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SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Singapore's Keppel Land, part of conglomerate Keppel Group Ltd, said its independent director has resigned after his permanent residency was cancelled when he was accused of being an agent of influence for a foreign country. ( read original story ...)

When Ogilvy and Mather (O&M) joined forces recently with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) in a three-year collaboration to advance the country’s modern marketing services, it marked another milestone in the city state’s ambition to become ... ( read original story ...)

The company may have seen a profit turnaround in the second quarter of the year but casino operator Genting Singapore remains cautious on its outlook. Part of the worry of Genting is whether Singapore may be able to sustain the robust figures of foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore expelled prominent Chinese-born American professor Huang Jing, according to a vaguely worded statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs It may be the first time the city-state has taken such a step in decades Singapore alleged Huang Jing ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - U.S. Masters champion Sergio Garcia will play in next year's Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club for the second consecutive time, the organizers said on Monday. The 37-year-old Spaniard was considered one of the most talented players never to ... ( read original story ...)

Huang Jing is said to have “knowingly interacted with intelligence organisations and agents of the foreign country.” Source: YouTube SINGAPORE’s immigration ministry has revoked the permanent residency and permanently banned two United States ... ( read original story ...)

An academic will be forced to leave Singapore forever after the government accused him Friday of acting as "an agent of influence of a foreign country". Huang Jing, a U.S. citizen who held a senior position at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, had ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Keppel Land, a unit of conglomerate Keppel Group, said its independent director has resigned as his permanent residency was cancelled after "he was identified as an agent of influence of a foreign country". Ministry of Home Affairs said Huang ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Her residents erupted into cheers, drowning out Madam Halimah Yacob before she could complete her sentence. For months, there had been speculation that the Speaker of Parliament would contest the coming Presidential Election (PE), and on ... ( read original story ...)

In recent years, Vietnam and Singapore’s matured co-operative relationship has given signs that it is entering its prime. Singapore’s Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong Siow Ping told VIR’s Thanh Tung that Vietnam will continue to see robust ... ( read original story ...)

Well-known Thai director and producer, Pimpaka Towira has been appointed as program director of the Singapore International Film Festival. She replaces Zhang Wenjie, who stepped down at the end of last year. As well as making films “Mae Nak” and “One ... ( read original story ...)

HERBERT MP Cathy O’Toole has labelled speculation on whether Townsville will lose its share of the $2.25 billion Singapore deal due to ongoing land acquisition discussions as very “damaging”. Senator Ian Macdonald raised concerns last month that a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's most famous national swimmer Joseph Schooling has received brickbats for saying he will "teach" the Malaysians "a thing or two" in their "backyard" during a Channel News Asia interview about his chances at the upcoming SEA games, which are to ... ( read original story ...)

Mary Ho, 81, plays a mean electric guitar. The feisty grandmother is now gearing up for the performance of a lifetime – playing for thousands at Singapore’s annual National Day Parade in August. Video by Heather Chen, Muhammad Fahmi and Aimran Supardi. ( read original story ...)

MANILA: While ASEAN and China adopting a code of conduct framework on the South China Sea is “good news”, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says he does not want to “trivialise how difficult negotiations will be going forward.” ( read original story ...)

He added that he has amended the post to remove any misunderstanding, but will not delete it. On July 15, he wrote that the “Singapore government is very litigious and has a pliant court system”, pointing out that foreign media had been cowed into self ... ( read original story ...)