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Here’s a piece of disappointing news for those who had their hopes up that Singapore would follow suit after Malaysia recently lowered its voting age from 21 to 18: it ain’t gonna happen. At least ... ( read original story ...)

Photographer: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg Photographer: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg Singapore will keep the country’s voting age at 21 years as electing a lawmaker into office involves making serious choices which ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Britain introduced Singapore's first postage stamp in 1854 with a royal theme that was to continue for decades. A portrait of Queen Victoria graced the first stamp, with more to come, ... ( read original story ...)

Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 38 years until being ousted by the army in late 2017, is under observation in the hospital in Singapore and has been there since April. Mugabe, 95, has ... ( read original story ...)

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s former longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in a Singapore hospital for the past three months and his condition “is remarkably stable for his age,” the country’s ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has to adopt a targeted and long-term perspective in its economic strategies, even as it tackles short-term headwinds posed by the challenging global environment, said Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Homegrown rapper Fariz Jabba, 22, is known for his relatable lyrics. His 2018 debut single Ape Sia ("What the heck") is partly sung in Malay, and touches on everyday topics like maggi mee ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: While Singapore agrees with the intent of a new global treaty against violence and harassment in the workplace, it abstained from voting during a United Nations agency’s annual conference ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore (CNN) — The scent of fresh paint still hanging in the air, there's a feeling of electricity wafting through Singapore's historic Raffles Hotel right now. The revered property has officially ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's government has accused two YouTubers of making ... same kind of videos," he told Channel News Asia. "And let's say there are hundreds of thousands of such videos. How do you think the ... ( read original story ...)

YouTube, Facebook and Twitter have blocked a satirical rap video from being viewed in Singapore after the government requested its removal. The video was created by Preeti Nair - known as Preetipls on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - 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 content it ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore banks delivered second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, indicating they are well placed to weather mounting pressures from a global economic slowdown and falling ... ( read original story ...)

"Transitioning or surgeries does not give you perfect bodies," reads a message by one transgender man, written by hand over an image of his own half-naked body. Sham is one of six subjects featured in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Drug trafficking into Singapore, which has some of the world’s toughest drugs laws, has risen recently, the law minister said on Wednesday, and he defended capital punishment for serious ... ( read original story ...)

The Raffles Hotel, which first opened in 1887 and was declared a National Monument by the government a century later, reopened today after an extensive renovation that started two and a half years ago ... ( read original story ...)