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(Bloomberg) -- Noble Group Ltd. finally completed its mammoth debt-for-equity restructuring, handing control of its assets to creditors as Singapore regulators continue to probe the commodity trader a... ( read original story ...)

Set in Singapore, this year's box office hit "Crazy Rich Asians" may be part of the reason why the vibrant island city-state in Asia with a population of 5.5 million seems to have suddenly become a mu... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank on Wednesday said it had issued a lifetime prohibition order against former Goldman Sachs' banker Tim Leissner after he admitted to charges relat... ( read original story ...)

Singapore regulators have placed a lifetime ban on a former Goldman Sachs banker who faces criminal charges in the United States and Malaysia for ransacking the 1MDB state investment fund. The Monetar... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG, the German lender that’s struggling to enact a turnaround, has seen a surge in turnover among investment bankers in Asia since May, as cost-cutting and sinking morale ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- After Singapore’s residential and office markets made comebacks, the next property sector to bet on might just be its hotels. The hotel industry is heading into 2019 in good shape after ... ( read original story ...)

They failed to land a single gold medal in August’s Asian Games, but Singapore’s silat exponents made amends on Sunday (16 December) when they swept to a total of seven golds at the World Pencak Silat ... ( read original story ...)

including applying for Singapore citizenship for him. The couple, who were at work when they heard the news at 10.25am through their lawyers, were elated. “It was business as usual because we didn’t w... ( read original story ...)

* Singapore bucks trend as investors hunt for bargains * Indonesia posts widest trade deficit in 5 yrs in Nov * Vietnam biggest loser in region, down nearly 2 pct * Thai index closes at over 6-month l... ( read original story ...)

Asian countries have been growing in popularity as destinations for high-quality education and the tiny city-state of Singapore is no exception. Singapore is a modern, vibrant county which boasts itse... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's high court on Monday allowed a gay doctor to adopt his biological son, a landmark ruling in the socially conservative city-state that comes almost a year after his in... ( read original story ...)

With the judgment, James can now adopt Noel as a single parent, giving him sole rights and responsibility over the boy, including applying for Singapore citizenship for him. The couple, who were at wo... ( read original story ...)

A website reporting “independent Singapore news” has allegedly been banned in Singapore, according to the website owner. Singapore Herald, a website that started after another independent news platfor... ( read original story ...)

On its Patreon page, Singapore Herald claims to be a “Toronto-based news website covering independent news on Singapore”. It is unclear if circumventing the ban by publishing on a shared platform such ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Around $150 millions' worth of oil was stolen from Shell's biggest global refinery over several years, Singapore court documents reviewed by Reuters show, far more than reported ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore may not be among the top sporting nations even in Southeast Asia, but it nevertheless has a sizeable group of elite athletes who dedicate themselves towards the pursuit of sporting excellenc... ( read original story ...)