SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore Grand Prix is set to stay on the Formula One calendar until 2021, the sport and race organizers confirmed on Friday, after agreeing a four-year contract extension. Sunday’s race in the city-state would otherwise have ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore will host Formula One races until 2021
"We are incredibly happy to announce this extension and very proud of our partnership," F1 chief executive Chase Carey said at a news conference at the racetrack. "The Singapore race is clearly a signature event, the spectacular skyline of Singapore lit up ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore extends Formula One contract until 2021
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has agreed with Formula One on a deal that will keep the Singapore Grand Prix on the sport’s calendar until 2021, Formula One said in a statement said on Friday. The Singapore Grand Prix joined the Formula One calendar in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix: F1 trips the light fantastic
A few years ago, I was interviewing a chef in Singapore on F1 qualifying day and he insisted I try his wagu steaks. It would be rude not to etc etc. Not one but two of the biggest bits of high-end meat I’ve ever seen – these were xxx-rated – appeared ... ( read original ...
Singapore Grand Prix faces threat from Thailand, China
SINGAPORE: For most, a 10th anniversary is an occasion fit for celebration but, for the 2017 Formula One (F1) Singapore Grand Prix, festivities for this milestone are muted amid a future shrouded in uncertainty. The world’s first and only night street ... ( read original story ...)
Vettel relying on Singapore experience to regain F1 lead
SINGAPORE — With the Singapore street circuit suited to Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel is hoping to reclaim the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton this weekend. Vettel secured six straight podiums on Singapore’s floodlit Marina Bay street ... ( read original story ...)
Two people confirmed dead after tanker and dredger collide off Singapore
SINGAPORE -- An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving two dead and three crew members missing, authorities said. Divers recovered the two bodies from the partially submerged dredger, the Maritime ... ( read original story ...)
Anger as Singapore gets first female president without a vote
SINGAPORE: Singapore got its first female president Wednesday, but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore names first woman president, raising eyebrows over election process
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday while critics expressed dismay that other candidates were disqualified and the election went uncontested. Aiming to ... ( read original story ...)
Tanker, dredger collide off Singapore; 2 dead, 3 missing
An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving two dead and three crew members missing, authorities said. Divers recovered the two bodies from the partially submerged dredger, the Maritime and Port ... ( read original story ...)
Two dead and three missing in Singapore ship collision
These are external links and will open in a new window Two sailors are confirmed dead and three are still missing after two ships collided in the waters off Singapore, port authorities have said. The collision was between an Indonesian-registered tanker ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dredger-tanker crash kills two
Two people are dead and three are missing after a crash between a dredger and a tanker in Singapore's waters. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said seven of crew members of Dominican-registered dredger were rescued by the police coast guard. ( read original story ...)
Singapore elects first woman president
Halimah Yacob has been elected as Singapore's first woman president after the returning officer announced she was the sole candidate to qualify for the contest. Aiming to strengthen a sense of inclusivity in the multicultural city-state, Singapore had ... ( read original story ...)
Hamilton chasing Singapore hat-trick but wary of Ferrari
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton arrives in Singapore as Formula One leader and the season’s first back-to-back winner, but Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel could dash the Mercedes driver’s hopes of a third win in a row on Sunday. Hamilton led team ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s political succession plans in disarray
(CNN)Singapore's leave-nothing-to-chance approach to political ... "Chuan-Jin has the temperament and personality for this role," Lee said in a surprise statement last week. One news website asked pointedly, referring to a mini-reshuffle that had to ... ( read original story ...)
Tanker, dredger collide in Singapore waters, 5 crew missing
An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving five of its crew missing, authorities said. The dredger was left partially submerged and an underwater search and rescue operation was underway on the ... ( read original story ...)