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SINGAPORE: More than 200 students in Singapore had part of their British-administered school leaving exam paper stolen when they were sent to be marked in Britain, the Singapore exam board said on Friday. A parcel containing 238 scripts of the 2017 GCE A-L ... ( read original story ...)

In two years, Singapore will require digital purchases, which are now exempt, to be subject to the goods and services tax (GST). Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the move on Monday when he unveiled Budget 2018. The Inland Revenue Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

New Zealand topped the list with 89 points, five points higher than Singapore. Transparency International’s (TI) Corruptions Perceptions Index ranked Singapore as the sixth least corrupt country in the world in 2017. The index scores and ranks countries ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s decision to increase stamp duty on expensive home purchases is unlikely to derail a recovery in the city-state’s housing market, with modest price gains still expected this year, the head of a property developers ... ( read original story ...)

A River Ryan man accused of robbing a bank in Singapore will face an extradition hearing in Magistrates’ Court in London, July 23-24. David James Roach made an appearance in court via video link from a London prison on Thursday and was remanded back in ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S.—with a projected 2018 federal budget deficit of 4 percent of Gross Domestic Product and an economy running at close to full employment—just cut taxes by $1.5 trillion over 10 years, even as it increased net spending by $300 billion over just ... ( read original story ...)

Using blockchain and smart contracts for a more accessible, more efficient and more transparent way of buying and managing insurance SINGAPORE, Feb. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Insurance Market, Singapore's first fully online and automated insurance platform ... ( read original story ...)

Passport Index, an organization that ranks nations based on their travel freedoms as well as visa requirements, had declared that both Singapore and South Korea will share the #1 spot for the world’s most powerful passports on Tuesday. The top three ... ( read original story ...)

All my travelling experience brought me to a single realisation. The best way to travel is to travel like a local because they know their place best. What to eat, where to play and how to get from one place from another. No disrespect to any travel ... ( read original story ...)

Shark fin soup has been a tradition at Chinese festive celebrations and wedding banquets, but growing demand of shark fin soup is pushing sharks to extinction and disrupting the balance of our oceans. Without sharks, the entire ocean ecosystem could be ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 85 points or 2.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,490-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will begin levying a carbon tax starting in 2019 in an effort to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and help make companies there more competitive. Punishments for sexual offences and new penalties for sexual crimes targetting women ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers traveling between Singapore and Perth can soon board the new Boeing 787-10, with flights on the aircraft expected to begin in May. SIA said in a statement on Thursday that the Australian city will become the second ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will criminalise skipping bail following the attempted escape of a man convicted in a high-profile fraud case at a megachurch, a senior government official said Thursday. In a case that gripped the city-state with a heady mix of religion, showbiz ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: The looming demolition of a horseshoe-shaped tower block that symbolised Singapore’s growth from a port town to an affluent city-state has sparked soul-searching about whether enough is being done to protect the country’s recent history ... ( read original story ...)

Digital transformation is expected to add $10 billion (S$13.2 billion) to Singapore’s GDP by the year 2021, Microsoft said on Wednesday (Feb 21). An additional S$145 million is being set aside for Tech Skills Accelerator. The Government is also planning ... ( read original story ...)