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The Singapore Grand Prix will continue to enjoy title sponsorship from Singapore Airlines for the next two years. Singapore Airlines will continue to act as the title sponsor for the Singapore Grand Prix for the next two years after confirming a contract ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s annual headline and core inflation rates likely remained unchanged in March from the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Singapore’s consumer price index is expected to have risen 0.5 percent in March from ... ( read original story ...)

A former Singapore Customs officer was sentenced on Friday (20 April) to 15 months and four weeks of jail and a penalty of $24,906.15 for fraudulently obtaining Goods and Service Tax (GST) tourist refunds. Pang Yeow Biah, 61, pleaded guilty in the State ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Monday proposed allowing private home owners to rent out their property for short-term stays but with stringent conditions, a move welcomed by home-sharing giant Airbnb. It came after two Singaporean Airbnb hosts were fined Sg$60,000 ($45,800 ... ( read original story ...)

Christopher Cheung reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Find his previous stories here and follow him on Twitter at @bychrischeung. Singapore, one of the most economically free countries in the world, recognizes the displacing power of wealth and so is ... ( read original story ...)

If you find yourself shedding blood, sweat, tears and missing screws every time you try to build an IKEA furniture, here's some good news: there is now a robot that can do the hard work for you. A team of scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is very vulnerable to an escalation of a trade dispute between the world’s two major economies, the United States and China, the city-state’s prime minister said in an opinion piece published by the Washington Post. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - They are the foot soldiers of Singapore's efforts to keep its waters safe, boarding ships in small teams to check that they have not been seized by pirates or terrorists, for example. In their full gear, the sea marshals of the Navy's 180 ... ( read original story ...)

Shareholders in Bayer have welcomed the news that Singapore’s state investment fund Temasek bought €3 billion ($3.7 billion) worth of shares in the German chemicals group. The investment will likely reduce the looming capital hike needed to fund its ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) - Singapore’s Keppel Corp first quarter profit rose to its highest level in nine quarters, helped by a divestment gain and contributions from property trading in Singapore and China. Keppel, whose businesses range from rig ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - The deadline for tender submissions for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) Assets Company (AssetsCo) has been extended to Dec 28, 2018. The initial deadline for the submission of bids for the AssetsCo tender was June 29. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — A Singaporean tutor has pleaded guilty to helping six Chinese students cheat in school exams in a "highly sophisticated" operation using video calling and skin-coloured earphones, court documents seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has expressed interest in buying into Chinese conglomerate HNA's Hong Kong-based carriers, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways, according to a source familiar with the matter. However, an ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Singapore's non-oil exports unexpectedly fell from a year earlier in March as electronics fell for the fourth consecutive month, official data showed on Tuesday. Exports fell 2.7 percent in March from a year earlier, according to trade agency ... ( read original story ...)

Airbnb, which previously called Singapore’s regulatory framework “untenable” after news of the illegal rentals broke late last year, said on Monday it welcomed the consultation. “We’re committed to reasonable solutions that will allow responsible ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore began seeking public feedback on proposals to allow short-term rentals of private homes such as those on Airbnb. The government is seeking feedback on issues such as what homes should qualify and the responsibilities of ... ( read original story ...)