Posts by Liam Redmond
British Land CEO Carter set to leave to lead GIC-backed P3 Logistics
[BENGALURU] British Land CEO Simon Carter plans to step down this year to join European logistics developer P3 Logistics Parks, the real estate group said in a statement on Monday (Jan 12). During Carter’s tenure, British Land has expanded its retail park portfolio to offset valuation pressures on its commercial assets resulting from the Covid-19…
Read MoreThomson Medical appoints Tong Kooi Ong as board chairman
The Malaysian businessman succeeds Ng Ser Miang, who steps down on Jan 31 after a decade [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Thomson Medical Group has appointed Malaysian businessman Tong Kooi Ong as its independent, non-executive chairman to its board, effective Feb 1, 2026. He succeeds Ng Ser Miang, 76, who steps down on Jan 31, the healthcare player…
Read MoreAngel Massie tells ‘VRT’ about her first season of ‘RHOP’ — including feuds with Ashley, Gizelle and Wendy
“Real Housewives of Potomac” newbie Angel Massie stopped by the Page Six studio to chat with “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real, unpacking all the drama she navigated while filming her first season of the hit Bravo reality show. Angel clapped back at onscreen foes Ashley Darby, Gizelle Bryant and Dr. Wendy Osefo,…
Read MoreSingapore stocks rise as US Fed probe revives ‘Sell America’ trade; STI up 0.5%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares climbed on Monday (Jan 12), as Asian markets gained on a rise in “Sell America” sentiment after the Trump administration escalated its attacks on the US Federal Reserve. Fed chair Jerome Powell confirmed the “unprecedented” probe on the central bank by the US Justice Department, which he blasted as part of US…
Read MoreBeijing looms large over Singapore-based Manus’ deal with Meta
The swift scrutiny shows fears Manus’ sale could spur more tech stars to follow the same path [SHENZHEN] It took just 10 days for Meta’s acquisition of Manus to run into Beijing’s cross hairs, months after the Chinese-founded artificial intelligence (AI) start-up moved to Singapore without apparent incident. China is reviewing whether the reported US$2.5…
Read MoreHeineken’s Van den Brink to step down as CEO
[LONDON] Dutch brewer Heineken said on Monday (Jan 12) that its chief executive officer Dolf van den Brink will step down on May 31, after nearly six years of leading the company. Van den Brink, who took the helm at the world’s No 2 beer maker in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in June…
Read MoreIran’s ‘distinctive’ drone deployment sees death toll soar amid violent protests
Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests continued Sunday, with reports of mass killings as demonstrations spread across the country amid warnings of drone surveillance. The Center for Human Rights in Iran claimed a “massacre was unfolding,” while the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported “surveillance drones flying overhead and movements by security forces around protest locations,…
Read MoreChina battery shares drop on plan to cut export tax rebates
From April, discounts on 22 battery-related goods will be cut from 9% to 6%, with a complete removal planned from 2027 [HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] Chinese battery shares fell after Beijing unveiled a plan to reduce some export tax rebates, while South Korean materials companies advanced. Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) led the drop with a decline…
Read MoreMatthew McConaughey says he turns into a ‘judgmental d—’ rewatching his movies
Matthew McConaughey does not like to watch his old movies. On the recent episode of SiriusXM’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” McConaughey told hosts Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson that he doesn’t rewatch his work because he turns into a “judgmental d—.” “I don’t love it. I always say this, I love the sound of my voice when…
Read MoreSouth Korea makes checks on increasing US dollar deposits as won falls
[SEOUL] South Korean authorities summoned seven local banks last week to question them about increasing US dollar deposits, officials and bank sources said on Monday (Jan 12), amid growing expectations of extended weakness in the won. Foreign exchange authorities held a meeting with the seven banks on Wednesday to make checks on foreign deposits and…
Read MoreHSBC launches UAE asset management business to tap into wealth influx
The bank has focused its growth efforts on regions such as Asia and the Middle East [DUBAI] HSBC is opening an asset management business in the UAE and launching 10 onshore funds, it said on Monday (Jan 12), as the bank deepens its investment in the region and taps into an influx of wealth into…
Read MoreEurope and China’s feud over chips is reaching a breaking point
Since a Dutch court intervened in Nijmegen-based Nexperia’s ownership in October, the stand-off has threatened to disrupt car production in Europe and around the world [BEIJING] An effort by Europe to stand up to China and retain local technology is approaching a breaking point. In a fight over a critical link in the global supply…
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