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The Singapore dollar climbed to a one-month high this week as disappointment with US President-elect Donald Trump's first press conference since July decked the greenback. In the wake of Trump's surprise election win, the US dollar index, which measures ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Car enthusiasts have much to cheer about this week as the Singapore Motorshow rolls into town. The four-day event got off to a roaring start on Thursday (Jan 12) with more new car launches than before - 22, compared to 16 in 2016, stunt driver ... ( read original story ...)

The Indonesians, aged between 16 and 37, were deported on Tuesday after Singapore authorities found that one of them possessed images of Islamic State fighters and of a shoe bomb, the ministry said. The eight were deported to Malaysia, the ministry said. ( read original story ...)

More From Singapore Business Review Year in Review: Here are the Singapore Business Review's most talked about news in 2016 Christmas comes but once a year! Unmanned cafeterias, fresh meals ( read original story ...)

Singapore has set a new annual bunker sales record of 48,614,500 metric tonnes (mt) sold for all products, the latest preliminary data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) shows. With 3,904,900 mt of bunkers sold in December, Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Playgrounds here will be made safer for children when new safety standards are issued in the first half of this year, said SPRING Singapore on Thursday (Jan 12). The agency said it is in the process of revising those standards "in line with ... ( read original story ...)

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SINGAPORE: Relations between Singapore and major powers like China should not be seen as a zero-sum game, and Singapore welcomes a rising China, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Parliament on Monday (Jan 9). “We believe in an interdependence ... ( read original story ...)

PHNOM PENH: Two memoranda of understanding - one in healthcare and the other in vocational training - were signed on Monday (Jan 9), witnessed by Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Dr Tan is in Cambodia until Jan 11 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore shares ended higher in cautious trade on Monday after ... Asian stocks gave up early gains as investor caution grew before a news conference by US president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, where his views on global trade and China will be ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore's defence minister said Monday that nine armoured personnel carriers that are being held in Hong Kong should be returned immediately under sovereign immunity laws. Customs authorities in Hong Kong, a Chinese territory, seized the ... ( read original story ...)

Beginning on January 11, the fifth edition of Singapore Art Week will host 12 days of visual arts events spotlighting Singapore's thriving art scene. The Singapore Art Week program is spread across a number of venues, including galleries, museums ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore Pools on Tuesday (Jan 10) said a glitch in its sports prize claims system has been fixed. A Singapore Pools spokesman said: "The temporary service disruption (which affected only sports prize claim service at retail outlets) was ... ( read original story ...)

Home prices in Singapore fell by almost three percent year-on-year in Q3 2016, revealed Global Property Guide. Amidst a slowdown in Singapore’s economy, its residential market remained sluggish during the third quarter of 2016, with home prices down by 2 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE Singapore's defence minister said on Monday that the nine armoured vehicles seized in Hong Kong could not be detained or confiscated but that he welcomed Hong Kong's pledge that the dispute would be handled in line with its laws. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's defense minister says nine armored personnel carriers that have been detained in Hong Kong should be returned immediately under sovereign immunity laws. Customs authorities in Hong Kong, a Chinese territory, seized the eight-wheeled Terrex ... ( read original story ...)