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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called Tuesday for early elections to seek a fresh mandate despite the coronavirus pandemic. Lee said in a televised speech that he has advised the country’s ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is to hold general elections on July 10 amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien-loong said Tuesday in a televised address. ( read original story ...)

Although Singapore has the second-highest coronavirus caseload in Southeast Asia, the prime minister said the polls planned for July 10 would come at a time that was “relatively stable.” ... ( read original story ...)

Opposition groups have attacked the timing of the poll, with the Singapore Democratic Party saying that calling an election next month would "needlessly jeopardise the safety and health of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's parliament has been dissolved, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday, an indication that the date of the general election will be declared soon. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has swept through crowded migrant worker dormitories. A ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday he had advised the city-state's president to dissolve parliament as he had decided to call a general election. ( read original story ...)

Sparrow Exchange, a Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading platform based in Singapore, announced today it has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by HDR Group, the owner of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's prime minister will address the nation on Tuesday as it emerges from weeks of lockdown to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and as speculation mounts about a looming general election. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has received a license application from scandal-hit electronics payments firm Wirecard under the country's new Payments Services Act, ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has told Wirecard AG to ensure it keeps customer funds from its payments processing business in the city state in local banks, the financial regulator said. ( read original story ...)

Chinese tech giant launches virtual academy in Singapore offering 140 free online courses in artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud computing, and big data, and aims to certify 1,000 engineers in the ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sinking almost 40 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 2,630-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

Perched on platforms near the swimming pool at the sprawling residence, two 15-ton stone lions cut imposing figures. The main house’s exterior walls are fitted with display panels showcasing centuries ... ( read original story ...)

Faced with an unprecedented crisis, an imported citizen like me must rediscover myself in what will last in this city-state I loved Singapore's riches: I did not love Singapore. The pandemic has ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in China Maple Leaf, one of the largest China–based preschool to K-12 education service companies, rose by nearly 10% at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today after it agreed to buy the operator ... ( read original story ...)