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Singapore police seize S$150 million in assets tied to Prince Group: local media
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2025
» SINGAPORE - Singapore police have seized S$150 million ($115.90 million) in assets tied to the Prince Group, a multinational network accused of running vast scam centre operations, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Friday.
Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» TOKYO — Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house.
Singapore ties to alleged Cambodian scam ring under spotlight
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2025
» SINGAPORE — The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte and spending millions on properties in the city-state.
TIMELINE: ANZ's $160m fine is the latest of many rule breaches
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australian bank ANZ agreed on Monday to pay a record-breaking A$240 million ($159.5 million) in fines for systemic failures ranging from acting "unconscionably" in a government bond deal to charging dead customers.
Australia's ANZ bank hit with record fine over 'widespread misconduct'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia's ANZ, one of the country's "big four" banks, has agreed to pay a record fine of Aus$240 million ($159.5 million) over "widespread misconduct", the financial regulator said Monday.
Japan's minister resigns over rice comment
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2025
» TOKYO — Japan's farm minister quit Wednesday after saying he has never needed to buy rice, a comment that fuelled criticism of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government and its handling of rising food prices ahead of an election.
Musk to reduce White House role as Tesla profits plunge
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Elon Musk will significantly scale back his Trump administration work in May to focus on Tesla, the billionaire announced Tuesday as the electric vehicle maker reported a 71 percent drop in first-quarter profits.
Trump's trade war salvo rocks markets
Reuters, Published on 03/02/2025
» SINGAPORE - Investors bought dollars, sold stocks and fretted about inflation on Monday in a scramble to assess the risk of a trade war after Donald Trump put tariffs on top US trading partners.
Musk bashes Trump-backed AI megaproject
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Tech titan Elon Musk has cast doubt on a $500-billion artificial intelligence project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn’t there.
Crypto’s $205bn stablecoin market set to go mainstream
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/12/2024
» NEW YORK - While Bitcoin’s surge above $100,000 captivated the headlines in 2024, many financial firms were more focused this year on a different type of cryptocurrency whose price is never meant to rise — or fall for that matter.