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Ho Ching, who is married to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, took to Facebook to defend her husband’s pay, which looks higher than those of many government leaders. Singapore’s wage system ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Fitbit Inc will collaborate with the Singapore government on a health initiative that involves the use of its fitness trackers, the company said on Wednesday. The agreement, beginning ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is weighing options including the issuance of government bonds to fund the S$100 billion ($72 billion) it could take to fight rising sea levels over the next century. In the short-term, ... ( read original story ...)

Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg Vulcan Capital, the investment house of late Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, has opened its first international office in ... ( read original story ...)

... exchange programs to Hong Kong after Singapore warned its citizens to defer travel to the territory amid pro-democracy demonstrations, news website Today reported on Tuesday. Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is launching electric vehicle chargers at petrol stations in Singapore, its first such foray in Southeast Asia, the company said on Monday. The electric vehicle ... ( read original story ...)

Lee said should U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate, it was bad news for Singapore. He said that while the current situation did not warrant immediate stimulus measures, the government ... ( read original story ...)

Lee said should U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate, it was bad news for Singapore. He said that while the current situation did not warrant immediate stimulus measures, the government would ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said ... Lee quipped, to roars of laughter, that anyone who said otherwise was spreading “fake news” and should be dealt with by the country’s ... ( read original story ...)

The Good News Pilipinas-Lutong Pinoy Basketball Team All-Filipino squad is the first Filipino team to win the Singapore international tournament for clubs from various countries based in the ... ( read original story ...)

It was a cultural exchange of sorts as artistes from Singapore and Taiwan come together to film this Mandarin drama. All Is Well stars Taiwan's Blue Lan alongside Zoe Tay, Chen Hanwei, Elvin Ng, Romeo ... ( read original story ...)

Sushi aficionados would already know this, but Sushiro — Japan's largest conveyor belt sushi chain — has finally hit Singapore (19 Aug 2019)! The chain has 530 outlets around the world, but the local ... ( read original story ...)

Video blogger Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily fame clarified yesterday on Facebook that a Vietnamese person his Singapore company is looking to hire will be based in Vietnam after being trained here for a ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Bernama) – Singapore is exploring new approach and pedagogy in Islamic teaching and learning towards building a model for its own Islamic college, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s economy would suffer if relations worsen between the U.S. and China, but the city-state must stay independent in the conflict between its two biggest trading partners, Prime Minister Lee ... ( read original story ...)

But could he afford to ignore reality, with his parents depending on him? Part 3 of CNA Insider's Life After Singapore series. Mohammed Mukul Hossine wrote a number of poems over the years, and got ... ( read original story ...)