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The U.N. secretary-general and the Singaporean foreign minister voiced concerns about global trade tensions and rising protectionism during back-to-back meetings in Beijing on Sunday. Following remarks from his Chinese counterpart, Singaporean Foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Facebook admitted today that 65,009 Facebook users in Singapore may have had their information “improperly shared” with British political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica. These accounts are among the up to 87 million Facebook accounts worldwide ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a civilian plane bound for Thailand safely back to the city-state on Thursday after a bomb threat by a passenger that turned out to be a false alarm. After searching the plane and the baggage of the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The brother and sister of Singapore's Prime Minister on Tuesday said that a ministerial panel's declarations about the future of a home lived in by their late father, the modern island state's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, were ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — A court in Singapore on Tuesday fined two men 60,000 Singapore dollars ($45,800) each for breaching laws banning short-term rentals by renting out condominium units through online services such as Airbnb, Craigslist and HomeAway. Terence Tan ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore activists Monday criticised a parliamentary committee which is examining possible legislation to combat "fake news", saying it had misrepresented their views and threatened those who gave evidence. The 10-member committee was set up in January to ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A ministerial committee set up to examine the future of a house that is at the center of a family feud between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his two siblings said on Monday it had decided a future government of the ... ( read original story ...)

The city-state voided the marriage last year, saying the operation made their partnership a same-sex union that is illegal under Singapore law. Singapore is a modern and vibrant society in many ways but attitudes towards homosexuality are still ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore private home prices surged the most since 2010 as the property market staged a recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.1 percent in the three months ended March 31, according to a flash estimate from ... ( read original story ...)

As noted in the "History" of this Country Review, Singapore became a Crown Colony of Great Britain in 1946. Self-government under the aegis of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew ensued as of 1959. Four year later, Singapore joined the Federation of Malaysia but ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Human Rights Watch declined on Friday an invitation from Singapore to give evidence at a public hearing on "fake news", saying the hearing was not a "true consultation" but a "media event". A parliamentary committee has been reviewing ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s competition watchdog said it had reasonable grounds to suspect competition had been infringed by Uber Technologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] deal to sell its operations in Southeast Asia to rival ride-hailing firm Grab. In a ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s competition watchdog said it had reasonable grounds to suspect competition had been infringed by Uber Technologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] deal to sell its Southeast Asia operations to rival ride-hailing firm Grab. In a rare ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore employee engagement levels remain flat at 59% ... To learn more about and download the full report, visit:www.aon.com/engagement18 About Aon Aon plc (NYSE:AON - News) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines, known for its luxurious high-end service, unveiled its newest cabin interior on Wednesday morning. Singapore Airlines becomes the first carrier to put a double bed in cabins The refreshed cabin – including a new “regional ... ( read original story ...)

For Mr. Trump, the death penalty fits his favored straight-talking, tough-guy image. For Singapore, spinning “fake news” into a national security issue is a great opportunity to expand state control of the online space, where political discourse is ... ( read original story ...)