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• A fierce fight to the last. Voting in a dizzying array of congressional and statehouse races will still be underway when you get tomorrow’s briefing, and the tide could break red, blue or who knows. ... ( read original story ...)

Singaporeans could go to the ballot boxes sooner than expected. A general election next year is "always possible," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Mickleth... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. can’t use Singapore as a post-Brexit model of a small nation that succeeded after leaving a bigger union because the two nations exited under different circumstances, Prime Min... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Ever since Singapore separated from Malaysia and declared independence in 1965, the two neighbors have argued over who has stronger claims to aspects of their shared heritage. The rivalry ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Forget about Singapore’s foreign worker curbs easing up -- at least on the low-skilled end. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat says the policy to limit the inflow of cheap non-Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Very little went wrong for DBS Group Holdings Ltd. last quarter. Load Error Singapore’s biggest bank, the last to report earnings, posted a 76 percent jump in net income. Net in... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Rich Chinese and other Asians are increasingly seeking more control of their wealth, driving a rapid rise in the number of so-called family offices, or private investment vehicle... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore may need to review its economic growth projections for next year as a trade spat between the world’s two biggest economies increases uncertainty and crimps business investment ... ( read original story ...)

If you’re travelling to Singapore, custom officers can request a drug test when you arrive, even if the drug was consumed before your arrival — which could result in your arrest. Travel Canada ... ( read original story ...)

Soaring above Singapore’s central business district, the seven towers of The Pinnacle@Duxton have a distinctive silhouette. The blocks are linked at the 26th and 50th storeys by bridges, each of which ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Oct 31 (Reuters) - PropertyGuru Group, which operates real estate portals and apps in Southeast Asia, said on Wednesday it has secured a S$200 million ($144 million) investment from private ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Guess which city managed to top a luxury real-estate ranking despite a slew of cooling measures to tame its property market? Yes, the tiny island nation of Singapore, nudging out Hong K... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore Pools will take over all horse betting operations from the Singapore Turf Club (STC) from Jan 7 next year. The Tote Board Group, which comprises the Tote Board and its wholly-own... ( read original story ...)

Back in August, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed in his National Day Rally speech that Singapore would be nominating our precious hawker culture to be included in the UNESCO Representative List ... ( read original story ...)

Hot on the heels of recent cost-cutting measures, Singapore Pools will take over all horse-betting operations from the Singapore Turf Club from Jan 7. The Straits Times understands that the move will ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund boss named credit excesses and the property market as two of the biggest challenges facing China. The “credit excesses built up since the global financial crisis need ... ( read original story ...)