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Editor’s Note: The following was adapted from Singapore by John Curtis Perry with permission from Oxford University Press USA. Copyright © 2017 Oxford University Press and published by Oxford University Press USA (www.oup.com/us). All rights reserved. ( read original story ...)

Nine armored personnel carriers belonging to Singapore that were seized in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong will be returned, officials said Tuesday. The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received a letter from ... ( read original story ...)

The Lions' AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign will begin on 28 March with an away against Bahrain. Singapore will take on Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei in Group E in the Final Round of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: After a record two years of negative inflation, consumer prices in Singapore finally rose in December last year, with headline inflation coming in at 0.2 per cent. The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) was due to a larger increase in ... ( read original story ...)

HONG Kong and Singapore are often pitted against each other as rival international finance and fintech hubs, but analysts say the two cities should be seen as partners - a view fintech companies seem to support too. After a successful launch in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore's annual headline consumer price index in December rose for the first time in more than two years, but weak consumption and a subdued labour market suggest that inflation will remain modest for some time. The all-items consumer price ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The director of the film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan’s best-seller about Singapore’s secret moneyed elite, is keen to shoot as much of the movie here as possible, while hinting that local actors could be in line for some key ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore (AFP) - When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal -- digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology. From technophobic pensioners to cash ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will lift its Reciprocal Road Charge of S$6.40 (RM20), which will start from Feb 15, once Malaysia imposes its Road Charge (RC) at the Thai border. The matter was conveyed to Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk Ilango Karuppannan by ... ( read original story ...)

PETALING JAYA: Singapore says there are "fundamental differences" between its Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) and Malaysia's Road Charge (RC), hence it has "no choice but to respond with the Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC). In a post on the Singaporean government ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore will have to adopt a wait and see approach when it comes to the trade policies under the new US administration and adapt accordingly, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on Saturday (Jan 21). While Singapore believes that ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The Singaporean economy as a whole is on a steady path and at a stable level, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Fri (Jan 20) at a forum jointly organised by the EDB Society and the Straits Times. Responding to questions on Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)

One of the huge tanks at Sentosa's S.E.A Aquarium in Singapore. Photo / Supplied A "don't know how lucky we are" moment comes near the end of our visit to the aquarium in the Sentosa resorts area of Singapore. The small group of journalists is ushered ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore's climb to the top of global education rankings has put the spotlight on how an education system that had been seen as somewhat too competitive, stressful and exam-oriented has evolved into one of the best in the world. Last year, the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The Genting Dream luxury cruise ship will make Singapore its home port from Dec 3, in a year-long deployment. This was announced on Thursday (Jan 19) by Genting Hong Kong's premium cruise line brand Dream Cruises. The 18-deck, 151,300-tonne ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s three-year decline in home prices could see relief from an unexpected quarter in 2017: Hong Kong. So says Cushman & Wakefield Inc., which expects the slide in the city-state’s home prices to end this year as foreign investors turned off by ... ( read original story ...)