<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (May 6): Food and beverage (F&amp;B) manufacturer Fraser and Neave (F&amp;N), an associate of Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), has reported earnings of S$68.5 million for its 1HFY22 ended March.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The half-year period’s earnings stood 17.9% lower than the earnings of S$83.4 million in the corresponding period the year before.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The lower earnings were due to<a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/capital/results/fn-reports-179-lower-earnings-685-mil-higher-raw-material-and-energy-costs" target="_blank"><em>...(click on link for full story on theedgesingapore.com)</em></a></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>


SINGAPORE (May 6): Food and beverage (F&B) manufacturer Fraser and Neave (F&N), an associate of Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), has reported earnings of S$68.5 million for its 1HFY22 ended March.

F&N Singapore reports 17.9% lower earnings of S$68.5 mil on higher raw material and energy costs

No Malaysians were involved in the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, near Aktau International Airport, Kazakhstan, earlier on Wednesday.

Foreign ministry: No Malaysians involved in Kazakhstan plane crash

MORNING CALL: 26/12/24

Oil steadied after an advance on Tuesday, with China’s stimulus measures and the outlook for US stockpiles in focus.

Oil holds gains with China stimulus and US stockpiles in focus

Yildiz Holding AS, the Turkish conglomerate behind Godiva chocolates and McVitie’s biscuits, will sell its marinas to focus on its core food and retail businesses.

Godiva’s Turkish owner to sell marinas to focus on core business

Azerbaijan Airlines suspended flights to two cities in southern Russia after a passenger plane heading in that direction was diverted across the Caspian Sea and crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing dozens.

Azerbaijan Airlines pauses flights to south Russia after deadly crash

Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an "ambush" by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad's removal more than two weeks ago.

Unrest in Syria spreads as 14 Syrian police killed in ambush

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says

Talks between China and Japan's foreign ministers in Beijing have paved way for Japan to host China's foreign affairs chief next year, and mutual agreement to hold a security dialogue as soon as possible, Japan said on Wednesday.

China, Japan foreign ministers agree visit, security dialogue

Japan's Nippon Steel is seeing support for its proposal to acquire US Steel in the regions of the US where steel mills are located, Nippon Steel's President Tadashi Imai told reporters on Wednesday.

Nippon Steel's US Steel takeover plan has support in steelmaking areas, executive says

China refrained from cutting the interest rate and drained the most cash since 2014 with a one-year policy tool, keeping its powder dry ahead of possible escalation in trade tensions with the US next year.

China avoids rate cut to keep ammunition for future pressure

<p>Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.</p>


<p>Yildiz Holding AS, the Turkish conglomerate behind Godiva chocolates and McVitie’s biscuits, will sell its marinas to focus on its core food and retail businesses.</p>


<p>Azerbaijan Airlines suspended flights to two cities in southern Russia after a passenger plane heading in that direction was diverted across the Caspian Sea and crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing dozens.</p>


<p>Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an "ambush" by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad's removal more than two weeks ago.</p>


<p>Oil steadied after an advance on Tuesday, with China’s stimulus measures and the outlook for US stockpiles in focus.</p>


<p>No Malaysians were involved in the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, near Aktau International Airport, Kazakhstan, earlier on Wednesday.</p>
