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The Singapore prime minister's estranged brother said on Tuesday he will not contest the July 10 election as the city-state "does not need another Lee". Lee Hsien Yang, who has been embroiled in a ... ( read original story ...)

For the day, the index gained 15.81 points or 0.61 percent to finish at the daily low of 2,589.91 after peaking at 2,610.99. Volume was 2.34 billion shares worth 1.6 billion Singapore dollars. There ... ( read original story ...)

Taking bites and sipping drinks are one of the few public, mask-free moments people can enjoy as Singapore emerges from two months of lockdown. With flouters facing fines and prosecution, it’s clear ... ( read original story ...)

Lee Hsien Yang's announcement as the nine-day election campaign kicked off Tuesday deflated the hype built up after he joined the opposition Progress Singapore Party ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's estranged brother is not running in next month's general election but said Tuesday he hopes to be a “catalyst for change" as ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday that German payment firm Wirecard's local entities had informed it that they are assessing their ability to continue providing services in the city-state after ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Prime Minister's brother will not contest the July 10 election, a party source said on Tuesday, after the deadline for nominations. ( read original story ...)

NextBillion.ai secures $7 million in its Series A round and plans to use the funds to expand its team and boost product and research development, which focuses on customised "hyperlocal" artificial ... ( read original story ...)

Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Singapore’s prime minster, didn’t submit nomination papers to stand as a candidate against the ruling party in the upcoming general election. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s financial regulators are working with local police to scrutinize aspects of the case surrounding Wirecard AG, the scandal-ridden German payments company. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market turned lower again on Monday, one session after it had halted the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 45 points or 1.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s nine-day election campaign officially kicks off Tuesday with candidate nominations, and the big question enthralling the city-state is whether Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s estranged ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is distributing a digital contact-tracing device to people who don't use smartphones, as part of the city-state's efforts to contain coronavirus. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his decision to call for a general election on July 10, as the country continues to ease its partial lockdown measures. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday a July 10 general election was not about him or a family dispute with his siblings after his estranged brother joined an opposition party. Lee ... ( read original story ...)

When the brother of Singapore's prime minister joined the opposition to the party their father led through the city-state's independence and rise as a nation, he brought a bitter family squabble into ... ( read original story ...)