HONIARA: A prominent Solomon Islands critic of China, the ousted former governor of Malaita province Daniel Suidani, has been reelected, local media reported on Friday (Apr 19), as counting continues in an election being closely watched by China, the US and Australia. The first results in national and provincial elections…
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SINGAPORE : The resurgent dollar headed towards a second straight week of gains on Friday as a hotter-than-expected U.S. economy has pushed back investors’ and policymakers’ expectations of the trajectory of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year.The greenback’s 0.17 per cent gain for the week was somewhat capped by a slight stall in its rally since Thursday following a rare trilateral warning from finance chiefs in the United States, Japan and South Korea over the…
Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law the first measure passed in the…
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SINGAPORE — All companies in Singapore will soon be required to have a “formal process” for employees who have completed their probation to request for flexible work arrangements, a tripartite workgroup announced earlier this week. But what exactly is flexi-work, and how does it differ from one’s current arrangement? Will…
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A highway through Dubai was reduced to a single lane in one direction, while the main road that connects Dubai with the capital Abu Dhabi was partially closed in both directions.”This was like nothing else. It was like an alien invasion,” Jonathan Richards, a Dubai resident from Britain told Reuters.”I…
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Oracle said on Wednesday it will invest more than US$8 billion over the next 10 years to meet demand for cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan. The latest investment will grow the footprint of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), the company’s cloud computing service, across Japan, Oracle said in a…
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One of his favourite accommodations is The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The original hotel has an illustrious history. It was built in 1963 as Japan’s first foreign-affiliated hotel (then, as Tokyo Hilton Hotel) and hosted many dignitaries. The new building was completed in 2010 and rebranded as The Capitol Hotel Tokyu,…
