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"Commuters were inconvenienced, and some even injured. We are deeply sorry for that," Khaw was quoted by the Straits Times newspaper as telling a news conference. Densely populated Singapore is highly dependent on public transport. It is one of the world's ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore enthusiastically embraces 4G/LTE and beyond Through its building of a high quality and extremely progressive regulatory environment for the local telecommunications sector, Singapore has developed the status ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another at a station, injuring 25 people, authorities said, the latest incident involving the city-state's railways. Transit operator SMRT said 23 passengers and two ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another train that was stationary near a station in the city state’s western area and some injuries were reported, the country’s Straits Times newspaper reported. The ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s housing market is ticking all the right boxes for revival. Except one. Private residential prices are up, quarter on quarter, after almost four years of continuous declines. Land prices are rising, both in government tenders and in bids to ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore unveiled a raft of new initiatives to further the city’s push into financial technology, including a project to improve banks’ ability to detect money launderers and others on blacklists, and a tie-up with the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has long served as a stopover destination for both business travellers and holidaymakers - but the island country actually has so much more to offer. In fact, there's so much to see and do that if you were to cram them all into your itinerary ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A nephew of Singapore’s prime minister said a contempt of court proceeding against him, stemming from comments he made about the country’s legal system, was “meritless” and he had appointed a lawyer to ... ( read original story ...)

Lack of trained human capital is to blame. The Singapore government has launched Smart Nation plans to increase productivity, but their implementation is still likely to cause mixed results, BMI Research said. According to the firm's analysis, programmes ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is slowly becoming a financial technology hub. The country has emerged as a worthy competitor to the likes of London when it comes to drawing intellectual and funding capital. Efforts by the Monetary Authority of Singapore – geared towards ... ( read original story ...)

The public consultation for the draft Cybersecurity Bill has closed, and attracted a more-than-expected 92 submissions from a “wide and diverse range of stakeholder groups”, according to the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the ... ( read original story ...)

Imagine not having a lunch break for 6 1/2 years. For stock brokers in Singapore, that’s about to end. Starting Monday, some 3,000 of them will be able to step out for an hour from noon for a midday trading intermission, taking a break at the same time ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Tourism Board expects more Australian tourists will visit the Lion City after Qantas reinstates the Kangaroo route between Australia and Britain in March. Of the 16.4 million international holiday-makers and business visitors Singapore draws ... ( read original story ...)

The public family feud dominated Singapore’s news in June, with his siblings accusing him of wanting to turn their ancestral home into a monument of the Lees to bank on his father’s name for political gains. The Philippines and Singapore have enjoyed ... ( read original story ...)

Three radicalised Singaporeans have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) between September and this month for engaging in terrorism-related activities, including a soldier who was serving full-time national service at the time of arrest ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is keen on starting new ventures in Tamil Nadu and strengthening its ties with India, a diplomat of the country has said. "Singapore accounts for 3.4 per cent of India's foreign trade and is keen on starting new ventures in Tamil Nadu for ... ( read original story ...)