More jail time in Singapore for unruly, drunk Australian
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...
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Singapore names first woman president
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...
Ten sailors missing after US warship, tanker collision (Update)
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...
Singapore scientists hope for probiotic beer hit
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...
Thousands of Filipinos gather to cheer Duterte in Singapore
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...
Singapore says confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases
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...
Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus – media
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...
Singaporean gold medalists receive a $753.000 bonus, British athletes get nothing
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...
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
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...
US agrees spy plane deployment in Singapore amid China tensions
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,...
