US to send spy plane to Singapore
A P-8A of dropping a torpedo. Source: Wikimedia
Washington has agreed with Singapore to deploy a P8 Poseidon spy plane at the city-state this month in...
China’s Li signs Singapore trade deals
China and Singapore have agreed to upgrade their bilateral free-trade pact, allowing greater market access for Singaporean employers to the giant northern market.
Chinese Premier...
S’pore promise deeper 1MDB probe
Singapore is playing financial hardball. Source: Wikimedia
The Singaporean regulatory authorities have promised stronger action to address damage to the city-state’s reputation caused by anti-money...
Singapore bond market set to stay sound
Singapore is more vulnerable to global financial shifts than most Southeast Asian countries. Source Wikimedia
Surrounded by torrid regional stock markets, Singapore's corporate bond market...
Singapore braced for tough year
Singapore is better placed than most of its Asean neighbours to withstand a downturn. Source: Flickr
Few countries have been so consistently forced to live...
S’pore schools top world
Nan Hua High School, Singapore. Source: Wikimedia
Singaporean schools have come top of the prestigious international benchmarking test, known as the "world cup for education".
Singapore's...
Singapore unveils marshland
Kranji Marshes along the northwestern shore of Kranji Reservoir. Source: channelnewsasia
The Kranji Marshes, which at 57-hectares is the largest freshwater marshland in Singapore, was officially...
Ex-Singapore president dies
S R Nathan. Source: Wikimedia
Former Singaporean president S R Nathan has died in Singapore General Hospital aged 92 after a stroke, as the...
CWT jumps after China bid
Keppel Container Terminal in Singapore
China's HNA Holding Group has announced it would make an offer to acquire Singapore-listed logistics firm CWT for nearly S$1.4...
Teo hopes to deepen Indonesia ties
Singapore is committed to long-term ties with Indonesia and is working to ensure that the agenda for the Leaders' Retreat on September 7 will...
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Suu Kyi defends Myanmar’s generals in genocide case
Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has denied that the military acted with “genocidal intent” against the Rohingya in late 2017 in her...
Tesco gets offer for Thai, Malaysian stores
Retail giant Tesco could gain around US$9 billion by selling off its Asean businesses, according to a former supermarket chief.
Shares in the supermarket...
Indonesia called to release Papua prisoners
At least 110 political prisoners are being held in Indonesian-controlled Papua after numerous arrests for raising the outlawed Papuan national flag, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Police...