Singapore asks top court to review showbiz pastor case

Singapore prosecutors are seeking a review of a court ruling which sparked a public outcry by reducing the jail term of a showbiz pastor who misused millions in church funds to promote his wife's music career. The case, which involved raunchy music videos ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore condemns Egypt church bombings; no Singaporeans injured

SINGAPORE: Singapore has condemned the Islamic State-linked attacks at two churches in Egypt, the deadliest attacks on Christians in Egypt in recent memory. “Singapore strongly condemns the twin terror attacks on the Mar Girgis Church in Tanta and the St ... ( read original story ...)

Italy and Scotland to play rugby test in Singapore

Italy and Scotland will play a test match in Singapore June 10 as the city-state seeks to establish itself as a stopover for nations bound for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The two Six Nations sides will make the stopover en route to Fiji and ... ( read original story ...)

Why Indian tourists love Singapore

HE CAME to Singapore last year for two days on a business trip and was looking to set aside a few hours of his time to visit Gardens by the Bay. But his busy schedule did not allow him to do that and he felt that the time he spent in Singapore "wasn't enough". ( read ...

A Trump national security adviser tapped as Singapore envoy

A top national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump is in line to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore. K.T. McFarland came into ... McFarland worked as a Fox News analyst before joining Trump's national security team. She previously worked for ... ( read original story ...)

Afghanistan, Singapore ink MOU as President Ghani visits

SINGAPORE: Afghanistan will send senior officials to Singapore to attend programmes on topics such as public administration, urban planning and sustainable development under an agreement signed on Friday (Apr 7), Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore tops auto sales risk-reward index in Southeast Asia

It scored 74.6 out of 100. Singapore leads the pack of Southeast Asian countries in terms of auto sales, said BMI Research. According to BMI Research’s auto sales risk-reward index (RRI), Singapore registered a score of 74.6 out of 100. This places the ... ( read original story ...)

Google-Backed Undersea Cable to Link Singapore, Australia

SubPartners originally announced a Perth-Singapore cable back in 2013, with the intent to finance the construction itself and allow other companies to buy capacity. But SubPartners struggled to attract seed money, according to IT News, so it restructured ... ( read original story ...)