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Social media platforms ban satirical rap video after Singaporean government complaint

Reuters News ServiceAugust 2, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 2, 20190123

Facebook and other social media sites have restricted access to a satirical rap video in Singapore after the wealthy city-state’s government requested the removal of

Asia

Trump says N. Korea no longer threat, North highlights concessions

Reuters News ServiceJune 13, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 13, 201815 23

North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the “biggest and most dangerous problem” for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday

Asia

Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore’s Sentosa Island -White House

Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018031

The summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore’s southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as

Tech & Science

Flatpack fear no more? Robot assembles IKEA chair frame

Reuters News ServiceApril 19, 2018April 20, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceApril 19, 2018April 20, 2018122

Robots in Singapore have completed a task many humans dread – assembling flat-packed Ikea furniture. Sifting through pages of instructions and a jumble of screws

Asia

Singapore uncovers large oil heist at Shell’s biggest refinery

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 9, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 9, 2018037

Eleven men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a large-scale oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery, while police said they were investigating

Asia

Singapore bans film focused on indicted Palestinian teen activist

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 3, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 3, 201822 24

Singapore has banned a film festival from screening a documentary later this week that features a teenage Palestinian female activist whose arrest last month has

Opinion

Stakes are high for future of urban planning

MarkNewsOctober 10, 2017October 10, 2017

By MarkNewsOctober 10, 2017October 10, 20170233

By Jaron Lubin The stakes are high when it comes to adapting to rapid urban densification. Innovation is happening all over the world, but the

Asia

More jail time in Singapore for unruly, drunk Australian

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 20173 16

An Australian man imprisoned in Singapore for assaulting airport police officers and other offences during a two-week drunken binge was sentenced to additional jail time by the

Asia

Singapore names first woman president

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 13, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 13, 20175 39

Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday while critics expressed dismay that other candidates were disqualified

World

Ten sailors missing after US warship, tanker collision (Update)

Reuters News ServiceAugust 21, 2017August 21, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 21, 2017August 21, 2017017

Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the

World

Singapore scientists hope for probiotic beer hit

Reuters News ServiceJuly 28, 2017July 28, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 28, 2017July 28, 2017023

It’s a breakthrough worth raising a glass to. Researchers in Singapore have brewed up a beer containing probiotic bacteria that can improve gut health and

Asia

Thousands of Filipinos gather to cheer Duterte in Singapore

Reuters News ServiceDecember 16, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 16, 2016137

Thousands of Filipinos gathered in Singapore on Friday to catch a glimpse of their president, Rodrigo Duterte, in a big show of support for a

World

Singapore says confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 4, 2016November 6, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 4, 2016November 6, 2016012

Singapore confirmed 26 more cases of locally-transmitted Zika infections, the health ministry and National Environment Agency said in a joint statement on Saturday, bringing the

World

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus – media

Reuters News ServiceAugust 28, 2016November 6, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 28, 2016November 6, 2016014

Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, local media reported on Sunday, citing the city-state’s health ministry. The cases include 36 foreign construction

Sport

Singaporean gold medalists receive a $753.000 bonus, British athletes get nothing

FORMER STAFFAugust 10, 2016March 20, 2017

By FORMER STAFFAugust 10, 2016March 20, 20173 37

The glory of winning a gold medal is a massive incentive for athletes competing in Rio but the impressive bonuses on offer add another more

World

Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore

FORMER STAFFMay 4, 2016November 9, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMay 4, 2016November 9, 2016017

Police in Bangladesh have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into an alleged Islamist plot to carry out attacks in

World

US agrees spy plane deployment in Singapore amid China tensions

FORMER STAFFDecember 8, 2015

By FORMER STAFFDecember 8, 2015125

By David Brunnstrom The United States has agreed with Singapore on a first deployment of the US P8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore this month,

Cyprus

Customs seize almost 10 million cigarettes at Limassol port (Updated)

Jean ChristouApril 7, 2015April 7, 2015

By Jean ChristouApril 7, 2015April 7, 20158 37

Almost 10 million cigarettes were seized on Tuesday by the Customs and Excise department, found in a container imported from Singapore on April 4. The

World

Thousands of Singaporeans take to the streets to mourn Lee Kuan Yew

CyprusMailMarch 25, 2015March 25, 2015

By CyprusMailMarch 25, 2015March 25, 20153 31

By Rujun Shen and Aradhana Aravindan Thousands of Singaporeans queued on Wednesday to pay their last respects to former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who

World

Modern Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91

FORMER STAFFMarch 23, 2015

By FORMER STAFFMarch 23, 20155 37

By Rujun Shen and Lee Rou Urn Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, died on Monday aged 91, triggering a flood of tributes to