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SINGAPORE: Shoppers in Singapore take 820 million plastic bags from supermarkets each year – an average of 146 plastic bags for each person, a study commissioned by the Singapore Environment Council ( ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore lags most financial hubs when it comes to gender diversity on corporate boards, so much so that a government-backed group has started calling out companies with no female directors. The stra... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - From Singapore Idol to entrepreneur to Grab driver. Hady Mirza, whose voice captivated local audiences in 2006, was also reportedly involved in youth work in 2013, having co-founded local ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s luxury real estate market is likely to be hardest hit by the government’s most-recent property curbs, with sales forecast to fall between 30 and 40 percent in the next two quarters. Overse... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore are at a very good level, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said today. He said both governments saw the issue of the High Speed R... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Paris St Germain teenage forward Virgiliu Postolachi scored a stunning 93rd-minute winner as the French champions edged out a battling Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling pre-seas... ( read original story ...)

The number of elderly people committing suicide in Singapore reached a record high last year, a non-government group said on Monday, urging stronger support for the over 60s in the rapidly ageing city ... ( read original story ...)

There’s a silver lining in all this, though. To safeguard citizens’ trust and preserve the reputation of its financial industry, Singapore will scale up investments in cybersecurity. That’s good news ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A big drag on Singapore's growth in recent years, the embattled offshore and marine industry, has broken a three-year losing streak. Yet industry executives aren't betting on a r... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will host the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings from Jul 30 to Aug 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday (Jul 29). Brazil’s state-controlled energy ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mesut Ozil enjoyed a successful return to action at the end of a tumultuous week as the German midfielder scored the opening goal for Arsenal in a 5-1 victory over a makeshift Pa... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Singapore’s banks should watch the fallout from the island’s healthcare-data breach. This could get ugly for them. The National Electronic Health Record project is taking a paus... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Grab said on Friday it disagreed with the Singaporean anti-monopoly watchdog’s assessment that its takeover of Uber’s operations had harmed competition and called the commission’ ... ( read original story ...)

Bombardier Transportation will deliver more than 396 new trains for Singapore’s metro system after winning a contract worth US$607 million, the company announced Thursday. The contract includes the op... ( read original story ...)

Eldercare workers in Singapore are the lowest paid compared with their peers in four other major Asia Pacific economies despite the huge demand for their services amid the country’s rapidly greying po... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid substitute goalkeeper Antonio Adan saved three penalties before blasting home the winning spot-kick as the Europa League champions edged out Arsenal after the sid... ( read original story ...)