Tag: singapore

The very popular Singapore Grand Prix event could disappear from the F1 calendar after its contract expires at the end of 2017 warns Bernie Ecclestone. The venue, which has hosted Formula 1 since 2008, has always been one of the appreciated destinations ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore GP spokesperson told Channel News Asia: "We don't comment on ongoing commercial negotiations." The Singapore Grand Prix is held at night.Getty The news channel noted that in September 2016, S. Iswaran, the Singaporean Minister for Trade and ... ( read original story ...)

Female genital mutilation is carried out by communities around the world. But though it is not commonly associated with modern, cosmopolitan Singapore, it is quietly happening all the time, as the BBC's Yvette Tan writes. Zarifah Anuar didn't find out she ... ( read original story ...)

LIMA, Peru: Singapore will continue with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) despite a “twist in the road”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a meeting with the leaders from 11 other Pacific Rim countries that are involved in the mega trade deal ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore start their 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign tonight with the intent on making an impact on the pitch. The 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup begins today with Group A teams Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and co-hosts the Philippines all in action. Two-time ... ( read original story ...)

The Presidency yesterday lamented the execution of a Nigerian footballer, Chijoke Obioha, in Singapore for drug trafficking. The 35-year-old footballer was said to have gone to the Asian country for trials when he was caught trafficking in hard drugs on ... ( read original story ...)

This news comes at an exciting time of the year, just around the Hong Kong Fintech week (#hkfintech) and the Singapore FinTech Festival (#SGFintechFest). AGDelta is a FinTech platform company servicing the entire wealth management supply chain. The company ... ( read original story ...)

Johannesburg - A 38-year-old Nigerian man was hanged in Singapore on Friday for drug trafficking after being caught with 2.6 kilograms of cannabis. “A 38-year-old male Nigerian national, Chijioke Stephen Obioha, had his death sentence carried out on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Yuni Hadi has been promoting independent Singapore films for many years. She has helmed the film programme at The Substation Centre for the Arts, creating milestone projects such as the annual Fly-by-Night Video Challenge and the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

You commence Singapore proceedings and arrest one of the vessels owned by the charterer in Singapore. The charterer then applies for a stay of the Singapore proceedings to enforce the choice of English courts agreement. Before 1 October 2016, the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia's outing in the 2007 edition of the AFF Cup failed to produce anything memorable, save for THAT goal against Singapore by Hardi Jaafar. Following the 2004 edition, the AFF Cup took a slightly longer time to be held. Although previously it was held ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore yesterday executed two foreigners, including a Nigerian, Chijioke Stephen Obioha, for drug trafficking offences after their last-minute appeals were thrown out by the country’s top courts. The Presidency expressed regret over the execution ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this in a wide-ranging Q&A session at the APEC CEO Summit on Friday (Nov 18). Asked about the possibility of US President-elect Donald Trump pulling back from free trade, Mr Lee noted that the US is the biggest ... ( read original story ...)