Category: Singapore
Kit Siang says might campaign in Singapore too
In a tit-for-tat move, DAP’s Lim Kit Siang said today that he might match his opponent’s footsteps by taking his campaign for Gelang Patah to Singapore, which is [...]
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Qatar Bank No. 1 Supplanting Singapore as Canada Slips
The tiny Persian Gulf nation of Qatar controls vast gas and oil deposits that feed billions of dollars annually into the state Treasury. Its petroleum riches make it the [...]
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Ghani Othman takes Gelang Patah fight to Singapore
With only three days left in a race fast turning against his favour, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman will take his Barisan Nasional (BN) campaign for Gelang Patah to Singapore [...]
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Malaysia GE13: Singapore features in Johor campaigning
In Malaysia’s frenetic election season, even the most experienced campaigners have Singapore on their minds. Whether it is former premier Mahathir Mohamad or a [...]
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Singapore court to reconsider death sentence for Indian convict
The Singapore High Court will hear arguments from lawyers of an Indian national and a Malaysian on death row under a revised law that gives judges discretion to impose either [...]
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Comics AM | Singapore cartoonist arrested; crowdfunding scam
Legal | Singapore cartoonist Leslie Chew was arrested last week on charges of sedition, held over the weekend, and released on S$10,000 bail. His cellphone and computer were [...]
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Singapore-HK reaffirm bilateral ties and close cooperation
Deputy prime minister Teo Chee Hean who’s in Hong Kong has called on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. During their meeting, both officials reaffirmed bilateral ties and [...]
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Singapore protest speaker resigns from posts after alleged govt pressure
A Muslim civil society leader in Singapore resigned from his posts in two charitable organisations on Monday after allegedly receiving government pressure to curb his [...]
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Singapore March manufacturing output weaker than expected
Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) on Friday released the following industrial production data for March: – Economists polled by Reuters had a median [...]
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What’s Wanting In That 1 Market?
Text and images by Tris Marlis @ Makansutra After numerous award-winning cooking shows and cookbooks, Malaysia’s Food Ambassador, Chef Wan, finally ventured into the [...]
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Singapore cartoonist arrested for sedition: police
A Singaporean cartoonist has been arrested for alleged sedition over a satirical comic strip on his Facebook page that appeared to accuse the government of racism, police and [...]
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Singapore Court refuses permission to instruct UK silk
The Singaporean High Court has refused permission for a suspected $50m fraudster to instruct London counsel to defend criminal proceedings against him. The ruling will come [...]
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Singapore inflation eases on big drop in COE prices
The Consumer Price Index climbed 3.5 percent in March from a year earlier, down from the previous month’s 4.9 percent inflation rate, thanks largely to a big drop in [...]
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Singapore, Germany committed to strengthen & expand bilateral defence cooperation
Leaders from Singapore and Germany have expressed commitment to further strengthen and expand bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. Leaders from Singapore [...]
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Singapore A330 fire emergency Bangkok raises issues
What was in the air freight that caught fire under 117 Singapore Airlines passengers on Monday night when their A330-300 en route from Singapore to Dhaka made an emergency [...]
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