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Singapore entrepreneur and tycoon Ron Sim has “aborted” plans to list V3 Group Ltd. in Hong Kong amid intense volatility and weakness in the global stock market. Sim, who created Asia’s largest maker ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Friday hanged a Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking, the latest in what rights groups said was a series of executions prompting them to renew calls for the wealt... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Kiki Bertens continued her dream debut at the WTA Finals when the versatile Dutchwoman reached the last four after Naomi Osaka retired from their final round robin match with ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank warned on Friday that an intensifying trade row between China and the United States is likely to hurt the city-state’s economy in coming months, though i... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in September from the year earlier as manufacturing in the electronics and pharmaceutical sectors took a dip, data showed on F... ( read original story ...)

Tan Wee Beng told the BBC that he had only learned of criminal charges against him via news reports. "Nobody has contacted me. The FBI has not called me, the Singapore police have not called me," he s... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The President of Singapore's office has last night rejected Prabu N Pathmanathan family's clemency petition, according to lawyer N. Surendran. “They sent a letter to Prabu's brother,” he to... ( read original story ...)

Sixty-one men and five women, aged between 17 and 63, were arrested on Oct 24 for their suspected involvement in gang-related activities, operating of illegal gambling dens, and other criminal activit... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters ... not been released,” Amnesty International said in a statement on Wednesday. “News of these planned executions follow the reported execution of another man today ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s long romance with public housing is going through a rocky patch, threatening to undermine one of the most popular government policies. Load Error For decades, the no-frills, ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s long romance with public housing is going through a rocky patch, threatening to undermine one of the most popular government policies. For decades, the no-frills, affordable ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. prosecutors unveiled charges Thursday against a Singapore man for allegedly moving millions of dollars in transactions through the U.S. financial system on behalf of North Korea in violation of A... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s main island is sometimes described as diamond-shaped — fitting, perhaps, since the sparkling city, which had a starring role in the movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” is known for its materialisti... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Leaders of Singapore’s only parliamentary opposition party have appealed to supporters for financial help, saying they face the risk of bankruptcy as costs mount in civil cases t... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Assets are piling up at managers based in Singapore, where they rose 19 percent last year, faster than the global rate and the nation’s own historical average, according to its financia... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka used her potent serve to punishing effect to claim the U.S. Open title last month but the Japanese has been unable to harness it’s full power at the WTA Finals, losin... ( read original story ...)