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Believed by some to be named after the words “singha” meaning stopover, and “pura” meaning city, Singapore has evolved into so much more than a mere stopover on the way to somewhere more interesting. ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Singapore police said on Wednesday a U.S. citizen accused of leaking the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people was "a pathological liar", in a case that has raised concerns over da... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Many pro-Brexit Brits are taken with the idea that the U.K. doesn’t need to belong to a large bloc any more than its tiny former colony Singapore does. The Southeast Asian city- ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore received a record 18.5 million visitors last year as more tourists arrived in the city-state from its top markets such as China and India, but growth in their ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - International visitor arrivals to Singapore increased 6.2 percent in 2018 to touch a record of 18.5 million, helped by a higher number of travelers from China, its largest market ... ( read original story ...)

Transport operator SBS Transit posted a 70 per cent surge in earnings to $80.1 million as new government bus contracts bolstered its bottomline. Singapore on Tuesday vowed to go after an American man ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen who leaked the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive individuals in Singapore may be in possession of more "files" from the database, the city-state's hea... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Zilingo Pte, a Singapore-based online fashion marketplace, raised $226 million to fund an expansion into the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. Investors in the series D financing in... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian fashion startup Zilingo said it has raised $226 million in its latest funding round from existing backers such as venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, with ... ( read original story ...)

The number of households that received a government grant for buying a home to live with or near their parents or children has nearly doubled, said the Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Friday (F... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's elderly are primed to benefit from a generous budget unveiled next week, analysts say, as the government prioritizes the needs of a fast-ageing population ahead ... ( read original story ...)

A woman looks at soft toys marking the Year of the Pig in a stall in the Chinatown district of Singapore. Photograph: Wallace Woon/EPA There are plans under discussion in Whitehall to cope with the lo... ( read original story ...)

A Malaysian vessel and a Greek-registered bulk carrier collided in Singapore territorial waters off Tuas on Saturday, according to a statement from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, which ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Following the collision between a Greece-registered ship and a Malaysian government vessel on Saturday (Feb 9) in Singapore territorial waters off Tuas, Singapore has reiterated “its call f... ( read original story ...)

A beautifully restored hotel that offers a respite from the crowds outside and a quick peek into old-world luxury. In the heart of Singapore’s old Chinatown, the hotel is surrounded by both hawker cen... ( read original story ...)

FRANKFURT/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore police raided the premises of German payments company Wirecard in the city state on Friday following a series of investigative reports in the Financial ... ( read original story ...)