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SINGAPORE - They are the foot soldiers of Singapore's efforts to keep its waters safe, boarding ships in small teams to check that they have not been seized by pirates or terrorists, for example. In their full gear, the sea marshals of the Navy's 180 ... ( read original story ...)

Shareholders in Bayer have welcomed the news that Singapore’s state investment fund Temasek bought €3 billion ($3.7 billion) worth of shares in the German chemicals group. The investment will likely reduce the looming capital hike needed to fund its ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) - Singapore’s Keppel Corp first quarter profit rose to its highest level in nine quarters, helped by a divestment gain and contributions from property trading in Singapore and China. Keppel, whose businesses range from rig ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - The deadline for tender submissions for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) Assets Company (AssetsCo) has been extended to Dec 28, 2018. The initial deadline for the submission of bids for the AssetsCo tender was June 29. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — A Singaporean tutor has pleaded guilty to helping six Chinese students cheat in school exams in a "highly sophisticated" operation using video calling and skin-coloured earphones, court documents seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has expressed interest in buying into Chinese conglomerate HNA's Hong Kong-based carriers, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways, according to a source familiar with the matter. However, an ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Singapore's non-oil exports unexpectedly fell from a year earlier in March as electronics fell for the fourth consecutive month, official data showed on Tuesday. Exports fell 2.7 percent in March from a year earlier, according to trade agency ... ( read original story ...)

Airbnb, which previously called Singapore’s regulatory framework “untenable” after news of the illegal rentals broke late last year, said on Monday it welcomed the consultation. “We’re committed to reasonable solutions that will allow responsible ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore began seeking public feedback on proposals to allow short-term rentals of private homes such as those on Airbnb. The government is seeking feedback on issues such as what homes should qualify and the responsibilities of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out and recognize faces in crowds across the island-state. The plan to install the cameras, which will be ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank tightened monetary policy for the first time in six years on Friday, saying the city-state’s economy is expected to continue growing steadily even as it acknowledged risks from a trade spat between the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's central bank tightened monetary policy for the first time in six years. Preliminary data showed its economy also grew more than expected in the first quarter from the previous quarter on an annualized basis, on the back of continued growth in ... ( read original story ...)

The eighth edition of the Singapore Yacht Show is back this week. Southeast Asia is seeing increasing potential as a yachting region, industry players told CNBC, so expectations for the event were high. The marina on Singapore's Sentosa island will see ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's central bank joined the global monetary policy tightening trend, supported by a solid economic growth outlook, even as a trade war brews between the city state's two largest trading partners. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, which uses the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank tightened monetary policy for the first time in six years on Friday, saying the city-state's economy should continue to grow, even as it acknowledged risks from a possible escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions. ( read original story ...)

Singapore - An elderly polar bear at Singapore zoo, one of the site's most beloved animals, may be put down after its health deteriorated markedly, the zoo operator said Thursday. Inuka, the first polar bear born in the tropics, has reached the grand old ... ( read original story ...)