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BKH Jerky stands for Bee Kim Heng, which means "beautiful golden smell." People walking by can smell the aroma coming from two or three blocks away, said owner Scott Lim. And customers can see the ... ( read original story ...)

Tech giants have reacted with horror after Singapore proposed laws against "fake news" allowing authorities to order the removal of content and impose hefty fines, in what critics say is an assault on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE IS fighting fake news — or is it fighting free speech? The line between the two is thin, and the island nation’s proposed rules for regulation are a reminder that confronting misinformation ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and Malaysia reached an agreement to end their months-long airspace dispute, the transport ministers of the two neighboring countries said in a joint statement on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on Friday said that it would participate in a technical review panel on the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet led by the U.S. Federal Aviation ... ( read original story ...)

The 20-year-old double gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Para Games told Yahoo News Singapore at a media event in the Sport Singapore office, “Definitely, we will be racing with an eye on getting a ... ( read original story ...)

Living where you work and play may not seem like the ideal balance in terms of escaping the grind, but it’s a key plank of Singapore’s vision for its central business district. Like many cities’ ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has seized 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in a shipping container destined for Vietnam, the biggest seizure of its kind globally in five years, authorities said ... ( read original story ...)

This week Singapore's government proposed its anti-fake news law in parliament - the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill. The government says the law is necessary to protect ... ( read original story ...)

The proposed law would authorize Singapore to order “corrections” to online content hosted anywhere in the world if a minister determines that a statement is false in whole or in part, that it is ... ( read original story ...)

Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted regulation, well he's getting it — in the shape of sweeping new ban on fake news in Singapore, which could spell trouble for Facebook. The Protection from Online ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Singapore announced about S$9 billion ($6.66 billion) of investments in the tourism sector on Wednesday, including the construction of a fourth tower at the Marina Bay Sands hotel and the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has a message for shipping companies considering cheating on rules starting next year to combat pollution to save a few dollars on their fuel bills: don’t. Captains and owners of vessels ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore submits a wide-ranging fake news legislation in parliament, stoking fears from tech companies and human rights groups that it may give the government too much power and hinder freedom of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines Ltd. found “premature blade deterioration” during routine inspections of some plane engines, leading the carrier to ground two Boeing Co. 787-10 aircraft in a widening turbine ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - American pop stars Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande were on an “offensive lyrics” list presented to members of parliament in socially-conservative Singapore as part of a statement by ... ( read original story ...)