Singapore tightens up security ahead of Trump and Kim arrivals

Singapore tightens its security ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Singapore tightens its security ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Press CTRL+C ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Postcard: Summit island hides macabre history

SINGAPORE – A new surveillance camera was installed and restaurants closed on Singapore's Sentosa Island, a popular tropical getaway thrust into the spotlight ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Located a ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and Kim set to arrive in Singapore for historic summit

Kim’s private jet, a decades-old Il-62, departed Pyongyang late on Sunday morning and appeared to be headed for Singapore, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said without providing further details. Kim is expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Postcard: Trouble with doubles and media frenzy

SINGAPORE — The small island nation of Singapore ... Most of the mainstream media are controlled by government-linked companies and independent news websites are wary of strict defamation laws that government leaders have used to silence critics. ( read original story ...)

Trump’s Singapore gambit is money

(CNN)President Donald Trump has signaled his opening -- and maybe best -- gambit when he meets with Kim Jong Un in Singapore in the coming days. It's money -- an improved economy for the Hermit Kingdom. Trump, speaking of the leaders of Japan and South ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore diplomat: ‘All systems go’ for Trump-Kim summit

BEIJING -- Singapore's foreign minister says it's "all systems go" for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be held in the Southeast Asian city-state next week. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said ... ( read original story ...)

Kim Jong Un impersonator says detained at Singapore airport

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Australian comedian known for impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was detained by Singapore’s authorities on Friday and questioned about his political views, before being allowed into the country. The incident ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Postcard: Double trouble and media frenzy

He reminded them that Singapore exercises "very strict government power," which ... Most of the mainstream media are controlled by government-linked companies and independent news websites are wary of strict defamation laws that government leaders have ... ( read original story ...)