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The number visitors from abroad grew 8.8% in 2016. Singapore replaces New York and takes the fifth spot amongst top global destinations for leisure and business, the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index revealed. According to a press release ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s population size barely grew, rising 0.1 percent in the 12 months through June as the number of non-residents declined, the first drop since at least 2010. The number of non-residents fell 1.6 percent from a year ago, according to the ... ( read original story ...)

SEPANG, Malaysia — Sebastian Vettel is wasting no energy in his title fight with Lewis Hamilton. After blowing pole position by causing a crash at the Singapore GP two weeks ago, the Ferrari driver threw away a golden chance to regain the championship ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Singaporean teen blogger Amos Yee was released from US detention Tuesday after a court upheld a decision to grant him asylum. Photos showed Yee, who has been jailed twice in native Singapore for critical views on race and religion, leaving a US ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window A Singaporean teenager has been released from jail after a government appeal against him being granted asylum was dismissed. Amos Yee, known for his political and religious criticism, sought refuge in ... ( read original story ...)

Contents (It’s LONG and probably will change). After a little more exploring and a cool down in my hotel room, it was time for one of my big explores – this time to Marina Sands. Getting there is simple – catch an MRT to Bayfront. From there, follow ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE overtook New York to become the fifth most-visited city in the world last year, and was ranked fourth worldwide for visitor spending in the 2017 Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index. SINGAPORE’S factory output extended its winning streak ... ( read original story ...)

CHICAGO (AP) — A teenage blogger from Singapore was released from U.S. custody on Tuesday following an immigration appeals court's decision to uphold his bid for asylum. Amos Yee, whose online posts mocking and criticizing the Singapore government twice ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has emerged as the second-most visited destination in the Asia-Pacific region by international visitors last year and No. 1 in terms of the amount they spent. Bangkok led the pack of Asia-Pacific cities with 19.41 million visitors, while ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore home prices have reached a bottom and will rebound, while Hong Kong’s “crazy” housing market will continue to defy gravity, according to BNP Paribas SA. “Very significant” income growth will drive the first leg of a recovery in home ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. - Singapore’s dominant newspaper carrying titles like The Straits Times, The Business Times, The New Paper, Lianhe Zaobao, Lianhe Wanbao, Shin Min Daily News, among others - started a review of its media business this year ... ( read original story ...)

The appeals court upheld the judge's original decision that "found that his prosecution in Singapore was actually pretext to silence his political opinion," Grossman said in an interview with BuzzFeed News. Atossa Araxia Abrahamian interviewed Yee for a ... ( read original story ...)

Entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency said Tuesday that Temasek, a Singapore-based investment company, has acquired a stake in it. The companies didn't disclose the size of the stake or the price tag of the deal, but said "the strategic ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's government criticized the March decision, with the Ministry of Home Affairs saying the U.S. "allows such hate speech under the rubric of freedom of speech." [The Daily Progress news app keeps you up-to-date. Click here to get the free iOS or ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Air quality levels in Singapore remain within safety limits, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (Sep 26), a day after residents in many areas complained of a strong burning smell. NEA said its checks included levels of ... ( read original story ...)

https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/289844/goldman-hires-macro-trading-hong-kong-singapore/ UBS has hired a senior FX salesman in Singapore, in a sign that its FICC rebuild is spreading to Asia. Rene Schwarzl joined UBS earlier this month as an ... ( read original story ...)