Category: Singapore
70 people evacuated after fire breaks out at Singapore general Hospital
A fire broke out at Singapore general Hospital (SGH) on Monday (August 19) afternoon, causing 70 peopleincluding patients and staffto be evacuated. The smoke detector alarm [...]
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Singapore PM says US cannot stop China’s rise, proclaims neutrality in trade war
Lee Hsien Loong explains why Singapore will not take sides at National Day Rally Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong gave an annual policy address in which he [...]
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Man fined for not declaring currencies worth S$376,000 when entering Singapore
A 49-year-old man was fined S$8,000 on Tuesday (August 20) for bringing cash worth about S$376,000 into Singapore without making a declaration. Indonesian national Abdul [...]
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Sellers of Singapore’s largest residential site above a lush park are wooing mainland China, HK developers
A choice piece of property in Singapore the city-state’s largest residential site on a hilltop overlooking a lush park is back on the market. Hong Kong or mainland [...]
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Singapore universities cancel HK exchange programmes
Ministry of Education reportedly advised schools not to send students to HK amid uncertain circumstances After the Singapore government issued a travel alert last week for [...]
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Singapore continues to attract investments despite global economic headwinds
Despite trade tensions and other global uncertainties slowing down the economy to levels last seen a decade ago, investments into the country seem to have held steady so far. [...]
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Commentary: After the Fed’s rate cut, the impact on Singapore and growth
The fact that the impact might be limited speaks volumes about Singapore’s waning reliance on the US, says NUS Business School’s Sumit Agarwal. When the United [...]
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Singapore’s first on-demand driverless shuttle buses to ferry passengers around Sentosa from August 26
Visitors to Sentosa will be able to get around the island for free on on-demand driverless shuttle buses from next Monday (August 26), after a trial of the service was [...]
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Singapore universities cancel HK exchanges after travel warning report
Singapore universities have cancelled exchange programmes to Hong Kong after Singapore warned its citizens to defer travel to the territory amid pro-democracy demonstrations, [...]
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Missing Singaporean kayaker: Tan Eng Soon’s family says he ‘will be at peace’ at sea
The family members of missing Singaporean kayaker Tan Eng Soon said that although his body was not found, they take heart that “he loved the sea and he will be at peace [...]
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Baidu expands cloud services in Singapore to catch up with rivals Alibaba, Tencent
Internet search giant Baidu has launched cloud computing services in Singapore, as the company moves to catch up with Chinese rivals Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent [...]
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1 in 10 Singaporeans believe they are going to hell after death: survey
What happens when we die? According to 10 per cent of Singaporeans surveyed by UK-based YouGov, they believe that they will go to hell. More than half (56 per cent) of them [...]
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12,479 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized by ICA, largest haul in 5 years
A total of 12,479 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in concrete blocks have been seized by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), the largest haul in the [...]
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Singapore to trial driverless buses booked with an app
Singapore will next week begin a public trial of driverless buses that can be booked with an app, part of ambitions to roll out autonomous vehicles across the city-state. [...]
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Singapore interested to buy farm products from Sarawak, says DCM
Singapore has indicated its interest to buy farm produce, such tiger prawns, dehydrated Dayak brinjal, guavas and tilapia fish from the state, deputy Chief minister Datuk [...]
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