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Monday, 21 August 2017 :  Even in a multiracial and multicultural society such as Singapore, Caucasians taking up uncommon jobs have raised eyebrows. Phillip George Laskaris, an Australian businessman, says he saw a gap in the Singapore market for good quality Thai durian and jumped at it. The 55-year-old Greek, …

Monday, 21 August 2017 :  Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, the second accident involving U.S. Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain …

Monday, 21 August 2017 :  No oil spill was reported after a collision between a U.S. guided-missile destroyer and a merchant vessel in Singapore waters, authorities in the city-state said on Monday. Ten sailors from the USS John S. McCain were missing after the collision with the oil tanker east …

Thursday, 17 August 2017 :  Malaysia came from behind to beat Singapore 2-1 while Myanmar overcame Laos 3-1, setting the stage for a cracking tie between the two on August 21 for Group A supremacy. Malaysia started the tie at the Shah Alam Stadium knowing a win would take them …

Saturday, 12 August 2017 : The Singapore economy grew by 2.9 per cent on a year-on-year (yoy) basis in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, faster than the 2.5 per cent growth in the previous quarter, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) today. In releasing the latest economic …

Tuesday, 8 August 2017 : Halimah Yacob today resigned as Singapore Speaker of Parliament and an MP to run for president next month. The MP for the Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (GRC) last night confirmed that she would contest in the election for president, which this time has been reserved …

Friday, 28 July 2017 SINGAPORE: Amazon.com Inc has launched its two-hour delivery service in Singapore, marking the e-commerce giant’s biggest push into South-East Asia and its first head-on battle with Chinese rival, Alibaba Group Holding. While Amazon already delivered to Singapore, higher-end services had not been available, including Prime subscriptions …

Thursday, 27 July 2017 Singapore Changi Airport, titleholder of the world’s best airport for five consecutive years, has unveiled its newest terminal featuring facial recognition technology to fast-track the check-in and boarding process, and art installations designed to reduce travel stress Spanning 225,000 sq m across two floors, the biggest …

Thursday, 20 July 2017 Singapore – Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling Islamist fighters, to prevent the militants becoming entrenched and threatening the rest of Southeast Asia. Philippine troops have been battling to dislodge militants loyal to the Islamic State …

Friday, 14 July 2017 SINGAPORE: Office workers in Singapore are the least productive among 11 countries polled by enterprise software firm Unit4. The study found that Singapore workers spend only 60% of their time on their main work duties, compared with a poll average of 72%. Roughly 380 hours a …