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☆ A man named Brick is being caned in Singapore for illegally sneaking into the country on a small boat: local report
  + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Brick, 26, is an Indonesian man who is set to be caned nine times for trying to illegally enter Singapore. Caning is a judicial punishment in Singapore that can be given to male offenders who are below 50. AdvertisementA 26-year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and nine strokes of the cane in Singapore for illegally entering the island nation by swimming, local media reported. Singaporean outlet Channel News Asia identified the man by only one name — Brick — and reported that he approached Singapore on a small boat called a sampan in June 2023. Given his latest sentence, the total rises to 34 cane strokes and 68 months in prison.
Persons: —, Brick, Brick's, Michael Fay, Fay, Singapore's, Halimah Yaacob Organizations: Service, Channel News Asia, CNA, Business, Staff Locations: Indonesian, Singapore, Batam, Indonesian Embassy
☆ 3 friends who got tickets to all 6 Taylor Swift shows in Singapore said they used spreadsheets, 4 devices, and a network of extended relatives to do it
  + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Taylor Swift is kicking off her Singapore concert series. One Singaporean told CNA she got tickets to all six Swift shows in Singapore. She and her friends had to tap into an extended network of relatives to pull it off. AdvertisementFor Nat Jaafar and her two friends, watching Taylor Swift perform in Singapore was a must-do. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: Taylor Swift, —, Nat Jaafar, Jafar Organizations: CNA, Swift, Service, Channel News Asia, Business Locations: Singapore, Southeast Asia
☆ Why China hates the new president of Taiwan
  + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
"Lai Ching-te clings stubbornly to the separatist position for 'Taiwan independence.' A matter of Taiwan's independenceIn 2017, while he was premier, Lai referred to himself as a "pragmatic worker for 'Taiwan independence.'" AdvertisementLai has pledged to maintain status quo and stability in Taiwan, but China isn't backing down on its stance either. "I think China hates him, really hates him," Wu Xinbo, an international relations professor at Shanghai's Fudan University, told Reuters, referring to Lai. "It is because if he is elected as the leader of Taiwan, he may come to advance his goal of Taiwan independence, which will provoke a crisis across the Taiwan Strait," added Wu.
Persons: William Lai Ching, Taiwan's, Lai, —, Wiliam Lai Ching, Lai Ching, Xi Jinping, Wu Xinbo, Wu, Wang Yi, Jeremy Mark, William Lai, Chong Ja Ian, Chong, Tsai Ing Organizations: Democratic Progressive Party, Service, China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Chinese Communist Party, Shanghai's Fudan University, Reuters, Analysts, Lai's, Atlantic Council, Eurasia Group, KMT, National University of Singapore, Carnegie China, Channel News Asia Locations: China, Beijing, Taiwan, South America, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's
☆ Lucasfilm shutters its Singapore studio after nearly 2 decades in the country amid Disney's plan to save $5.5 billion this year
  + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Lucasfilm is shutting down its Singapore operations after nearly 20 years in the country. The shuttering comes amid Disney's push to save $5.5 billion in costs this year. Lucasfilm Singapore was the company's first international studio, located in its Star Wars-inspired "Sandcrawler" office. Lucasfilm is shutting down its Singapore operations after nearly two decades, the city-state's government said Tuesday. "Over the next several months, ILM will be consolidating its global footprint and winding down its Singapore studio due to economic factors affecting the industry," Disney said in a statement to the AFP.
Persons: Disney, Bob Iger, George Lucas Organizations: Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Singapore, Morning, ILM, Force, AFP, Infocomm Media Development Authority, Disney, Channel News Asia, Cartoon Network, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Blackstone Group Locations: Singapore
☆ Large U.S. banks view Credit Suisse exposure as manageable -sources
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Lananh Nguyen Tatiana Bautzer Saeed Azhar | Lananh Nguyen | Tatiana Bautzer | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Credit Suisse said in a statement that it welcomed the news. Credit Suisse shares plunged by as much as 30.8% earlier on Wednesday, leading a 7% drop in the European banking index (.SX7P). The U.S. Treasury said it is monitoring the situation at Credit Suisse and is in touch with global counterparts about it. “People are all examining their books, what open positions we have with Credit Suisse,” the source said. The European Central Bank (ECB) had contacted banks on its watch to quiz them about their exposures to Credit Suisse, two supervisory sources told Reuters.
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