · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 306Headline news for September 10, 2026: Iran attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz, after the US sank five Iranian oil tankers. DBS has rejected a lawsuit filed by four…
- SIA Backs India Investment, Singapore Leaders’ Pay Rise, Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia · 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 305Headline news for September 9, 2026: Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on Saudi Arabia yesterday, setting oil facilities on fire and wounding more than 70 people. Singapore…
- Jakarta Airport Reopens, Nepal Searches for Missing Workers, Singapore Political Salaries in Focus · 4 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 304Headline news for September 8, 2026: 5 airports in Indonesia, including its main Jakarta airport, reopen today. Nepali rescuers search for more than 100 missing hydropower…
