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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) plummeted as much as 9 percent on Monday as brokers cut their earnings estimates after a move by India’s three main bourses to stop licensing their indexes and securities to foreign exchanges. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Grip, which was part of Farrell’s Empire Trilogy of novels, which also includes Troubles and The Siege of Krishnapur was originally published in 1978. It tells the story of a British family living in Singapore at the time of the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

An 8-year-old Singapore boy allegedly got hit on the buttocks with a wooden ruler by the principal of a childcare centre. His furious mum asks, “My son really just did it with no ill intentions, does it warrant a punishment like this?” She has since ... ( read original story ...)

You don't see this often, at least not with a law enforcement body such as the Singapore Police Force (SPF), who has recently upped their social media game much to the amusement of their Facebook fans. Over the weekend, the police released two tongue-in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore actress Quan Yi Fong was admitted to the hospital on Friday night (9 Feb) to undergo an operation on her right leg. The actress posted photos of herself in a hospital bed on Instagram on Saturday (10 Feb), and thanked her friend and celebrity ... ( read original story ...)

Oracle's new Digital Hub in Singapore to offer local SMBs support and resources needed to power digital transformation and innovation SINGAPORE, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Singapore can now further reap the benefits ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Exchange Ltd. stock fell the most since November 2008 in early trading Monday as investors reacted to the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.’s move to end its licensing pact with the Lion City bourse. NSE, together with other ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore may unveil an e-commerce tax in next week’s budget, setting the tone for a region that’s grappling with online retail’s assault on brick-and-mortar vendors. Eight of the 12 economists in a Bloomberg survey said the Feb. 19 budget will ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia will discuss in detail with Singapore the proposal to introduce a single inspection centre on the Johor Causeway, Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Sunday (Feb 11). Singapore may unveil an e-commerce tax in next week ... ( read original story ...)

LABIS (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia will need to hold further discussions with Singapore over the possibility of having a single border checkpoint between the two countries, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Sunday (Feb 11). ( read original story ...)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Singapore’s reduction of toll rates at the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link will only be on April 1 because the city-state requires some time to make necessary adjustments, Putrajaya said today. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow ... ( read original story ...)

Breaking the news to the stewardesses that they must cut their hair ... Juat Fang Foo, cabin crew training manager for Singapore Airlines, said not many women make it to the ‘top ranks’ of stewarding because of this. ‘We do have a returning mothers ... ( read original story ...)

Grid girls will be conspicuously absent for September's Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, but the international uproar surrounding F1's decision has not compelled other major sports here to follow suit. Ring girls or cheerleaders will continue to feature ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Despite robust growth in passenger traffic, blockbuster commercial aircraft deals were missing in action at the Singapore Airshow this week. The world's biggest plane-makers Boeing and Airbus did not unveil any plane orders ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore and Malaysian police have solved at least 10 cases of cross-border Internet love scams involving losses of over S$240,000 in a joint investigation that began last December. The investigation carried out by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD ... ( read original story ...)

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we bring you a series about love stories of people living in Singapore. By Niki Bruce, Contributor The OkCupid match came up at 98 per cent, suggesting that Singaporean e-commerce entrepreneur June Fong should hook up with one ... ( read original story ...)