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SINGAPORE: To combat human trafficking in Singapore, a new law - the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act - came into effect in March 2015. To date, three convictions have resulted from the eight cases prosecuted under the Act. While this number seems low ... ( read original story ...)

Captain John Moonlight scored his 98th career try on the rugby sevens circuit as Canada advanced to the Cup quarter-finals at the Singapore Sevens on Saturday. The Canadian men defeated Russia 28-15 and Hong Kong 34-0 before being bulldozed 35-7 by Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: High Commissioner to the UK Foo Chi Hsia has responded to an article by The Economist, saying it is not true teen blogger Amos Ye was prosecuted here for political dissent and not for making vicious statements about Christians and Muslims as ... ( read original story ...)

BENGALURU: Normal delivery is preferred by many in Singapore as it is considered the healthy way to welcome a baby. The Singapore International Foundation (SIF), the Singapore Health Services, and Singapore General Hospital have partnered with the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: For the first quarter of 2017, Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2.5 per cent compared to the same period a year ago, advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed on Thursday (Apr 13). That is ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s central bank left monetary policy unchanged after the economy contracted in the first quarter, saying the neutral stance is appropriate for an extended period of time. All except one of the 21 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted the ... ( read original story ...)

Morgan Stanley forecast Singapore home prices should begin to rise in 2018. The bank expected Singapore home prices would double by 2030. It anticipated a larger number of single-person households would drive home sales. The protracted downtrend in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE Singapore's exports in March are expected to extend a surge seen in the previous month, a Reuters poll found on Thursday, supported by a broad recovery in global trade. Non-oil domestic exports were seen rising 10.4 percent year-on-year last ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE Singapore's central bank kept its exchange-rate based policy unchanged as expected on Thursday, saying a "neutral" stance will be needed for an extended period of time. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will maintain its rate of ... ( read original story ...)

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will operate the weekly Singapore-Sydney flight both ways." But please forgive the Herald editors for their lack of foresight. It was a crowded news day. The main photo on the front page on April 6, 1967, was of a shoeless and cross-legged Australian ... ( read original story ...)

Several governments in Southeast Asia are invoking the fake news problem to introduce stricter laws and to harass members of the media. Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim announced to the Parliament a government plan to ... ( read original story ...)

Several governments in Southeast Asia are invoking the fake news problem to introduce stricter laws and to harass members of the media. Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim announced to the Parliament a government plan to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore prosecutors are seeking a review of a court ruling which sparked a public outcry by reducing the jail term of a showbiz pastor who misused millions in church funds to promote his wife's music career. The case, which involved raunchy music videos ... ( read original story ...)

Deputy national security adviser KT McFarland is expected to leave her position and accept an ambassadorship to Singapore, a senior administration official confirms to ABC News. McFarland is a former Fox News commentator brought on to the job by Trump's ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore has condemned the Islamic State-linked attacks at two churches in Egypt, the deadliest attacks on Christians in Egypt in recent memory. “Singapore strongly condemns the twin terror attacks on the Mar Girgis Church in Tanta and the St ... ( read original story ...)