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Singapore’s status as a hyperconnected financial hub makes it a prime target for hackers, and recently reported attacks have intensified the focus on cyber security as it pushes to become one of the w... ( read original story ...)

Singapore - A Singaporean man has been slapped with a 9 400-dollar fine for keeping 98 tarantulas at his home, local authorities say. Tam Jiaming, 34, had initially aroused suspicion while attempting ... ( read original story ...)

In his opening remarks, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on the ... a copy of which was seen by Kyodo News. In veiled criticism of China's militarisation of disputed features in the Sou... ( read original story ...)

Real-time values of Singapore and Malaysia’s market benchmarks were temporarily disrupted on Thursday due to technical glitches at index provider FTSE Russell. The issue became apparent when Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

* Singapore shares drop 1.4 pct * Asian shares slump on renewed worries of Sino-U.S. trade spat By Syed Saif Hussain Naqvi Aug 2 (Reuters) - Singapore shares fell sharply on Thursday as quarterly earn... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats have opened an annual meeting to tackle a slew of security concerns, including South China Sea territorial disputes, with host Singapore calling on the bloc ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - DBS Group Holdings Ltd Southeast Asia’s biggest lender, reported a 20 percent jump in second-quarter profit, slightly below market expectations as the impact of business v... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — World shares were mixed Wednesday on uncertainties over trade, as news the U.S. and China may be working to reopen trade talks was overshadowed by talk of plans for even higher tariffs on ... ( read original story ...)

Who would have expected that a hardened cop from Singapore could be a champion chef in Australia? Sasha Cheliah, who migrated to Adelaide six years ago, just scored the top prize in the 2018 season of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Asian shares are mostly higher as traders watch ... The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks jumped 1.1 percent to 1,670.80. Bloomberg News reported, citing two people familiar wit... ( read original story ...)

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to discuss security threats posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and Myanmar's brutal crackdown on its Rohingya Muslim minority during h... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Shoppers in Singapore take 820 million plastic bags from supermarkets each year – an average of 146 plastic bags for each person, a study commissioned by the Singapore Environment Council ( ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore lags most financial hubs when it comes to gender diversity on corporate boards, so much so that a government-backed group has started calling out companies with no female directors. The stra... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - From Singapore Idol to entrepreneur to Grab driver. Hady Mirza, whose voice captivated local audiences in 2006, was also reportedly involved in youth work in 2013, having co-founded local ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s luxury real estate market is likely to be hardest hit by the government’s most-recent property curbs, with sales forecast to fall between 30 and 40 percent in the next two quarters. Overse... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore are at a very good level, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said today. He said both governments saw the issue of the High Speed R... ( read original story ...)