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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 ...)

HONG KONG — Singapore introduced draft legislation on Monday that it said would combat false or misleading information on the internet, but critics said the measure could be used as a cudgel against ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore plans to introduce tough new laws to hold online outlets accountable for the spread of fake news, joining countries around the world in putting pressure on companies like ... ( read original story ...)