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The arrests, made during raids on Sunday, come after Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported the theft to Singapore authorities at its Pulau Bukom industrial site in August last year. The company said in a news release that the arrests included "a limited number of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore police have arrested 17 men suspected of involvement in stealing oil from Shell's largest refinery in the world. Police said Tuesday that they also seized $2.3 million and an oil tanker in connection with the case. Singapore media reported that ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Eleven men were charged in a Singapore ... Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which first reported the theft to authorities in August, said in a news release that the arrests included "a limited number of Shell employees" and that it anticipated ... ( read original story ...)

THE Top End’s tourism industry has been given a much-needed boost with Singapore Airlines’ regional wing SilkAir ... addition to Darwin International Airport following recent news Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines and Philippine Airlines planned to withdraw ... ( read original story ...)

An exhibition opening this month in Singapore will feature work by some of the world's top street artists, with plans to invite some of them to create new paintings on-site. "Art from the Streets," opening Jan.13, traces 40 years of street art, tracking ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is considering plans to set up a special ministerial committee to assess the impact of "online falsehoods" and recommend how it should respond, potentially backtracking on a previous proposal to introduce legislation. The country's Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is considering plans to set up a special ministerial committee to assess the impact of "online falsehoods" and recommend how it should respond, potentially backtracking on a previous proposal to introduce legislation. The country's Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Singapore have banned “Radiance of Resistance,” a U.S.-made documentary about the Palestinian-Israel conflict as see through the eyes of two Palestinian girls. The film had been set to screen Thursday at the Singapore Palestinian Film ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Vietnamese tycoon detained in Singapore has concerns for his well-being because of "internal politics" in his home country, where he says he served as a senior intelligence officer, one of his lawyers told Reuters on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has banned a film festival from screening a documentary later this week that features a teenage Palestinian female activist whose arrest last month has made her a symbol of resistance to Israeli military occupation in the ... ( read original story ...)

The history of modern Singapore goes much further back than Sir Stamford Raffles’ landing on the island in 1819. This is one of the messages that the upcoming Singapore Bicentennial commemorative effort hopes to impress upon the public. Announced by ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore bar that bills itself as the world's highest cryptocurrency club is offering a New Year's Eve package that includes a limousine pick-up and butler service -- but it'll cost you a whole bitcoin. Skyline, on the 45th floor of a skyscraper ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s intolerance of dissent was put into the spotlight this month when authorities briefly detained a prominent activist for organizing “illegal assemblies.” According to the police, activist Jolovan Wham committed seven offenses for ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is one of the most fascinating, gorgeous, and cleanest cities on the planet. Expect a city with some of the world’s most interesting architecture and incredible foods. But don’t expect to have it to yourself. Singapore was the 5th most ... ( read original story ...)

In the three years since artist Louise Hill left Hong Kong for Singapore with her family, she has lived in three of the city state’s most sought-after forms of housing: a gleaming, contemporary town house on the resort island of Sentosa; a Peranakan ... ( read original story ...)

The sharpest social divisions in Singapore may now be based on class, instead of race or religion, a study released on Thursday (Dec 28) suggests. Singapore moves ahead on smart mobility – Autonomous scheduled and on-demand public transport by 2022 ... ( read original story ...)