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SINGAPORE — US Navy ship sustains damage after it collides with merchant ship east of Singapore and Straits of Malacca. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ( read original story ...)

A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with a tanker early Monday in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca, and at least 10 sailors are missing. The Navy said five others were hurt. The USS John S. McCain sustained damage on its port ... ( read original story ...)

Despite its advantages as a well-connected society, Singapore still lags behind other cities in some areas and will need to catch up and be better prepared for future transformation. Specifically, it had fallen behind in e-payment adoption compared to ... ( read original story ...)

A baby flamingo fashionista has had a suave pair of blue shoes made for it to protect its feet from hot concrete in a zoo in Singapore. Squish, the Greater Flamingo born two and a half months ago at Singapore's Jurong Bird Park, was spotted showing off ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s reputation for slick infrastructure and efficient public transport received a knock Friday morning as two of its five mass transit rail lines suffered signaling failures, leaving thousands of disgruntled passengers late for work and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s reputation for world-class infrastructure and efficient public transport received a knock on Friday morning as two of its five mass-transit rail lines suffered signalling failures, leaving thousands of disgruntled passengers late ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: When Ms Ho Zhi Li was looking for a pre-school for her first-born son Clyde, she paid special attention to its environment and surroundings. “I wanted to see if there’s space for the kids to explore and run around,” said the mother of two ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: For half a century, Singapore’s creation story has been one of tough love. It goes something like this: Newly independent from its bigger neighbour Malaysia, small and vulnerable in the middle of the Cold War, beset by communist infiltrators ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has come out ahead of Hong Kong in a ranking of the world's most liveable cities, due mainly to education improvements. The country rose 11 spots to 35th, while Hong Kong fell two places to 45th in the annual league table compiled by the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has trumped Hong Kong as one of the most liveable cities in the world, according to the latest global liveability report by The Economist Intelligence Unit, with Singapore jumping 11 places to claim the 35th spot out of 140 cities. Citing ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose in July from a year ago, helped by strength in electronics shipments and sales of petrochemicals, official data showed on Thursday. Exports increased 8.5 percent in July from a year ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Mothers who are unable to produce enough milk for their premature or sick infants can now rely on a safe supply of breast milk, with the launch of a three-year pilot for Singapore’s first donor breast milk bank. The programme, a collaboration ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is officially less liveable than Singapore, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit survey, with the Lion City coming out ahead for the first time thanks to improvements in education. In the annual liveability report produced by the ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Three British men accused of rape will be caned in Singapore after pleading guilty to a lesser crime, according to court documents. The three were sentenced Tuesday to caning and jail time. Khong Tam Thanh, Vu Thai Son and Le Michael are British ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Three Britons have been sentenced to jail and caning in Singapore for having sex with a drunk and unconscious woman. Khong Tam Thanh, Vu Thai Son, and Michael Le went on trial this week for raping a ... ( read original story ...)

Voila, a virtuous cycle. This could be the success Singapore’s Smart Nation vision is waiting for: One that would tip it over from being a nebulous, topical news point to one that could bring tangible benefits to the common folk. Barring which ... ( read original story ...)