Another 4,700 new COVID-19 vaccines given in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: Public health is reporting only six new cases of COVID-19 in Guelph on Wednesday, raising the city’s case count to 4,453 during the pandemic. Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7934301/guelph-covid-19-cases-vaccines-june-9/ June 9, 2021 6:03 pm /Matt Carty Follow me on Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Chip Eng Seng unit to acquire Australian commercial property for A$2.5 million: June 09, 2021 11:03 PMSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – CES Grosvenor (SA), a wholly-owned unit of Chip Eng Seng Corporation, has entered into an agreement to acquire a two-storey commercial building in Adelaide, Australia, for A$2.5 million (S$2.56 million). Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/chip-eng-seng-unit-to-acquire-australian-commercial-property-for-a25 June 9, […]Continue reading
Three-day COVID-19 vaccination blitz underway at Telus Convention Centre: The first-dose COVID-19 clinic in downtown Calgary began on Tuesday and continues Wednesday and Thursday. Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7933852/calgary-covid-19-vaccination-blitz/ June 9, 2021 3:04 pm /Melissa Gilligan Follow me on Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Singapore stocks extend losses; STI falls 0.4%: June 09, 2021 6:18 PMSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Singapore shares on Wednesday logged losses for the second day in a row, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) falling 13.67 points or 0.43 per cent to end at 3,153.47. Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-extend-losses-sti-falls-04 June 9, 2021 3:04 pm / […]Continue reading
People Prefer More Attractive Financial Partners — Even Ones Who Lose Them Money: By Emma Young Physically attractive people are routinely judged to be “superior” in other ways — to be more trustworthy, for example, and honest, and intelligent. However, evidence for the unwarranted “attractiveness halo” effect has tended to come from studies that have involved […]Continue reading
At least 17 killed after bus carrying migrant workers hits van in northern India: The migrant workers were heading to a city in the west of the country to resume work with industries reopening after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7933543/india-bus-crash-migrant-workers/ June 9, 2021 9:01 am / Follow me on Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Singapore Flyer operator awarded $8.2m in financial arbitration over breakdown and shutdown: June 09, 2021 2:36 PMSINGAPORE – Mainboard-listed tourism player Straco Corporation, which operates the beleaguered Singapore Flyer, has won a financial arbitration case which could have a significant impact on its bottom line for the current financial year. Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-flyer-operator-awarded-82m-in-financial-arbitration-over June 9, 2021 […]Continue reading
9 properties in Singapore, Australia among Hin Leong’s Lim family assets frozen by High Court : June 09, 2021 2:13 PMSINGAPORE – At least six residential properties in Singapore and three in Australia belonging to the Lim family behind insolvent Hin Leong Trading are part of a High Court order to freeze US$3.5 billion (S$4.6 […]Continue reading
Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals: June 09, 2021 11:51 AMAs shown recently, the technology’s transparent transactions can work against law breakers. Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/bitcoin-proves-double-edged-sword-for-criminals June 9, 2021 9:01 am / Follow me on Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
South Korea employment nears pre-Covid-19 peak as economy recovers: June 09, 2021 9:39 AMSouth Korea came closer to recovering pre-pandemic employment as more people ventured out looking for jobs after the economy expanded at a faster pace than previously thought. Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/south-korea-employment-nears-pre-covid-19-peak-as-economy-recovers June 9, 2021 6:07 am / Follow me on Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
