Posts by Nathan Pine
Slender Man attacker is found after manhunt
Morgan Geyser, one of the teens convicted in the infamous “Slender Man” stabbing case, has been found after staff at her group home in Wisconsin said she had removed a GPS monitoring tag from her ankle and gone missing. The Madison Police Department said Geyser had been taken into custody in Illinois at around 10:34…
Read MoreDubai property frenzy sets developers on a US$6 billion debt spree
From Islamic bonds to private credit, they ride one of the Gulf country’s longest real estate booms in years [DUBAI] Property developers in the United Arab Emirates are raising billions through a growing arsenal of funding tools – from Islamic bonds to private credit – as they ride one of the Gulf country’s longest real…
Read MoreThailand eyes tougher gold-trade rules after baht swings
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank plans to tighten reporting rules for gold transactions after rising bullion flows contributed to swings in the baht, prompting policymakers to seek better visibility into the market. Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said the Bank of Thailand (BOT) is revising rules to require more detailed reporting of gold trades, giving regulators better visibility…
Read MoreSingapore court clears way for US$2.7 billion suit against StanChart in 1MDB scandal-linked claim
Claims involve an alleged US$150 million deposit to Najib Razak and US$77 million for his wife Rosmah Mansor’s bags and jewellery [SINGAPORE] The High Court has dismissed an application by Standard Chartered Bank Singapore (StanChart) to strike out a US$2.7 billion claim linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. In July, the bank “emphatically”…
Read MoreIndian central bank likely intervenes to prop up rupee before local market open, traders say
[MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of Indian likely intervened to support the rupee before the local spot market opened on Monday, four traders told Reuters, putting the currency on track to open above its all-time low hit on Friday. The rupee was last quoting at 89.23 per US dollar on the interbank order matching system after…
Read MoreInside Sister Wives’ Kody Brown’s Awkward Reunion With Exes Janelle Brown and Meri Brown
Kody Brown Still Has Women Asking to Join His Family Should Kody still be interested in having his love multiplied, there’s no shortage of options. As he revealed to Robyn on the Nov. 2 episode, “I got another one of those emails from some woman talking about plural marriage.” The unnamed person was “kind of…
Read MoreSurging Chinese imports of Indonesia oil point to rebranded Iranian crude, traders say
China’s imports from Malaysia have almost halved since July from this year’s peak in March at 8.5 million tonnes [BEIJING] China is importing unusually large quantities of crude oil from Indonesia, a trend traders say is a way to mask shipments of sanctioned Iranian crude trans-shipped in waters off Malaysia amid greater scrutiny of cargoes…
Read MoreLenovo stockpiling PC memory due to ‘unprecedented’ AI squeeze
The company will aim to avoid passing on rising costs to its customers in the current quarter, as it wants to sustain this year’s strong sales growth, according to the CFO [TAIPEI] Lenovo Group is stockpiling memory and other critical components to navigate a supply crunch brought on by the boom in artificial intelligence (AI).…
Read MoreFighting scams: OCBC rolls out free in-app calls for all customers
Bank says business and retail customers currently make over 8,000 calls to the bank each month while overseas [SINGAPORE] OCBC said on Monday (Nov 24) it is introducing in-app calls on its digital banking apps as part of its anti-fraud push. Retail banking customers will progressively be able to make calls to the bank’s contact…
Read MoreJon Gosselin Marries Stephanie Lebo in Pennsylvania Ceremony
Jon Gosselin has added one more to his family. Nearly one year after the Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum, 47, proposed to Stephanie Lebo, 36, the pair tied the knot in an intimate ceremony Nov. 23. “Before I met you, I never knew what it was like to be able to look at someone…
Read MoreFrankie Grande Shares Update on Ariana Grande’s Health Following COVID Diagnosis
Let us rejoicify that Ariana Grande is on the road to recovery. The Wicked: For Good star’s brother Frankie Grande offered a positive health update after she shared that she caught a case of COVID-19 during her press tour for the movie musical. “She’s doing well,” he exclusively told E! News’ Daryn Carp at the…
Read MoreLady Gaga Debuts Dark Hair Transformation in Paris
8. Before accepting the part, Streep made a very Miranda Priestly-like move. Despite having already collected two Oscars and another 11 nominations by that point, Streep hadn’t quite mastered the art of asking for more pay. But this time, she spoke up. “The offer was, to my mind slightly, if not insulting, not perhaps reflective…
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