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Singapore will amend a law that allowed a megachurch pastor to escape a harsher prison term for fraud despite funnelling millions in church funds into his wife's music career, a senior official said Monday, following a public backlash. In a case that ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: Singapore’s government is seeking to amend a law that led to shortened sentences for church leaders convicted of misusing millions of dollars, in a case that has gripped the city-state where there is little tolerance for corruption. This ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore and China have agreed to deepen collaboration between their armed forces following a meeting of defence ministers from both countries. China's Defence Minister, General Chang Wanquan, who arrived in Singapore on Sunday (Feb 4) for an ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore employers are potentially alienating job candidates with their slow feedback and poor communication during the recruitment process, new research from recruitment consultancy Robert Half shows. Nearly half of the 500 jobseekers polled ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines plans to use blockchain technology to give its frequent flyers a new way to spend their accumulated miles, it said on Monday. The company said a digital wallet app for its KrisFlyer loyalty programme would be ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Airbus is showcasing its twin-engine A350-1000 at the Singapore Airshow this week, as it looks to garner more interest in the company's latest wide-body aircraft. This is the first time the 366-seat jetliner - a longer variant of the 325-seat ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore's government is seeking to amend a law that led to shortened sentences for church leaders convicted of misusing millions of dollars, in a case that has gripped the city-state where there is little tolerance for corruption. This ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's tourism agency has hit back at lifestyle magazine Time Out for ranking the wealthy city state among the world's least exciting cities, by releasing a video that mockingly declares, "There is nothing exciting to do." The magazine's City Life ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore retained its position as the second freest economy in the world for the 24th consecutive year, but the margin with top-ranked rival Hong Kong has widened further. Singapore scored 88.8 points on the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ... ( read original story ...)

"If there's an attack in the Philippines, it may get half an hour in a 24-hour news cycle. An attack in Singapore with all the multicultural individuals operating here, will be within the narrative for a few days at least." In early 2017, Aon lifted ... ( read original story ...)

"If there's an attack in the Philippines, it may get half an hour in a 24-hour news cycle. An attack in Singapore with all the multicultural individuals operating here, will be within the narrative for a few days at least." In early 2017, Aon lifted ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is officially in a political silly season – and elections are not even due until 2021. Speculation on who will replace Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong went into overdrive last week when the 65-year-old’s latest comments suggested the ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore Airlines flight bound for Singapore from Taiwan ... "The crew acted normally." Taiwan's Apple Daily news site said in a report on Friday that the plane was on the runway when Taipei police informed the airport police that a woman had made ... ( read original story ...)

Reactions to the news have been mixed, with some customers bemoaning the loss and threatening to "boycott Subway", while others hoped that they'll still be able to get the regular menu in Singapore. ( read original story ...)

Singapore continued to be a safe and secure home in 2017 ... and was enhanced to allow users to subscribe to alerts based on their location, and to receive news alerts on terrorist incidents around the world. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singaporeans who want to watch this month's Pyeongchang ... The national broadcaster's statement read: "Regular news updates on the Winter Olympics are available on Channel NewsAsia, 938Now, Today and our other platforms featuring news segments." ( read original story ...)