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Prince Harry ate a simple dish of dates and porridge with a Muslim community breaking its Ramadan fast during his tour of Singapore on Sunday. Harry, who is on a two-day trip to Singapore, was visiting a community centre run by a Muslim-faith led ... ( read original story ...)

Prince Harry will begin a five-day visit to Singapore and Sydney on Sunday to promote causes close to his heart - supporting wounded military and veterans, and children in Africa living with HIV and AIDS. In Singapore Harry will stage the Sentebale Polo ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a statement condemning the "vicious" attacks in London. On Saturday night (Jun 3), London time, armed police opened fire during attacks at London Bridge and Borough Market after reports of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) recently announced a surprising fourth-quarter net loss, and pledged to review and transform its business. Much of the discussion following the news has centred on what SIA must do to reclaim its market share in a ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/JOHOR BAHRU - Late into the evening, a group of ant enthusiasts carrying torchlights scour under apartment building blocks in Singapore, looking for a six-legged tiny insect with wings and a swollen bottom - the prized queen ant. Depending on one ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Saturday (Jun 3) reaffirmed the "excellent and longstanding" defence ties between Singapore and the United States, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said. Meeting over ... ( read original story ...)

“Singapore is a fine country. You’ll get a fine for everything.” When going on an international holiday, it’s always wise to find out about the local traditions and laws so you don’t run into trouble. Singapore is a colourful and enthralling ... ( read original story ...)

Officials from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore held a joint news conference after meeting in the city-state. The countries are part of the Five Power Defense Arrangements, which was put in place in 1971 for the joint ... ( read original story ...)

Officials from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore held a joint news conference after meeting in the city-state. The countries are part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements, which was put in place in 1971 for the joint ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore was specifically targeted by terrorist groups in the past year and the terrorism threat to the country remains the highest in recent years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in its Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

50 percent of the world's population now live in cities In 2016, Singapore's population of 5.5 million produced 7.5 million tonnes of waste More than 80 percent of food consumed in Singapore is imported Vertical farms can produce up to 2 tonnes of ... ( read original story ...)

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its outlook to stable from negative for Singapore’s banking system, in a research report released yesterday. Bank of Singapore, which recently broke into the ranks of Asia’s top 10 private banks, intends to keep ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is now the world's most digitally competitive country, according to an inaugural World Digital Competitiveness ranking by Swiss business school IMD. The new ranking released this week measures a country's ability to adopt digital technologies ... ( read original story ...)

Organisers declined to say how much was raised last year. Days after last year's rally conservative Singapore's government announced that foreign firms would no longer be allowed to sponsor or participate in the rally. [nL4N19E24D] Foreigners have never ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's sole stock exchange is gunning for more initial public offerings from technology firms as it seeks to alter perception that the city state is an attractive listing destination only for real estate investment trusts (REITs). To do that, it has ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/ZURICH Singapore's central bank has fined Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB) a total of S$1.6 million ($1.2 million) for breaching anti-money laundering rules in transactions related to Malaysia's scandal-ridden state fund 1MDB. ( read original story ...)