<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>SINGAPORE (Aug 19): Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) has allotted and issued 29.7 million bonus ordinary shares and 443.6 million Class C non-voting shares to entitled shareholders, ahead of the resumption of its trading on Aug 21 at 9am.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>During an extraordinary ordinary meeting on July 8, less than 75% of minority shareholders voted for delisting. That led to more than 90% of all the shareholders, including major shareholder Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), voting to change the constitution of GEH to enable it to issue Class C shares which do not carry voting rights.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>OCBC gave an undertaking to vote in favour of a constitutional change that would enable GEH to issue Class C shares and bonus issue shares<a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/banking-finance/great-eastern-holdings-issue-297-mil-bonus-ordinary-shares-and-4436-mil-class-c" target="_blank">...(click here for the full story on theedgesingapore.com).</a></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) has allotted and issued 29.7 million bonus ordinary shares and 443.6 million Class C non-voting shares to entitled shareholders, ahead of the resumption of its trading on Aug 21 at 9am.

Great Eastern Holdings to issue 29.7 mil bonus ordinary shares and 443.6 mil Class-C non-voting shares

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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the triumphal arch he plans to build near Washington would double as a "military complex" housing drones and snipers, making it the second major construction project he has sought to justify on national security grounds.

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Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari said on Sunday that inflation is too high across all sectors of the US economy, not just in rising oil prices.

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President Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would step up its attack on the global tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide.

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany on Sunday, voting projections showed, delivering the worst result for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party since 1949.

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(Sept 21): The World Health Organization (WHO) should look beyond its own budget for funds to support itself and member countries, according to Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who is seeking to lead the agency.

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Russia's ruling United Russia party was on track to easily win a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, partial official results showed on Sunday, after Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on the Russian capital.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lauded “very successful” talks with his Chinese counterparts that spanned artificial intelligence, trade and investment ahead of this week’s summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

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Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir has sacked all members of the state executive council (exco), except for Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Ismail Lasim.

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MELAKA (Sept 20): The royal institution will fail if rulers can be ‘changed by the month’ and decisions are not made in accordance with the law and Constitution, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

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The initial report regarding the management and loss issues of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is expected to be announced next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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SYDNEY (Sept 21): Share markets edged higher in Asia on Monday as AI's insatiable demand for data buoyed chipmakers, and oil eased as hopes Saudi Arabia could boost supplies offset news of a Houthi attack on Riyadh.

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SINGAPORE (Sept 21): Oil prices slid on Monday as investors eyed a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia despite ongoing attacks by Yemeni Houthis that have escalated tension in the Middle East, while the US and Iran remain in a stalemate.

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Qatar expects inaugural output from its massive liquefied natural gas expansion next year as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz slow projects across the country’s economy, Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said.

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany on Sunday, voting projections showed, delivering the worst result for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party since 1949.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lauded “very successful” talks with his Chinese counterparts that spanned artificial intelligence, trade and investment ahead of this week’s summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

BENGALURU (Sept 21): Four Chinese firms are looking to raise up to a combined HK$14.35 billion (US$1.83 billion) via separate listings in Hong Kong, with automation equipment maker RoboTechnik accounting for the largest portion, exchange filings showed on Monday.

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(Sept 21):&nbsp;This summer’s extreme heat and rainfall caused sunshine levels to diverge sharply from historical norms across some of the world’s largest solar markets, according to a new report.

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BENGALURU (Sept 21): Australia's Ingenia Communities Group said on Monday that it had rejected a A$2.06 billion (US$1.47 billion) takeover bid from Warburg Pincus, the private equity firm's second attempt to buy the land-lease community operator.

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(Sept 21):&nbsp;The World Health Organization (WHO) should look beyond its own budget for funds to support itself and member countries, according to Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who is seeking to lead the agency.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook will deal with matters related to his resignation after completing his official trip to China.

President Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would step up its attack on the global tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide.