SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines on Wednesday announced that it will relaunch the world’s longest commercial flight in October, a journey of almost 19 hours from the city-state to New York, but it will…
BEIJING: China has welcomed the upcoming summit of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and US leaders in Singapore on June 12, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Friday.…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had high hopes of “doing something very meaningful” to curtail North Korea’s nuclear ambitions at a summit in Singapore next month, after Pyongyang…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. “We will both try to make…
SINGAPORE: In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out and recognise faces in crowds across the island-state. The plan to…
SINGAPORE: An elderly polar bear at Singapore zoo, one of the site’s most beloved animals, may be put down after its health deteriorated markedly, the zoo operator said Thursday. Inuka, the first…
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday invited Human Rights Watch (HRW) to give evidence at a parliamentary hearing on “fake news” as a dispute grew between the New York-based group and the city state.…
Singapore remains the world’s most expensive city for the fifth consecutive year, with Paris, Zurich and Hong Kong following closely behind, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. Low inflation meant…
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday began a public hearing on how to tackle the threat of fake news, with speakers suggesting measures ranging from blocking websites to balancing the interests of national security…
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday proposed a new law to deal with terror attacks by preventing people in the area from taking photos or videos of the incident and communicating about police operations.…
SINGAPORE: Armed officers patrol a train station where television screens and giant posters warn of the threat from militants. Nearby, fake gunmen storm a shopping mall in one of many recent terror…
WASHINGTON: The United States for the first time in years is sending its diplomat responsible for foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow to promote US-made weapons, a US official said on…
SINGAPORE: A Singapore court rejected on Thursday a prosecution appeal to reinstate a longer jail sentence for the co-founder of a popular church who was convicted of misusing millions of dollars to…
SEOUL: In tropical Malaysia and Singapore, Winter Olympics medals are rarer than snowflakes – but a dedicated group of athletes is hoping to change that as they make their countries’ debut Games…
SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Saturday charged three men suspected of involvement in large-scale oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery, days after bringing charges against 11 under an extensive probe by authorities…
SINGAPORE: Singapore has banned a film festival from screening a documentary later this week that features a teenage Palestinian female activist whose arrest last month has made her a symbol of resistance…
SINGAPORE: Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has praised Sikhs for their “significant contributions” to the multi-racial country. Speaking at the official opening of SGD 12 million renovated Singapore Khalsa Association or…
