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MELBOURNE: The grounds of Melbourne's most famous racecourse was on Saturday (Sep 9) packed with more than 6,000 Singaporeans who turned up for this year's Singapore Day. Held each year in a major city, the day-long event is organised to provide an ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore should end harassment of peaceful activists, Human Rights Watch has said, after participants at a candlelight vigil for a man being executed for drug trafficking were stopped from leaving the country. On July 13, around a ... ( read original story ...)

Explore Singapore, the Southeast Asian city-state home to an explosive tech world and a rich multicultural creative scene. We create our own identity, our own DNA. We’re not following European or Japanese or American design styles,” says Kevin He ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Police in Singapore have arrested a man suspected of planning to join Islamic State-linked fighters in the Philippines and a woman who was in contact with foreign militants, the government said in Thursday. Singapore, regarded as the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia have launched a commemorative stamp set to mark 50 years of bilateral ties, Singapore Post (SingPost) said in a press release on Thursday (Sep 7). "The joint issue by SingPost and Pos Indonesia features coral reefs of ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Singapore have arrested a man suspected of planning to join Islamic State-linked fighters in the Philippines and a woman who was in contact with foreign militants, the government said on Thursday. Singapore, regarded as the most stable country in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has the most to fear from an ageing population among Asia-Pacific nations, a new study shows. It noted yesterday that the country faces a double whammy: a shrinking workforce coupled with slower progress than its Asian neighbours in getting more ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo lauded the close bilateral ties between Singapore and Indonesia on Thursday (Sept 7) as both countries marked 50 years of bilateral ties and pledged to further ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE’S TOURISM Board and Economic Development Board are now promoting the island-state with the slogan “Passion Made Possible”. It replaces the “Your Singapore” pitch in use since 2010 and is aimed at businesses as well as tourists. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE -- While Japan had the biggest slump in its workforce in Asia over the last 10 years, Singapore has the most to fear from an ageing population over the next two decades. The city state will face a double whammy: a shrinking workforce and slower ... ( read original story ...)

While Japan had the biggest slump in its workforce in Asia over the last 10 years, Singapore has the most to fear from an aging population over the next two decades. The city state will face a double whammy: a shrinking workforce and slower progress than ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is visiting Singapore on Wednesday (Sep 6) and Thursday for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders' Retreat with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a media statement. President ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Government agencies International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and SPRING will merge and form a new agency to help companies grow and internationalise, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Tuesday (Sep 5). The merged agency, named ... ( read original story ...)

Start your day with what's moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. In tech-savvy Singapore, where almost everyone has a smartphone, nine out of 10 people still prefer to pay for everyday transactions the old-fashioned way – with cash. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Singapore are seeking to snare a bigger share of the $540 trillion global derivatives business, taking advantage of tough new UK and European banking rules and uncertainty created by Britain’s plans to leave the ... ( read original story ...)

The festival concluded with '7 Letters', which featured seven short films by Singapore's seven top filmmakers. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)