Water Price Hike Sparks Rare Public Protest in Singapore

SINGAPORE — More than 100 people gathered in Singapore's Speakers' Corner on Saturday for a rare protest against a government plan to hike water prices that has stirred discontent over sluggish economic growth and rising unemployment in the city-state. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Has It All

Singapore is one of the world’s best cities but we often dismiss it. Even in the region Singapore doesn’t have the allure of Hong Kong, the excitement of Bangkok or the beaches of Bali. It doesn’t have the mystery of Myanmar, the temples of Cambodia ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore corporate lawyers among the top in South-east Asia

Over 50 Singapore-based corporate lawyers have proven to be among the most influential and innovative in the region, according to an inaugural list by Legal 500. The country's lawyers made up 52 of the top 120 in-house counsel named in the GC Powerlist ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For March 9

The Singapore morning news roundup by AEC News Today is your one stop for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. There is indeed no stopping Singapore’s Smart Nation push. Just recently, the Land ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore jets could be based at Ohakea

Singapore is eyeing the Ohakea air base as a potential base for one of its own Air Force squadrons of F15 fighter jets. Up to 500 people would be stationed in or near the base in the region if the squadron moves to Ohakea. Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore retailer panned for trivializing Women's Day

Singapore is ranked 55 out of 144 countries in the Global Gender ... the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. Visit news.trust.org) ( read original story ...)

Pop stars among Singapore women honoured

The 1970s pop divas Anita Sarawak and Rahimah Rahim will be the first popular singers inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame (SWHF) later this month. Two early broadcasters will also be inducted, posthumously, as well in a new category for media ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore anger at 'too lenient' child sex sentence

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 ...)

Why high-flying Singapore is scrapping grades

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 ...)

Judge to Rule on Singapore Teen's Asylum Case This Month

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 ...)