SINGAPORE: A Singaporean boat captain who was detained in Indonesia for 16 months arrived home safely on Tuesday (Aug 29) after being deported, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a media statement. Shoo Chiau Huat was ferrying Singaporean and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Botanic Gardens’ fallen heritage tree did not have decay cavity
A 40m-tall heritage tree that toppled and killed a woman at the Singapore Botanic Gardens in February did not have a cavity in its trunk that was a result of decay, said a senior National Parks Board official, countering an assessment earlier by an ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas London flights to now go through Singapore instead of Dubai
QANTAS is ditching Dubai and returning to Singapore for its flights to London in a dramatic turnaround. The airline announced this morning it is applying to extend its partnership with Emirates for another five years in a move that will see flying kangaroo ... ( read original story ...)
Scooter sharing gets rolling in sweaty Singapore
These are external links and will open in a new window Anyone who lives in Singapore has walked a short distance, only to find themselves sweating through their shirt. Three local companies think electric scooter-sharing services could be an answer. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Home Sales Recovery Is Down to the Locals
Start your day with what's moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. After years of declines, Singapore’s home sales are on a roll, even as purchases by foreign buyers have remained muted. Stringent stamp duties levied by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has an idea to transform city life — but there may be a privacy cost
This tiny island on the equator peeled away from Malaysia a half-century ago, an experiment in governance that willed itself into a global financial capital. Now Singapore is trying another experiment, one that could transform cities around the world. ( read original story ...)
Remains of 10 missing U.S. Navy warship sailors recovered
McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore last week. The Japan-based 7th Fleet said Monday local time that Navy and Marine Corps divers had found the remains. They had been searching in flooded compartments of the destroyer after the damaged ship ... ( read original story ...)
Divers find remains of all missing from USS McCain collision
SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy says divers have recovered the remains of all 10 sailors who went missing after the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore last week. The Japan-based 7th Fleet said Monday that Navy and Marine Corps divers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For August 28
SINGAPORE sovereign wealth fund GIC is investing US$1.4 billion in a landmark joint venture with India’s leading real estate developer DLF Ltd, in one of the largest private equity transactions in India in the real estate space. In a bid to create a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must learn spirit of cooperation to survive disruption
The second is the news that my own company, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), is exiting its stakes in two entities of media group Mediacorp, which in turn is turning its print tabloid Today into a digital-only news product. It's clearly a quid pro quo ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retains world public speaking title
Two years ago, Mr Manoj Vasudevan was the first representative from the Toastmasters Club of Singapore to reach the finals of the world's largest public speaking competition. He was third that year. On Saturday (Aug 26), Mr Vasudevan bagged gold in ... ( read original story ...)
SEA Games: First Team Singapore athletes arrive home
SINGAPORE: Athletes representing Team Singapore in the swimming and table tennis competitions at the SEA Games received a warm welcome from fans at Changi Airport on Sunday (Aug 27). Among them were star swimmers Joseph Schooling and the three Quah ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines warns of free tickets phishing scam
If you have received an e-mail telling you that Singapore Airlines is giving away free tickets for its 70th anniversary, be on your guard. Scammers have been phishing for users' personal data this way since Thursday (Aug 24), an SIA spokesman told The ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Smaller families in Singapore, leading to unhealthy parenting styles
SINGAPORE: It really didn’t seem that long ago when the Stop at Two campaign was in full swing, warning parents in Singapore that “the more you have, the less they (each) get”. Yet, the challenge today isn’t to discourage families from having many ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, Chinese Dialects Revive After Decades of Restrictions
SINGAPORE — The Tok and Teo families are a model of traditional harmony, with three generations gathered under one roof, enjoying each other’s company over slices of fruit and cups of tea on a Saturday afternoon in Singapore. There is only one problem ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore South Asian Film Festival to Kick Off Its First Edition Next Month
The Singapore South Asian International Film Festival (Sg.SAIFF) 2017 festival will be held from September 1st-10th, across various prominent venues in the city. The festival showcases forty feature films, shorts and documentaries from India, Sri Lanka ... ( read original story ...)