Tag: Singapore

President Alvi meets Commissioner-designates to Morocco, Singapore 

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said that Pakistan feels proud on its deep brotherly ties with Morocco and will further enhance bilateral cooperation at...

Osaka to focus on form after tearful end to WTA

SINGAPORE: Naomi Osaka has set her sights on becoming better on different surfaces, as the US Open champion’s season ended in tears at the...

Karachi hosting pros for biggest golfing event in over a decade

International golfers from around the world have arrived in big numbers to feature in the UMA-CNS Open Asian Tour Golf Championship which will kick...

Paris Jackson apologises for Harper’s Singapore cover following LGBT backlash

Paris Jackson has apologised for appearing on the front cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine in Singapore, which has laws against homosexuality, after the bisexual...

Cyberattack on Singapore health database steals details of 1.5m, including PM

  SINGAPORE: A major cyberattack on Singapore's government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,...

Singapore to announce F-16 fighter jet replacement plans in few months

SINGAPORE: Singapore will announce in the next few months plans to replace its ageing F-16 fighter jets, its defence minister said, listing a number...

Trump, Kim sign denuclearisation agreement as US provides security guarantees

Denuclearisation process to start "very, very quickly" Follow-up negotiations “at the earliest possible date” Sanctions on North Korea to remain in effect   SINGAPORE: US President...

US offers ‘unique’ guarantees before historic North Korea summit

WASHINGTON: The US has offered North Korea "unique" security guarantees to try to persuade it to give up its nuclear arsenal, Secretary of State...

North Korean, US officials try narrowing differences on eve of Trump-Kim...

SINGAPORE: US and North Korean officials were in talks in Singapore on Monday in a late bid to narrow differences before their leaders hold...

Unprecedented security measures likely to surround Kim at summit

SEOUL: Denuclearisation of North Korea is the headline topic at Tuesday’s summit between Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, but for North...

Trump and Kim set to arrive in Singapore for historic summit

SINGAPORE: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to land in Singapore today within hours of each other...

Kim Jong Un lookalike questioned in Singapore before summit

SINGAPORE: A Kim Jong Un lookalike said Friday he was questioned on arrival in Singapore ahead of a historic US-North Korea summit and told...

For high-stakes summit with Kim, Trump trusts his gut over note...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will deploy a mix of charm and pressure to coax North Korean leader Kim Jong Un into a deal...

Singapore foreign minister visits N Korea ahead of summit

PYONGYANG: Singapore's foreign minister arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a two-day visit ahead of next week's US-North Korea summit in the Southeast...

Singapore denies Australian entry due to extremist past

SINGAPORE: Singapore said Thursday that it had refused to allow an Australian once tried on terrorism charges to enter the city-state due to his...

Modi calls for ‘rules-based order’ in Asian seas during Southeast Asia...

SINGAPORE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on Friday the importance of ensuring the freedom of navigation in Asian waters for free trade, days...

Malaysia plans to build island on strategic Singapore Strait rocks

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s prime minister said on Wednesday his government planned to develop some offshore rocks which were the subject of a territorial dispute...