Category: Singapore
Wealthy Singapore ranks as world’s most stoic nation
The most emotionless society is Singapore’s despite its reputation for being among the world’s richest, a new survey has revealed. Gallup looked at 150 countries [...]
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Singapore, Timor-Leste underscore growing economic ties
Singapore’s Foreign minister K Shanmugam and Timor-Leste’s leaders have underscored the close and growing ties between their two countries, particularly in the [...]
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Singapore October inflation slows more than expected
Singapore’s consumer price index rose by a weaker-than-expected 4.0 percent in October from a year earlier, mainly because of smaller increases in the costs of private [...]
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Singaporeans react to ‘emotionless’ tag
Singaporeans have reacted to a survey depicting them as the world’s most emotionless people with many saying the city state’s competitive culture leaves them no [...]
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Singapore firms struggling to attract critical-skill workers: Survey
A new survey has found that more companies in Singapore face problems attracting critical-skill employees needed to increase their global competitiveness, compared to [...]
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Singapore, Malaysia armies conclude joint exercise
The armies of Singapore and Malaysia have concluded their bilateral exercise held in Malaysia from 14 to 22 November 2012. A statement from Singapore’s Ministry of [...]
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Singapore wants India to play larger role in broader Asean region
Singapore would like to further cooperate with India in the field of defence, and would like to see the country play a larger role in the broader Asean region. Those were the [...]
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Singapore opposition leader’s bankruptcy annulled
Prominent Singapore opposition leader Chee Soon Juan has had his bankruptcy annulled, the government said Wednesday, after an unprecedented concession by two former prime [...]
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Singapore defends stance on drugs
Singapore on Wednesday hit back at critics of its limited easing of the death penalty for drug trafficking, saying some rights campaigners give more importance to prisoners [...]
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Singapore dissident to run for office in 2016
One of Singapore’s most outspoken opposition politicians said on Wednesday he plans to run for parliament again after settling defamation damages awarded to two former [...]
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SIA and Virgin Australia Announce Codeshare Expansion
Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia today announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement to cover further destinations in Australia, Asia, Europe and the United [...]
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Foreign buyers account for 7pct of Singapore’s property market in Q3
Foreign buyers of Singapore properties accounted for 7 percent of the market in the third quarter this year. The proportion had remained unchanged from the previous second [...]
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Singapore hotels feel the squeeze as corporate budgets tighten
The best may be over for Singapore’s booming hotel market as tightening corporate budgets and bank job cuts leave more luxury rooms empty, crimping profits at firms [...]
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Singapore’s cybersecurity amendments opens questions on compliance
In a bid to harden Singapore’s cyberdefense, the government has proposed upgrades to its Computer Misuse Act. To signify the change in tack, the Computer Misuse Act [...]
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Singapore urged to improve foreign maids’ work conditions
Singapore may have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to draw 100,000 more foreign maids by 2030 if it does not do anything about work conditions and match what employers [...]
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