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SINGAPORE — Singapore officials say it isn't in the country's interest to nab — or even name — the perpetrators behind a cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records, including those of Prime ... ( read original story ...)

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Singapore must overhaul its rules and systems for the hiring of foreign domestic workers to put a stop to forced labour in the wealthy city-state, c... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A social enterprise model for some of Singapore's hawker centres has been criticised over high costs and poor management, as the wealthy nation tries t... ( read original story ...)

Singapore (AFP) - Singapore insisted Tuesday it would still cane a British man convicted of drug smuggling despite a plea from London not to proceed with the punishment. Yuen Ye Ming was sentenced by ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A social enterprise model for some of Singapore’s hawker centers has been criticized over high costs and poor management, as the wealthy nation tries to revita... ( read original story ...)

Private-home sales in Singapore halved in December from the month prior as developers marketed fewer projects and buyers decamped from the city-state on holiday. Developers sold 602 units last month v... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The leader of Singapore's only opposition party with members in parliament said there is a real risk it could lose all its seats as the city-state prepares for an electio... ( read original story ...)

A feathery passenger was discovered 12 hours into a 14-hour flight between Singapore and London. The stowaway, a mynah bird, appeared in the business class section of a Singapore Airlines flight last ... ( read original story ...)

Mynah bird ends up flying from Singapore to London after somehow getting onboard SIA flight PM Lee to call for early election? LOL: Woman looks like she jumped from a flat but she’s actually just dryi... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is looking to strengthen its adoption laws after a gay man won an appeal to legally adopt his biological son in a landmark court ruling last year, its social affairs mi... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The leader of Singapore’s only elected opposition party said there is a real risk it could lose all its seats as the city-state prepares for an election in the coming years. Sing... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s foreign minister says there will be “consequences” if neighbouring Malaysia continues to escalate a dispute over waters that are claimed by Singapore. In a speech to Parliament ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore warned Malaysia Monday it was ready to defend its interests after a flare-up of maritime tensions, the latest sign of fraying ties since a change of government in Kuala Lumpur. The neighbour... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s ties with neighbouring Malaysia could face a “downward spiral” over a series of maritime and airspace disputes, the wealthy city-state’s foreign minister ... ( read original story ...)

When he learnt about Singapore's Bishan otters, he flew here in January last year for over three weeks. He is not the only foreigner to be intrigued by our otters. Otter groups here told The New Paper ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's CapitaLand is buying the owner of a clutch of real estate investment trusts from state investor Temasek [TEM.UL] for about $4.4 billion, a deal the developer said wou... ( read original story ...)