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Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, April 9 — The defence counsel for a lawyer accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from his ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's typically staid politics has been unsettled by an announcement from the chosen successor for prime minister that he was taking himself out of the running, renewing questions over the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s succession plans have been upended by the unexpected stepping aside of Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat as the designated successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat's decision to step aside as heir apparent to the top job has thrown a spanner in the works at the country's carefully planned leadership succession, says ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat unexpectedly took himself out of the running for the country's top job. Gillian Koh of the National University of Singapore's Institute of Policy ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s designated future leader, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, has taken himself out of the running in a surprise decision, saying in a letter released Thursday that a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat is stepping aside as the country's designated future leader to let a younger person take over when current premier Lee Hsien Loong retires, according ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat stepped aside as the designated successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, a surprise move that will likely push back a long-telegraphed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's deputy prime minister announced on Thursday that he will be stepping aside so that a "younger leader who will have a longer runway can take over." This is a breaking news story, please ... ( read original story ...)

Chan Chun Sing, Ong Ye Kung, Lawrence Wong and Desmond Lee are likely candidates.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's government has just admitted to a massive data error that resulted in nearly S$400 million (about US$300 million) worth of COVID-19 financial aid being paid out to companies by mistake. ( read original story ...)

If you want to go golfing in Singapore, be prepared to spend. Membership to the island nation's golf courses has become a valuable commodity during the pandemic, David Scanlan and Reinie Booysen ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world's cruises, its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring success of its "cruises to nowhere" at a time of crisis in the industry ... ( read original story ...)

"Golf is the perfect pandemic sport." Move over, Zoom. The latest Covid-19 investment winner is a golf club membership in Singapore, with prices surging to record highs. David Scanlan probes the hunt ... ( read original story ...)

Once described by the New York Times as a place "so clean that bubble gum is a controlled substance", Singapore is universally known for its perfectly paved roads, manicured public parks, and spotless ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — There is "little to no chance" that a local variant of the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, would emerge in Singapore given the city-state's smaller outbreak of cases, said local ... ( read original story ...)