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Singapore has jailed its first suspect for terror financing amid a steady stream of arrests related to support for Islamic extremism.The Singaporean authorities...

Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas clarified today there was never a plan to drop charges against Goldman Sachs in exchange for a settlement."The...

Singapore, which has some of the world’s highest diabetes rates, is to become the first country to ban advertising for sugary drinks, according to...

Singapore’s central bank loosened monetary policy for the first time in three-and-a-half years on Monday, while the trade-reliant economy narrowly dodged recession in the...

Indonesia has opened its Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on a 524-hectare site in the troubled province of West Papua.  Speaking at the inaugural ceremony,...

Singapore is now the world’s most competitive economy after overtaking the United States, which was last year’s number one, in the World Economic Forum...

A copy of Russia's controversial floating nuclear power station could power remote Philippine islands, according to Manila’s trade secretary, Ramon Lopez.Philippine’s president, Rodrigo Duterte,...

Over 2000 attendees were present at Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s unveiling of his Shared Prosperity Vision (SPV 2030) last Saturday (Oct 5).The...

A Vietnamese pro-democracy activist arrested last month for his Facebook posts must be released, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong...

 Singapore is probably not yet in recession but the authorities are poised to step in with support measures, according to Indranee Rajah, the minister...