Fans of Crazy Rich Asians can soon experience the saga in musical form. On Wednesday (Apr 17), it was announced that a stage adaptation of the Crazy Rich Asians franchise is in the works. The musical, which aims to open on Broadway, will be directed by Jon M Chu – who…
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JAKARTA: More than 10,000 Indonesian civil servants will move to Nusantara in September, marking the first phase of inhabiting the country’s new capital in East Kalimantan as development takes further shape. This is set to take place about a month after the planned inauguration of Nusantara, known locally as Ibu Kota Negara or IKN, during Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day celebrations on Aug 17. There will be 11,916 civil servants from 38 ministries and institutions moving…
LONDON : A bruising few days has provided a stark reality check to the growing…
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SINGAPORE — All companies in Singapore will soon be required to have a “formal process” for employees who have completed their probation to request for flexible work arrangements, a tripartite workgroup announced earlier this week. But what exactly is flexi-work, and how does it differ from one’s current arrangement? Will…
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COPENHAGEN: Firefighters worked through a second night to quell the remaining flames that destroyed Denmark’s Old Stock Exchange, while the Copenhagen mayor was invited to Paris to learn how the city dealt with a similar fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. The blaze ripped through Copenhagen’s 400-year-old landmark stock exchange on…
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TAIPEI: Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 9 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday (Apr 18) that beat market expectations as it rides a wave of demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major…
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One of his favourite accommodations is The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The original hotel has an illustrious history. It was built in 1963 as Japan’s first foreign-affiliated hotel (then, as Tokyo Hilton Hotel) and hosted many dignitaries. The new building was completed in 2010 and rebranded as The Capitol Hotel Tokyu,…
