World soccer governing body FIFA and its European counterpart UEFA have written to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) requesting a detailed update after arrests were made in a corruption probe last week in Spain.FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom and UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis sent a joint letter to Pedro…

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group is confident of achieving a return on equity (ROE) of 15 per cent to 17 per cent in the medium term or over the next three to five years, its chief executive said on Thursday. “Rates have come down from the 5.5 per cent, we think the new normal is closer to 3 per cent but even in that environment, we think we continue to deliver 15 per cent…

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EXISTING LOCAL MOTORCYCLES Owners of existing local motorcycles can book an appointment with their preferred workshop to install their OBU once they have been notified from May 1. The notification will include a brochure with detailed instructions on the appointment booking process and features of the OBU. While the installation…

MALMO, Sweden: The Swedish city of Malmo is preparing to host the Eurovision Song Contest in early May under high security, amid protests over Israel’s participation during its ongoing war with Hamas. The war in Ukraine, and a heightened threat level in Sweden since August after a spate of Quran…

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WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday (Mar 27) that she intends to warn China about the negative effects of Beijing’s subsidies for its clean energy industries, including solar panels and electric vehicles (EVs), during a visit to the country. “I intend to talk to the Chinese when…

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