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Toiling for long hours for meagre salaries and living in crowded dormitories, migrant construction workers have helped build modern-day Singapore but remain all but invisible to many in the affluent ... ( read original story ...)

* Singapore hits lowest closing level since March 25 * Thai customs-cleared trade data due Wednesday * Vietnam snaps 7 straight sessions of gains By Niyati Shetty May 21 (Reuters) - Indonesian ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to suspend the construction of a billion-dollar train project linking the wealthy city-state with its neighbour’s southern state of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to suspend the construction of a billion dollar train project linking the city-state to the southern Malaysian state of Johor, their transport ... ( read original story ...)

A lot of real talk and a passion-fueled conversation that runs the gamut from the impact of technology on currency, to the vagaries of intuiting what travelers really want. My first visit to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s economy grew at a faster pace in the first quarter than the government previously estimated, a sign of the city state’s resilience in the face of weaker global demand and a ... ( read original story ...)

Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need. Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., a 187-year-old conglomerate with more than $42 billion in sales, has been among ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China’s defense minister will speak at an Asia defense forum in Singapore, the organizer said on Monday, the first time in eight years that Beijing has been represented at this ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/YANGON (Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp is planning to open dozens of petrol stations in Myanmar, the first major foreign investor to enter the fast-growing Southeast Asian fuel ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The Singapore dollar is poised to weaken further as the escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies weighs down growth in the export-dependent city-state. Poor export ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore urged the U.S. to allow China to have a greater say in shaping global rules to avoid a prolonged clash that could force smaller countries to choose between the world’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's prime minister Friday rejected allegations the city-state's new law to combat "fake news" is aimed at stifling free speech, following criticism from rights groups and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says a global call to curb the spread of hate and extremism on internet platforms is an "effective" response to the New Zealand mosque attacks, but stopped ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong said on Friday that an order for 31 737 MAX jets from Boeing remains “intact”, despite deadly crashes involving the aircraft. The airline’s ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore urged the U.S. to allow China to have a greater say in shaping global rules to avoid a prolonged clash that could force smaller countries to choose between the world’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed real estate firm City Developments (CDL) said on Wednesday it intended to invest nearly $1 billion in China including the purchase of an indirect stake ... ( read original story ...)