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Singapore will increase penalties for some sex crimes, officials said Friday, after an outcry over students at elite universities being given punishments criticised as too lenient for attacks on women ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health has confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Friday (5 March), taking the country's total case count to 60,007. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's foreign minister said on Friday it was a "national shame" for the armed forces of a country to use weapons against their own people as he called on Myanmar's military rulers to seek a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore retail sales decreased in January, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Friday. Retail sales declined 6.1 ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore government has advised its citizens currently in Myanmar to consider leaving the country as soon as they can by commercial means while it is still possible to do so, according to the ... ( read original story ...)

Data belonging to 580,000 Krisflyer and PPS members have been compromised in a cybersecurity attack that hit air transport IT company SITA, making Singapore Airlines the second carrier in the week to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Mapletree Investments has acquired Oakland's Uptown Station for a price tag in the ballpark of $420 million, industry sources tell me. The seller, CIM Group, announced the sale of the 397, ... ( read original story ...)

The government will launch studies on the protection of Singapore's coastlines and measures to keep the island cool as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change.For a start, the coastal ... ( read original story ...)

Country's e-government platform SingPass gets its first brand makeover since its launch 18 years ago, boasting access to 1,400 services offered by more than 340 organisations from both private and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's central bank has told financial firms to be vigilant to any suspicious transactions or fund flows between the city-state and Myanmar, a circular seen by Reuters showed, citing concerns ... ( read original story ...)

Lawmaker Louis Ng posted four pictures on Facebook last June of himself with hawkers at a Singapore food centre, holding a piece of paper that read "support them" followed by a smiley face. Organising ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore dollar’s strength looks set to fade after it lost momentum following its advance to the strongest in almost two years. ( read original story ...)

Lawmaker Louis Ng posted four pictures on Facebook last June of himself with hawkers at a Singapore food centre, holding a piece of paper that read "support them" followed by a smiley face. ( read original story ...)

South Korean organisation T1 announced on Thursday (4 March) that they have signed Thai prodigy Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon as their Dota 2 team's new carry player ahead of the ONE Esports ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in three straight sessions, gathering more than 50 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,000-point ... ( read original story ...)

Foreigners living as dependants in Singapore who decide to seek employment will soon have to obtain their own work passes, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)