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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will announce in the next few months plans to replace its ageing F-16 fighter jets, its defense minister said, listing a number of manufacturers that could be in the running for a deal potentially worth billions of dollars. ( read original story ...)

Singapore faces its highest terrorism threat level since the time of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001 and the 2002 Bali bombings, Singapore’s defense minister said. “There are no signs to indicate that this will abate within even the next ... ( read original story ...)

A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Singapore Airlines is ready to claim the title of “world’s longest flight” this October when it resumes non-stop service between Singapore and Newark. The Singapore-bound leg will clock in at 18 hours, 45 ... ( read original story ...)

Brexit worries may be damping sentiment in Europe but in Asia, real-estate investors don’t appear too concerned. While Chinese purchasers of London property have put away their wallets as capital controls bite, buyers from Hong Kong, Singapore and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid to protect the tightly-controlled country from infectious diseases. The country of 5.6 million people is a popular tourist destination, with ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore millennials aren’t all selfie-obsessed narcissists blowing their pay on avocado toast. More than half the city-state’s 21-36 year-olds already own a home, according to a HSBC Holdings Plc survey. What’s more, 24 percent of those own ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has revived the muscular foreign policy that characterized his first stint in power, seeking to renegotiate a longstanding water supply agreement with Singapore and taking shots at both the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Donald Trump was heading to Singapore for a historic summit with North Korea's leader, a State Department diplomatic security agent who was part of the advance team reported hearing an unusual sound he believed was similar to ... ( read original story ...)

Asked about the water issue at a news conference later on Monday, Mahathir brushed it aside saying it “was not pressing”. Singapore’s foreign ministry said in an e-mailed statement on Monday that “both sides must comply fully with all the ... ( read original story ...)

Getty Images oBike announced it was pulling out of Singapore, just weeks after departing from Melbourne. Bike sharing company oBike has announced it will immediately cease all operations in Singapore, where the company was founded, with customers in ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 20 Singaporean businesses people are expected to visit North Korea to explore opportunities there, an executive said on Thursday, in anticipation of better ties after Singapore played host to a North Korea-U.S. summit. Michael Heng, a business ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore urged Malaysia on Monday to fully comply with a water-sharing agreement struck in 1962, after Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he was looking to renegotiate it. Mahathir, in an interview with Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Bicycle-sharing company oBike ceased operating in its home market of Singapore on Monday, citing difficulties in meeting tightened regulations in the city-state that seek to clamp down on haphazard parking of dock-less bikes. Bike-sharing is ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stocks declined, with the nation’s benchmark index entering a correction, as the continued trade tensions between U.S. and China triggered a selloff across Asia. The Straits Times Index dropped 1.1 percent at 3:20 p.m., taking its decline to 10 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Sunday it spent S$16.3 million ($12 million) on hosting the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, less than earlier reports that had angered some locals. Most of the money ... ( read original story ...)

The path to ending the custody dispute between the National Stock Exchange of India and Singapore Exchange Ltd. passes through a parable involving three kids and a flute. A minor domestic quarrel has turned into a major court battle over who gets to trade ... ( read original story ...)