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There is public anger in Singapore over what is seen as a too lenient sentence for a US child sex offender. US Mixed Martial Arts instructor Joshua Robinson, 39, was jailed for four years last week for having sex with two teenage girls and filming the acts. ( read original story ...)

You can join the debate at the BBC's Family & Education News Facebook page. The next update of the education system will have to ensure that Singapore can create a more equitable society, build a stronger social compact among its people while at the same ... ( read original story ...)

CHICAGO — A Chicago immigration judge will decide this month whether a Singapore teenager arrested for online posts mocking his government will be granted asylum in the U.S. Amos Yee testified at a hearing lasting most of Tuesday. Kenneth Jeyaretnam ... ( read original story ...)

A student from Singapore has taught himself Gaelic after being inspired by learning to play the pipes. Chi-Yan Lew has now travelled to study a term at Glasgow University and is making good use of his new language. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Four new libraries will be opened this year in Sengkang ... including books, magazines, and news reports online. However, those who read books more than once a week made up only 19 per cent, and “most” did not find reading as stimulating ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A skills framework for media professionals along with better support for media freelancers are some of the measures in the pipeline at the Ministry of Communications and Information, said Minister of State Chee Hong Tat in Parliament on Mon (Mar ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The year 1952 is widely regarded as the pivotal moment in which the so-called Nanyang Style of art came into its own. That year, four artists from Singapore travelled to Bali and consequently created paintings that would define a regional style ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE -- Singapore is a land of skyscrapers. High-rise public apartments across the city-state accommodate 80% of its people. Between the buildings, residents still have oases, often on street corners -- such as a marketplace with a grocery and other ... ( read original story ...)

Find out why it remains an expensive city to build in. The latest International Construction Costs Index published today by Arcadis revealed that Singapore is the third most expensive Asian city for construction, trailing behind Hong Kong and Macau. ( read original story ...)

"Joseph is the one you want," protests the mother of Singapore's first Olympic gold medallist. "I'm just his mother. What is there to write?" Or, she suggests, why don't I interview her husband Colin instead? No, I say, readers are interested in the woman ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Homegrown filmmaker Boo Junfeng bagged the Best New Director award for his critically acclaimed prison drama, Apprentice, at the inaugural Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) on Sunday evening (Mar 5). Speaking to Channel NewsAsia from Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

A spokesman for Mugabe, 93, told Zimbabwe’s Daily News that the tyrant was in Singapore, where he has sought treatment in the past. It comes after the demagogue was seen “profusely” frothing at the mouth during his recent birthday bash and looking ... ( read original story ...)

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe returned home Sunday from Singapore where he had flown earlier this week for a medical review, his spokesman said. Mugabe returned “this morning”, spokesman George Charamba told AFP. He had travelled to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Talented rookie Park Sung-hyun was left to rue some wayward putting as she took third on 16-under but the champion, who won Olympic gold in Rio last August, was impeccable on the greens as she claimed a second Singapore title in three years. "I'm surprised ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: "The most difficult part was the decision to let her go. But in the end, we had to let her leave with dignity," Mr Keller Wong said, his voice cracking with emotion. "Towards the end, you could tell she was very sick. She was on life support ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Inbee Park used her self-described "amazing" putting to win the HSBC Women's Champions tournament by one stroke on Sunday after closing with an 8-under 64. The South Korean finished on 19-under 269 at the Sentosa Golf Club, one shot clear of ... ( read original story ...)