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This month, Singapore and Brunei carried out another iteration of one of their annual military exercises. The drills, which came amid a series of other interactions as well, highlighted the ongoing defense ties between the two fellow Southeast Asian states. ( read original story ...)

Singapore may consistently rank among the world’s freest economies, but the city remains highly conservative – on the surface. Numerous pornographic websites are blocked by the state and homosexual acts still warrant jail terms. Digital disruption ... ( read original story ...)

A Singaporean civil activist facing the prospect of imprisonment for organising small-scale public protests has urged his compatriots to question why peaceful assemblies are criminalised, as rights groups and observers once again piled pressure on the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's proposal to expand the "Code of Unplanned Encounters ... to resources in accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore authorities charged human rights activist Jolovan Wham on Wednesday for organising public assemblies without a police permit, prompting rights groups to call on the government to guarantee the right to peaceful assembly. The 37-year-old Wham, the ... ( read original story ...)

NEW DELHI: India and Singapore today signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in the maritime security domain and called for ensuring freedom of navigation in critical sea lanes against the backdrop of China's increasing military manoeuvres in the Indo ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stocks ended little changed on Wednesday, tracking mixed Asian shares amidst caution over the latest missile test by North Korea and concerns at recent softness in Chinese shares. Stocks in Seoul fell as investors considered the latest ... ( read original story ...)

Visiting Singapore defence minister Ng Eng Hen ... in addition to holding joint combat exercises with the country. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Police Force, in a November 28 news release announcing that Wham would be charged, highlighted the fact that Singapore citizens can organize public assemblies without a permit “in accordance with the rules” at Speakers’ Corner. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Defence Minister, Ng Eng Hen, on Tuesday became the first foreign dignitary to fly in the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft that is being inducted by the Indian Air Force. The half an hour sortie in a two-seater trainer version of the LCA ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Air Force is holding joint military training with their Indian counterpart at the Kalaikunda airbase. Kalaikunda: Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday hailed India's indigenously-built multi-role light combat aircraft Tejas as ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has won the provisional bid to host the Rotary International Convention in 2024, which is set to be the largest association congress ever hosted by the Republic. The winning provisional bid was led by Rotary regional leader Chew Ghim Bok, and ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)One woman had her pay docked for cutting tofu wrongly, while another said she was forced to sleep in front of her employer's toilet. These accounts from foreign domestic workers in Singapore feature in a new report that suggests some 60% of maids in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Nov. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Raffles Music College (SRMC), a Singapore owned institution of higher learning for music and dance education, today officially launched their new campus in Singapore. The new campus represents a 2.5 ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)One woman had her pay docked for cutting tofu wrongly, while another said she was forced to sleep in front of her employer's toilet. These accounts from foreign domestic workers in Singapore feature in a new report that suggests some 60% of maids in ... ( read original story ...)

That’s the biggest Singapore contingent in the North Asian city in at least a decade, the data show. It’s not all bad news for the Lion City: Singapore Exchange Ltd. beats HKEX in funds raised from the initial public offerings. Led by NetLink NBN Trust ... ( read original story ...)