Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi renewed his pledge to make the country a developed nation within two decades in his Independence Day speech even as he reached out to younger citizens following widespread student protests.
“Our dream is that when India celebrates 100 years of independence, it touches new heights,” Mr. Modi said in his address from the historic Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug 15.
His government has long set 2047, the centenary of India’s independence from British...
Prominent father-and-son landlord team of Raj Kumar and Kishin RK is said to be in exclusive due diligence for the purchase of Scotts Square - the four-level freehold retail mall in a prime Scotts Road location, just off Orchard Road - for about S$320 million.
Scotts Square is owned by Wharf Estates Singapore, formerly known as Wheelock Properties (Singapore). The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Wharf Real Estate Investment Company, which in July inked a deal...
Despite their first win against Thailand in about 14 years in the second leg, the Singapore Lions ultimately fell 3-4 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Championship on Aug 18.
The Lions beat hosts Thailand 2-1 in the second leg of the semi-finals at the Rajamangala Stadium but had lost 3-1 in the first leg.
In the two-legged final, the world No. 94 Thai side will likely host defending champions Vietnam (99th) – who lead Malaysia (136th) 2-0...
‘Singapore’s Financial Sector: How did we arrive, How do we thrive’ was launched on Aug 17, bringing together the three lectures delivered by Mr. Piyush Gupta – former CEO of DBS – during his term as the 17th S.R. Nathan fellow.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Chee Hong Tat, Minister of National Development and Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore described the book as a “reinvention of the future of finance” calling Mr. Piyush “an outstanding corporate leader...
Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh late last week, killing nine and injuring six others, police said.
Witnesses said they heard screams from inside the yard in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong before workers rushed some of the victims to hospital.
“A committee has been formed to investigate the incident, and the authorities have ordered an audit of the shipbreaking yard,” senior police official Abdul Kuddus Chowdhury told AFP.
The Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking...
