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WASHINGTON/TAIPEI/KUALA LUMPUR – The politely-worded letters arrived in waves, laying out the consequences for Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and others for failing to strike a deal in time to ward off the elevated tariffs unilaterally announced by President Donald Trump in early April and then paused until July 9. Mr Trump began with his East Asian allies, telling Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung that their imports to the US will attract 25 per cent tariffs beginning on Aug 1. In the hours that... Read More

Apple’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company for Meta Platforms, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Pang, manager in charge of the company’s Apple foundation models team, will join Meta’s new superintelligence team for a compensation package worth millions of dollars per year, the report added. Meta and Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. The development comes as tech giants such as Meta aggressively chase high-profile acquisitions and offer multi-million-dollar pay packages... Read More

  SPL will be an eight-team, three-round league SPL2 to replace Under-21 league Single squad of between 36 and 50 players for SPL and SPL2 competitions Minimum of four local players to be on field at all times in SPL; minimum of six local players, four of those to be U23, in SPL2 Total prize money to increase from $290,000 to $600,000 2025/26 season begins with the Community Shield on 16 Aug, followed by SPL’s first round on 23 Aug   SINGAPORE, 2 JULY 2025 – The Singapore Premier League... Read More

It’s encouraging to see the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) introducing changes to the Singapore Premier League (SPL) ( FAS introduces enhancements to SPL, with increase in prize money and foreign player quota , July 2). But despite good intentions, some decisions raise concerns. Modifications to the competition format have been made too often. Since 2019, the format has changed almost every season. A stable structure is crucial for building fan engagement and attracting quality foreign players. The increased foreign player quota also risks sidelining local talent. Unlike Malaysia and... Read More