<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>INDIA/SINGAPORE (Aug 23): Ascendas-Singbridge Group, the urban development and business space solutions provider, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a 16-acre land parcel in Pune, India.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>This acquisition is the second investment under the Ascendas India Growth Programme (AIGP), in which GIC is a principal investor along with Ascendas-Singbridge.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Established in 2013, the AIGP has a target asset size of... <a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/ascendas-singbridge-and-gic-acquire-16-acre-site-pune" target="_blank">(Click here to read the full story.)</a></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>


INDIA/SINGAPORE (Aug 23): Ascendas-Singbridge Group, the urban development and business space solutions provider, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a 16-acre land parcel in Pune, India.

This acquisition is the second investment under the Ascendas India Growth Prog...

Ascendas-Singbridge and GIC acquire 16-acre site in Pune

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia returned to Malaysia on Sunday, concluding a four-day State Visit to China from Sept 19.

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The recent raids on premises linked to Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) across several states uncovered hundreds of books and pamphlets associated with the teachings of al-Arqam, further underscoring concerns that the organisation continues to embrace to doctrines declared deviant since 1994.

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President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic saying China is “testing” the US and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region during a Quad leaders’ summit — even as the bloc’s members in their public remarks sidestepped the idea that they are a counterweight to Chinese influence.

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The Federal Reserve’s preferred price metric and a snapshot of consumer demand are seen corroborating both the central bank’s aggressive interest-rate cut and Chair Jerome Powell’s view that the economy remains strong.

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The US Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters.

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General Motors will lay off 1,695 workers at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice earlier this week.

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Boutique developer Mitraland Group is launching its second landed residential development — 22 Quartz in Setia Alam, Selangor — on Oct 5.

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Donald Trump on Saturday rejected another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris before the US presidential election, hours after the Democratic candidate's campaign said she had agreed to an Oct 23 matchup with her Republican rival on CNN.

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<p>President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic saying China is “testing” the US and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region during a Quad leaders’ summit — even as the bloc’s members in their public remarks sidestepped the idea that they are a counterweight to Chinese influence.</p>


<p>The US Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told <em>Reuters</em>.</p>


<p>The Federal Reserve’s preferred price metric and a snapshot of consumer demand are seen corroborating both the central bank’s aggressive interest-rate cut and Chair Jerome Powell’s view that the economy remains strong.</p>


<p>General Motors will lay off 1,695 workers at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice earlier this week.</p>


<p>Elon Musk backed down and decided to comply with court orders in Brazil, an attempt to end a monthslong clash that culminated in million-dollar fines and the banning of his social network X in Latin America’s largest economy.</p>


<p>Boutique developer Mitraland Group is launching its second landed residential development — 22 Quartz in Setia Alam, Selangor — on Oct 5.</p>


<p>His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia returned to Malaysia on Sunday, concluding a four-day State Visit to China from Sept 19.</p>


<p>Donald Trump on Saturday rejected another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris before the US presidential election, hours after the Democratic candidate's campaign said she had agreed to an Oct 23 matchup with her Republican rival on <i>CNN</i>.</p>


<p>The condition of higher education is instrumental to the strengthening and development of a nation, but as new generations of aspiring scientists are faced with increasingly complex global issues from the pandemic to climate change, how can universities adapt their curricula to prepare their students?</p>
