Singapore News
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Hong Kong and Singapore on Thursday said they had agreed "in principle" to set up a bubble allowing residents to travel freely between the two financial hubs as long as they test negative for the coronavirus.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Tarmac meals have become an unlikely hit for coronavirus-battered Singapore Airlines, with hundreds of "passengers" paying the equivalent of a budget ticket just to dine inside grounded A380 jumbos.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore's prime minister testified in court Tuesday at the start of his defamation suit against a blogger who shared an article on Facebook linking the leader to a corruption scandal.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
On the rooftop of a Singapore shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants, rosemary, bananas and papayas stand in colourful contrast to the grey skyscrapers of the city-state's business district.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it had scrapped plans for "flights to nowhere" aimed at boosting its coronavirus-hit finances after an outcry over the environmental impact.
|
|
By AFP
Kuala Lumpur -
A North Korean man launched a legal challenge Friday against a US bid to extradite him from Malaysia over allegations he supplied goods to his country in breach of sanctions.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Sexual harassment and assaults against women are not being taken seriously enough in Singapore, activists warn, after students at elite universities were given punishments criticised as too lenient for their crimes.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
A company director has been charged in Singapore with falsifying letters linked to scandal-hit German payments giant Wirecard, according to court documents, as the fallout from the firm's collapse spreads further around the world.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Uber will keep its Asian headquarters in Singapore for now, the ride-hailing giant said Thursday, blaming regulatory uncertainty for thwarting a mooted shift to Hong Kong.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
A grandson of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister was convicted Wednesday of contempt of court over a Facebook post criticising the judiciary during a bitter family feud.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Limited democracy but high living standards and stability form a trade-off that most Singaporeans seem willing to live with -- and some now suggest rival Asian finance hub Hong Kong can emulate the model as China tightens control.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore's economy shrank more than 40 percent in the second quarter as the coronavirus plunged the Southeast Asian financial hub into recession for the first time in more than a decade, official data showed Tuesday.The 41.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell 41.2 percent quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent economy hammered by the coronavirus, preliminary data showed Tuesday.Year-on-year, the economy shrank 12.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore's long-ruling party retained power Saturday but its support fell sharply, while the opposition made gains, in a general election held under the shadow of a coronavirus outbreak.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Four British men have been banned from working in Singapore after going on a pub crawl in a breach of coronavirus curbs that sparked fury in the city-state, authorities said.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Nokia and Ericsson have been chosen as Singapore's main 5G network providers, telecom operators said, leaving Huawei with only a minor role as the Chinese tech giant faces growing US pressure.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
The Singapore prime minister's estranged brother said Wednesday he has joined an opposition party ahead of elections next month, presenting a new challenge to the country's long-ruling government.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore's leader called a general election "like no other" Tuesday as the prosperous city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that swept through crowded migrant worker dormitories and raised questions about the treatment of t...
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore's parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has swept through crowded migrant worker dormitories.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as coronavirus restrictions were eased in the hard-hit city-state.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
A Singaporean minister has sheepishly admitted to saying that cotton came from animals rather than plants in a slip-up during an interview that triggered bleats of mockery online.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Facebook said Monday Singapore's use of an online misinformation law is "severe" and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
A yellow robot dog called Spot which found fame online for dancing to hit song "Uptown Funk" has been deployed to patrol a Singapore park and ensure people observe social distancing.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore was criticised for being "cruel and inhumane" Wednesday after a death sentence was handed down via video-conferencing platform Zoom.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
One cute group is making the most of Singapore's partial virus lockdown -- penguins at the city-state's zoo, who are being given the run of the empty complex and revelling in the chance to do some exploring.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore's first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore on Tuesday extended restrictions to fight the coronavirus until early June, the city-state's leader said, as cases surged past 9,000 due to a growing number of infections among migrant workers.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore has launched a probe into an oil trading firm that allegedly covered up hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, police said Tuesday.
|
|
By AFP
Fpo -
Singapore reported a record daily jump of more than 1,400 coronavirus cases Monday, taking its total to over 8,000, with almost all new infections linked to dormitories housing foreign labourers.
|
apis-427304 apis-427179 apis-426784 apis-426443 apis-426398 apis-425751 apis-424145 apis-423385 apis-423192 apis-422713 apis-422620 apis-422277 apis-421740 apis-421733 apis-421539 apis-420674 apis-420609 apis-420526 apis-420455 apis-420450 apis-419210 apis-419166 apis-419154 apis-418620 apis-418559 apis-417565 apis-417446 apis-417039 apis-417038 apis-416980
Singapore Image
Singapore's Downtown Core on 7 October 2006, when it was affected by forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. Sengkang
BRIEFING: National Transportation Safety Commission chair Tatang Kurniadi (left) briefs journalists about AirAsia Flight 8501 on Thursday at a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bay Ismoyo-AFP/Getty Images
Riot policemen watch burning vehicles during a riot in Singapore's Little India district With permission by Reuters/Dennis Thong/Lianhe Zaobao
A view shows damaged vehicles along a road after a riot in Singapore's Little India district December 8, 2013. Local media said a mob of about 400 set fire to an ambulance and police cars during the riot on Sunday, which started after a bus knocked down a pedestrian With permission by Reuters / Mark Cheong
The burnt shells of vehicles are pictured along Race Course Road following a riot near Singapore's Little India district December 9, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Mark Cheong
Lobby, Raffles hotel, Singapore
Marina Bay, Singapore chensiyuan
A policeman patrols the streets following a riot in Singapore's Little India district December 8, 2013. A crowd set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore late on Sunday With permission by Reuters / Mark Cheong
A crowd set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore late on Sunday, in a rare outbreak of rioting in the city state With permission by Reuters / Mark Cheong
A luxury apartment building in Singapore that parks your Ferrari in your living room. YouTube
Officials stand around a bus with a smashed windshield following a riot in Singapore's Little India district, December 9, 2013. A crowd set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore With permission by Reuters / Rob Dawson
WRECKAGE: A salvage ship in the Java Sea carries the tail section of AirAsia Flight 8501 that crashed Dec. 28 on a flight from Indonesia to Singapore. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons
28th SEA Games, Singapore fb
Singapore is cutting off Internet access for government work stations for security reasons.
_(4337485798).jpg)
AIRLINE: An Airbus 320 jetliner taxis at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, in 2010. Kentaro Iemoto/Wikimedia Commons
Using the latest in farming technologies, Panasonic Corp. is revolutionizing agriculture. Rusty Bones
Sky Greens farms in Singapore. Journeyman Pictures
MISSING: An Airasia Airbus 320 jetliner is seen taxiing at Singapore Changi International Airport in 2010. Aldo Bidini/Wikimedia Commons
|
|
