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They are trying to boost flying hours per plan to control costs, but fuel remains the big headwind.

This makes Japan one of the few markets that have direct access to the IPO.

Auction sales of luxury homes seized in $3b laundering case falter amid mismatched expectations....

The AI boom’s fate may redefine the economic outlook of Asia, where the bulk of chip manufacturing capacity is.

Investor scrutiny of the AI spending boom is rising, but Big Tech is unlikely to give up The Straits Times

Nov 2 - Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority on Monday said the threat had passed shortly after issuing alerts for the southern and western cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, Taif and Najran, amid weeks of escalating hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.

The amount will help defray costs of building dedicated investment teams and training staff.

MAS sets aside $30m to help insurers build expertise in funding major projects The Straits Times

MPs have also asked for more details on the proposed changes to the COE system.

Parliament to discuss haze law changes, MPs ask about impact on outdoor workers, vulnerable groups The Straits Times

CAIRO, Nov 2 - Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the territory's health officials said.

At least 1,580 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the 2025 ceasefire.

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 2 - South Africans vote in municipal elections on November 4, with basic services, unemployment and crime topping the agenda in the country's biggest cities.

Theatre on the Singapore River? Time travel to 1967 in a new bumboat show opening Nov 20 The Straits Times

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 2 - The first time Mpho Moroka voted, in 2008, she backed the African National Congress. Almost two decades on, the unemployed 38-year-old from Soweto has switched sides to the rival Democratic Alliance ahead of local elections.

Current CEO Chua Hong Choon will continue to serve as dean of NHG College after stepping down.

Wong Kirk Chuan to take over as CEO of Khoo Teck Puat, Yishun Community hospitals from Feb 1 The Straits Times

Nov 2 - Bulgaria's acting President Iliana Iotova won the presidential runoff election, near-final results from the Central Election Commission showed on Monday, becoming the country's first elected female head of state amid low voter turnout.

Event organiser Ice Cream Sunday said it was disappointed but would look for a new location.

NEA had forecast heavy rain over multiple areas of the island from 2pm to 3pm.