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In a single recent criminal investigation, Singapore police seized more than $2 billion in money laundered from a syndicate with alleged ties to organized crime, including “scams and online gambling.”Read All In a single recent criminal investigation, Singapore police seized more than $2 billion in money laundered from a syndicate with alleged ties to organized crime, including “scams and online gambling.”Read All FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is…

Last updated: November 30th, 2023 at 12:38 UTC+01:00 Samsung's Odyssey Cup esports tournament is coming to Southeast Asia for the first time. The esports tournament is based on Riot's first-person shooter game Valorant and has a prize pool of $10,000. Valorant influencers from six Southeast Asian countries will compete in the Odyssey Cup tournament next month. The countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Samsung says “The goal is to create an environment where professionals,…

Jason Fellman, acting director of the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center, collects water samples from the outflow of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. Credit: Sonia Nagorski Understanding carbon transport can offer important information about a changing climate. For instance, it can help scientists measure ocean acidification or other threats increased carbon levels pose to aquatic ecosystems. But one major, and often…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the high-stakes fight against climate change, the United States—and the planet—are at a moment that is both hopeful and harrowing. U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases have fallen, even as the country's population and economy grow. Since 2018, cities in every region have ramped up their efforts to reduce…

E-commerce in Southeast Asia grew rapidly during the pandemic, and that momentum is continuing. A McKinsey report found that between now and 2026, the market is expected to triple at compound growth rate of 22%, hitting $230 billion in gross merchandise volume. Not surprisingly, global brands are eager to enter Southeast Asia. E-commerce enablement platform etaily helps them build, manage and scale their e-commerce operations. Founded in 2020 and based in the Philippines, etaily announced today it has raised $17.8…

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will soon consider a $15 billion plan by the state’s largest electric utility that could have long-lasting impacts on efforts to cut the state’s greenhouse-gas emissions, increase the amount of renewable energy on the grid and keep electricity affordable. The commission is expected to make a decision by year’s end on the second phase of Xcel Energy-Colorado’s clean energy plan, which maps out the utility’s strategies for meeting a state mandate of reducing its emissions by at least…

Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were identified on the surface of this footed sandstone grinding slab. Credit: Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen, Author provided It's hard to imagine a world without spice today. Fast global trade has allowed the import and export of all manner of delicious ingredients that help bring Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian,…

It's hard to imagine a world without spice today. Fast global trade has allowed the import and export of all manner of delicious ingredients that help bring Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Sri Lankan (and so many more) cuisines to our dinner tables.Now, new research shows the trading of spices for culinary use goes way back – some 2,000 years, to be precise.In a paper published today in Science Advances, we and our colleagues detail our findings of what seems to be evidence of Southeast Asia's oldest known…

Dishes that are rich in flavor and aroma from combinations of spices such as earthy turmeric, warm cloves and sharp ginger—commonly known as curries in the West—have starred in cuisines throughout South and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia, for centuries. Not all the spices used in each place are native to that spot, though, which points to a robust ancient spice trade. But how ancient those culinary traditions are, where they originated, and how far the spices traveled are questions archaeologists have long been…

Peak XV Partners said it would look to “collaborate” with HongShan, its former affiliate at Sequoia Capital, which recently set up an office in Singapore.According to a report in the Financial Times on Sunday, HongShan would leverage its office and base in the city-state to invest in the Southeast Asian region.Sequoia Capital in June announced a three-way split that saw the Silicon Valley-headquartered venture fund’s US, China, and India & Southeast Asia operations going separate ways. While the Chinese entity was…