Boxing is all the rage right now. Put your best gloves on and unleash your inner Muhammad Ali and Manny Pacquiao at these fitness studios in Singapore... Get ready to ruuuumble! Not your average boutique gym, Ground Zero’s Rumble rooms are loaded with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore as a governance model
Half a century ago when Singapore was granted its independence in 1965, no one could have predicted accurately that today it would be ranked as the third-most competitive economy by the World Economic Forum and termed as a high-income economy with superior ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The next chapter
In her inaugural address to Parliament yesterday, President Halimah Yacob focused on the challenges and priorities of a new generation of leaders as they and fellow Singaporeans undertake a new phase of nation building. Here is her address. In January 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Exploring the Last Kampong in Singapore: Kampong Lorong Buangkok
The last surviving village in mainland Singapore, Kampong Lorong Buangkok is located right smack in the middle of modern developments. Will it remain there forever? With so much of Singapore’s iconic buildings slipping away (we’re still heartbroken ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in June: report
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un are likely to meet in Singapore next month, reports said Monday, as anticipation builds for unprecedented talks between the mercurial leaders. Trump said at the weekend that the two sides had settled ... ( read original story ...)
Revealed: The route between Singapore and Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is world’s busiest international air corridor
The trip between Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is the world busiest international air route, a new study has found. Research has shown that more than 30,500 flights between the two cities took place in the year to February. There were on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Kuala Lumpur is world’s busiest international air route
The trip between Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is the world's busiest international air route, with more than 30,500 flights between the cities in the year to February, a new study showed. There were on average 84 flights daily making ... ( read original story ...)
ProWine Asia (Singapore) 2018 continues its successful run as the premiere business-promoting platform for Southeast Asia’s wines and spirit sectors
SINGAPORE, May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Establishing key business prospects and contacts, closing successful deals and good networking opportunities were the buzzwords that defined the 2nd edition of ProWine Asia (Singapore) 2018. Jointly organised by Messe ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airport May Use Facial Recognition Systems to Find Late Passengers
SINGAPORE — Ever been delayed on a flight because of straggling fellow passengers? That might be an annoyance of the past at Singapore's Changi airport which is testing facial recognition systems that could, in future, help locate lost travelers or those ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Zoo euthanizes its last polar bear due to age-related ailments
Having been born and lived in Singapore for the past 27 years where a whole generation of Singaporeans have grown up with him, we bade him farewell. It is a very sad moment for us,” said WRS’ deputy CEO Dr. Cheng Wen-Haur. According to ABC News ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines to stop serving nuts after toddler’s allergic reaction
Singapore Airlines said Monday it has stopped serving peanuts on its flights after a toddler suffered a severe allergic reaction, and following near-fatal cases on other carriers. The Singapore flag carrier joins other airlines including Qantas, Air New ... ( read original story ...)
Non-stop 19-hour flight from New York to Singapore to launch later in the year with ultra-long-range Airbus A350
Singapore Airlines says that due to demand the service will resume with the help of a brand new aircraft. The plane in question will be Airbus' new 'ultra-long range' version of its A350-900, of which Singapore Airlines is the launch customer. The high ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, home to strict drug laws, looks to develop synthetic marijuana compounds
Singapore , known for some of the world's most stringent drug laws, aims to develop medical treatments containing synthetic elements of the cannabis, or marijuana, plant. The government-run National Research Foundation, a body in charge of national ... ( read original story ...)
The case for Singapore being Canada’s gateway to Asia
Singapore – Picture B.C.’s population (plus another million) living on land roughly a quarter the size of Metro Vancouver. Swap out the logos of Telus and TD on downtown buildings for Chevron, HSBC and Citi gracing towers one and a half times as high ... ( read original story ...)
Fiji wins Singapore rugby sevens tournament, Canadian men finish 10th
SINGAPORE – Canada led early but was beaten 26-12 by the U.S. in the consolation Challenge Trophy final Sunday to finish 10th at the Singapore Sevens, a World Series rugby sevens tournament it won last year. Fiji, thanks to a length-of-the-field try by ... ( read original story ...)
Fiji wins Singapore 7s to vault to 1st in Series standings
Alasio Sovita Naduva scored a length of the field try after the final siren as Fiji beat Australia 28-22 in Sunday's title decider at the Singapore Sevens to leapfrog South Africa at the top of the world series standings with just two rounds remaining. ( read original story ...)