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Singapore said Tuesday it was "working closely" with the United Nations after a leaked draft report said two local firms sold luxury items to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions. The UN report, cited by the BBC, alleges that the two Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)

Regarding the March 2 news article “At opioids summit, Trump suggests executing dealers to help end crisis”: Singapore is one of the few countries that have kept drug abuse under control. We take a clearheaded approach. We invest significant efforts to ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Singapore-based Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) said on Monday it expects to redomicile to the United States by April 3, two days before the chipmaker’s acquisition target Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) holds its annual shareholder meeting. Broadcom’s $117 ... ( read original story ...)

From 23 March, Major-General (MG) Melvyn Ong Su Kiat will be Singapore’s new Chief of Defence Force (CDF), said a Ministry of Defence spokesman on Monday (12 March). MG Ong, the current Chief of Army (COA), will succeed Lieutenant-General (LG ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures is raising a $100 million third fund to continue investing in Southeast Asia’s burgeoning market for e-commerce, payments and mobile apps, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new fund is expected to have ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore government had last year charged two men with unauthorized ... including residents and industry stakeholders,” news agency Reuters quoted a URA statement. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) - Singapore’s retail sales in January fell from a year earlier, due to a drop in motor vehicle sales, data showed on Monday. Total retail sales fell 8.4 percent from a year earlier in January, after rising a revised 6.3 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Bangladesh and Singapore are at different levels of development, but can complement each other in their pursuit of economic growth, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday (March 12). Singapore has the capital, advanced ... ( read original story ...)

According to a press release from the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore, the country has become the sixth APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economy to participate in the Cross-Border Privacy Rules System (CBPR) alongside USA ... ( read original story ...)

Rapid switch to renewable energy not feasible for now, say lenders, but aim is to get clients to go green Singapore's three local banks are facing greater scrutiny for their lending to coal-fired power plants in the region, over fears the projects will ... ( read original story ...)

About 1,600 consumer banking employees from Citibank Singapore are undergoing training in areas, such as customer journey design and cyber security, which have become increasingly important for banking professionals. By launching this series of multi ... ( read original story ...)

Mr Koo Chung Chang: Appointed chief financial officer of AIA Singapore from March 5. He oversees the financial operations, management reporting and actuarial management of the company. He was previously chief strategy officer. Prior to joining AIA ... ( read original story ...)

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today called on Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and met other senior leaders of the country. Gandhi is on a three-day trip to Singapore and Malaysia during which he will meet Malaysian PM Najib Razak, besides ... ( read original story ...)

Conceived as a contemporary lifestyle destination that embraces the energy of Singapore’s urban spirit, architect Andre Fu and his design studio AFSO seek to capture the city’s eclectic shop-house experience of dining at Andaz Singapore. Working within ... ( read original story ...)

As The Post's Katie Zezima reported (confirming an earlier report from Axios), Trump has privately expressed interest in Singapore’s policy of executing drug dealers. He also has endorsed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose “drug war” has ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - From some 30 internationally-acclaimed garden and floral designers to an award-winning local movie director. These are just some of the people who will work together to dazzle visitors at the Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) from July 21 to Aug ... ( read original story ...)