Category: Singapore
Singapore to open inquiry into US scientist’s death
Singapore will launch a public inquiry Monday into the death of a US researcher whose family believes he was murdered because of a high-tech project for a Chinese firm that [...]
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Groups slam Malaysian protesters in Singapore
Youth organisations yesterday slammed the 21 Malaysians who were arrested by Singaporean authorities for holding an illegal demonstration on Saturday. The demonstration, [...]
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Singapore’s tallest skyscraper revealed
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, the 75-year-old American architecture, interior design and urban-planning firm better known as SOM, has revealed its design for Tanjong [...]
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Should foreigners be allowed to protest in Singapore?
Singapore has been no stranger to non-Singaporean protests; in recent years we have seen migrant workers participate in collective action in response to alleged unfair labour [...]
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Singapore inquiry prepares to open into Shane Todd’s death
A coroner’s inquiry opens in Singapore next week that aims to establish whether Todd took his own life or if his death was the result of something more sinister, [...]
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Police warn nine persons over Merlion ‘protest’
The police have issued conditional warnings to nine persons who gathered at the Merlion Park on Wednesday night, according to a statement posted on their Facebook page. [...]
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Croesus Draws Yield, Japan Investors For Singapore IPO Debut
Not many initial public offerings can tick all the boxes investors want at the moment, but Singapore listing Croesus Retail Trust does, offering a high yield and exposure to [...]
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SOM to build Singapore’s tallest tower – Dezeen
American firm SOM has unveiled plans to build Singapore’s tallest tower as part of a mixed-use development in the Tanjong Pagar business district. SOM’s [...]
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Singapore’s 5th airport terminal to be ready in next decade
Singapore’s fifth airport terminal will be ready in the next decade, with details on it expected at the end of the year. Transport minister Lui Tuck Yew announced this [...]
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Swiss ex-banker jailed for sex with Singapore minor
A Swiss ex-banker was Wednesday sentenced to more than four months in jail for having sex with an underaged Singaporean prostitute, in a sleaze scandal that sparked uproar in [...]
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Singapore PM congratulates Najib on polls win
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong telephoned prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to congratulate him on his victory in the hard-fought general election. Lee said [...]
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Banks in Singapore agonise over rich clients in tax evasion clampdown
Banks in Singapore are urgently scrutinising their account holders as an imminent deadline on stricter tax evasion measures forces them to decide whether to send some of [...]
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Parents of US scientist in Singapore for coroner’s inquest
The parents of an American scientist found hanged last year in Singapore arrived in the city-state Monday ahead of a coroner’s inquiry into his death at which they will [...]
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How Singapore’s anti-money laundering rules may knock out Genting
Weaker results in 2H13 loom. According to Phillip Securities, while VIP rolling volumes were at a record high, with growth mostly from new customers, management warned of [...]
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Indian-origin student jailed for cheating retailers in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 22 months in jail by a Singapore court for cheating retailers of over SGD 135,000 worth of electronic goods while [...]
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