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Malaysia and Singapore issued more comments on a territorial dispute between the nations. Singapore claims Malaysian government vessels are intruding into its waters, an action its Finance Minister He... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia and Singapore have issued more comments on a territorial dispute between the two nations. Singapore claims Malaysian government vessels are intruding into its waters. The statements signal a ... ( read original story ...)

Michael Spencer, the founder and CEO of NEX Group, is betting $50 million in insurtech Singapore Life. The insurtech focuses on offering life insurance digitally, while most of Asia still largely depe... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore will slow the government sale of residential land sites in the first half of 2019 because supply has spiked and demand has cooled after the imposition of further property curb... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia and Singapore have endured their share of neighborly squabbles in the five decades since the Southeast Asian nations split, not least when Mahathir Mohamad was running Malaysia from 1981 to 2... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia’s tiff with neighboring Singapore over air space and port waters is escalating, a sign of renewed bickering not seen in years. First came Malaysia saying on Tuesday it wants to retake airspac... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has filed a defamation suit against a financial adviser and blogger who shared an article on his Facebook page, Lee’s spokeswoman said on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has made a "strong protest" to Malaysia over its plan to extend the limits of a port in its southernmost state, saying it encroached the territorial waters of the wealt... ( read original story ...)

Grab, the most popular ride-hailing app in Southeast Asia, will end 2018 with $3 billion in new funds as it seeks to fend off rivals in aregion of more than 600 million people. The Singapore-based sta... ( read original story ...)

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Glencore’s head of oil in Singapore Chin Thean Quek has become the new director of the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) division after veteran Mark Catton retired at the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has lodged a “strong protest” with Malaysia over its plan to extend the limits of a port in Malaysia’s southern-most state, saying it encroached into the territorial wa... ( read original story ...)

* Philippines hits near 3-month high * Singapore down after 4 days of gains By Shreya Mariam Job Dec 4 (Reuters) - Philippine stocks rose 2 percent on Tuesday, extending sharp gains from the prior ses... ( read original story ...)

A housing complex for senior citizens has beaten off flashier competition to be named "World Building of the Year" at the World Architecture Festival (WAF), which concluded in Amsterdam on Friday. Con... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Film Commission continued the ongoing celebration of its 20th anniversary by screening a specially commissioned documentary “Singapore Cinema: Between Takes.” Directed by Koh Chong Wu, t... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When Singapore’s Zahra Khanum takes to the stage for the Miss Universe contest, she will be wearing a dress portraying a historic handshake between U.S. President Donald Trump an... ( read original story ...)

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Singapore is launching a six-month trial of an on-demand public bus service, using technology to reduce congestion and costs in what could be a model for gridloc... ( read original story ...)