What a close brush with disaster, readers will think. What a potential loss to English letters and the Clerkenwell restaurant trade. Relax. This happened in one of the safest countries on Earth. I got my infant meanderings out of the way in Singapore.
Bangkok hospital says several badly injured on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery
A Bangkok hospital says many of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence need operations on their spines.
A flight attendant was burned by boiling water, and an elderly woman didn’t know where she was after massive turbulence on a Singapore flight, passenger says
"I remember kind of waking up on the floor, and listening to people crying," Josh Silverstone, who was on the flight, said.
Several injured passengers on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery, hospital says
Passengers have described the “sheer terror” of the aircraft shuddering, loose items flying and injured people lying paralyzed on the floor of the plane.
Singapore Airlines issues update on passengers seriously injured on UK flight
Singapore Airlines has announced that 46 passengers and two crew members are still in the hospital receiving treatment after the ill-fated flight that saw a British man die. The airline's chief executive Goh Choon Phong has been meeting passengers ...
Allianz is lead insurer for Singapore Airlines plane-sources
Allianz is the lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines aircraft which left one person dead and scores injured after it hit severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Bangkok this week, two sources said on Thursday.
Taylor Swift and Coldplay concerts may have saved Singapore’s economy from shrinking last quarter
Strong services spending, spurred from superstar concerts, offset a decline in manufacturing in the first quarter of 2024.
Singapore posts fastest growth in 18 months as outlook improves
Singapore's economy grew 2.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the quickest pace in 18 months, data showed on Thursday as the government said it expected manufacturing and trade-related sectors to improve over the course of 2024.
S. Korea ‘monk’ DJ ditches robe to avoid Singapore ban
A controversial South Korean DJ "monk" will avoid a ban in Singapore by performing in the city-state without his robe or any religious references, a nightclub hosting him said Thursday. He is scheduled to perform next month at a nightclub in Singapore,
President Tokayev makes his first state visit to Singapore
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is making his first state visit to Singapore. The three-day visit starting today (22 May) is expected to strengthen Singapore's ties with the Central Asian state.
Shaken passengers arrive in Singapore after deadly turbulence-hit flight
More than 140 passengers and crew from a Singapore Airlines flight on which one person died during heavy turbulence finally reached Singapore on Wednesday, with 20 still fighting for their lives in a Bangkok hospital.
Singapore Doubles Down on Executions
On May 8, Singapore’s home minister, K. Shanmugam, announced that the Post-Appeal in Capital Cases Act (PACC), which was passed in 2022, would imminently come into force. This law will severely curtail prisoners’ ability to appeal their convictions and ...
Singapore’s Economy Grew at Faster Pace in First Quarter
SINGAPORE—Singapore’s economy grew at a faster pace in the first quarter of 2024, as growth in sectors such as construction, wholesale trade, and retail trade overcame contraction in the manufacturing sector.
Singapore expects key exports to come in at the lower end of its 4-6% growth forecast for 2024
SINGAPORE - Singapore expects growth in key exports to come in at the lower end of its 4 per cent to 6 per cent growth forecast in 2024 due to a disappointing start to the year. Read more at straitstimes.
Singapore Q1 GDP up 2.7% Y/y, Above Market Forecast
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy grew 2.7% on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2024, government data showed on Thursday, matching a preliminary estimate of 2.7% released last month. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast annual ...
Singapore Maintains 2024 Economic Growth Outlook Despite Risks
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore maintained its economic growth outlook for 2024 as improving prospects for the US and China gave the city-state reason to look past risks from geopolitical tensions and diverging monetary policy paths globally. Most Read from ...