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Singapore SME business sentiment highest since pandemic began, with more hiring expected: Survey

SINGAPORE – Business sentiment among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is at its highest since the Covid-19 pandemic began, with firms looking beyond survival to seize new opportunities, according to a survey out on Wednesday (April 7). The survey, conducted between Jan 18 and Feb 26, polled more than 2,100 local SMEs. The sentiment index for […]

‘Evil Soham killer Ian Huntley locked me in room when I was 11 and demanded sex’

Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter We have more newsletters A tormented woman has revealed she was groomed when she was just 11 by twisted Soham killer Ian Huntley who locked her in a room and demanded sex. Louise Tinmurth, 40, met the killer school caretaker at a fairground when […]

China Cinda Asset offers about $1 billion liquidity support to Peking Founder: sources

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Cinda Asset Management Group <1359.HK> recently offered 8 billion yuan ($1.14 billion) worth of short-term liquidity support to Peking University Founder Group, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The funds were provided last week, one of them said. The liquidity support comes at a time when […]