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Vaccine passports gaining ground, Singapore discussing it with other countries

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 24, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 24, 20210739

Singapore is discussing the mutual recognition of vaccine certificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, calling it a necessary step towards resuming...

Asia World

Coronavirus: Singapore races to build beds for patients as migrant cases surge

Reuters News ServiceApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceApril 26, 2020April 26, 20200346

By Edgar Su and John Geddie Singapore is rapidly building bed space for coronavirus patients in cavernous exhibition halls and other temporary facilities as it...

Tech & Science World

Social media platforms ban satirical rap video after Singaporean government complaint

Reuters News ServiceAugust 2, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 2, 20190213

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...

Americas Asia

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

Reuters News ServiceJune 13, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 13, 201815 104

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...

Americas Asia

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

Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018093

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...

Asia 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, 20181134

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 Business

Singapore uncovers large oil heist at Shell’s biggest refinery

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 9, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 9, 20180225

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 Middle East

Singapore bans film focused on indicted Palestinian teen activist

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 3, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 3, 201822 104

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...

Guest Columnist Opinion

Stakes are high for future of urban planning

MarkNewsOctober 10, 2017October 10, 2017

By MarkNewsOctober 10, 2017October 10, 20170373

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 Oceania

More jail time in Singapore for unruly, drunk Australian

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 20173 119

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 185

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...

Americas Asia World

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

Reuters News ServiceAugust 21, 2017August 21, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 21, 2017August 21, 20170110

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, 20170123

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, 20161120

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...

Asia World

Singapore says confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 4, 2016November 6, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 4, 2016November 6, 2016069

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...

Asia 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, 2016055

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 123

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...

Asia World

Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore

FORMER STAFFMay 4, 2016November 9, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMay 4, 2016November 9, 20160118

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, 20151120

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 142

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...