Billionaire Banker Grows Singapore Lender Across Southeast Asia And Spruces Up Its Image – Forbes
UOB, one of the city-state's oldest lenders, has gained support among young people across the region by acquiring Citibank's consumer banking business and partnering with global superstar Taylor Swift. by Jonathan BurgosForbes staff aWee Yi Chong, an avid bonsai collector, has nine ornamental trees planted around his headquarters. United Overseas Bank (UOB) overlooks Singapore's Raffles […]
Southeast Asia scammers stole up to $37B last year: report
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed for cybercrime gangs, which burned through $37 billion last year through romance investment schemes, cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling, according to a new United Nations report. Cybercriminals in countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos are increasingly using malware, generative artificial intelligence, and deepfakes to commit fraud. […]
Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says
Southeast Asia's powerful criminal networks are making extensive use of the messaging app Telegram, which has fundamentally changed the way organized crime conducts large-scale illegal operations, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report comes after France accused its boss, Pavel Durov, of allowing criminal activity on the platform using tough new […]
Boone, NC church becomes Helene recovery hub, one of dozens across Southeast: ‘God will carry us through this’
A former judge in North Carolina whose church is assisting in relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Helen said there was a sense among residents that “God is still in control of this situation and that God is still in control of this situation.'' I have a strong faith that it will get me […]
Biden, Harris head to hurricane-ravaged Southeast in wake of Trump visit
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris each visited the storm-ravaged Southeast on Wednesday, as the death toll and damage from Hurricane Helen soared, leaving millions without power and running water. Since then, more than 160 people have been killed by Helen. hurricane It made landfall in Florida late Thursday, carving a path of destruction […]
Hurricane Helene death toll surges to 64 across southeast
The death toll from Hurricane Helen jumped to 64 on Saturday evening as the powerful storm caused widespread damage across the Southeast. The dead included three firefighters, a mother and her one-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman who was hit by a tree that hit her home. Officials said 11 of the confirmed deaths were […]
Southeast US Prepares for Major Hurricane Helene, Strongest Storm to Hit in over a Year
Forecasters are warning that a group of storms packing heavy rain that formed in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday could become a major hurricane on its way to the southeastern U.S. Hurricane watches have been issued for Tampa Bay, Florida, from Inglewood to Indian Pass, eastern Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Tulum, and Cuba's Pinar […]
About 70 firefighters bring blaze in south-east London tower block under control | London
Dozens of firefighters were called to extinguish the blaze in a high-rise building in southeast London less than two hours after a damning report into the Grenfell Tower fire was published. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) received 50 calls to the fire at lunchtime on Wednesday after two apartments on the ninth and 10th floors […]
Harris, Walz begin bus tour in southeast Georgia
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), embarked on a two-day bus tour of southeast Georgia on Wednesday as part of an effort to reach voters in more rural areas of the battleground state. Harris and Waltz made a stop at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, a city of […]
Debby bringing 'catastrophic' flooding to Southeast
Forecasters are warning that Tropical Storm Debby could bring “catastrophic flooding” to the Southeast this week after it pounded Florida on Monday. The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend around 7 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph. The storm brought severe flooding and high winds […]