Singapore News

Mumbai : China and Singapore have concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement and have set an October date for signing a formal deal, the two governments said after talks concluded in the northern Chinese ...

INCLUDED: The deal will cover trade, investment, customs procedures and travel, along with various related issues, Singapore said after talks in Tianjin AP, SHANGHAI Saturday, Sep 06, 2008, Page 10 China and ...

SINGAPORE: In a reflection of its high regard for ties with India, all four of Singapore's top leaders will address the Indian diaspora on the opening day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held here next ...

The latest Marriage and Parenthood package to boost the birth rate might address some of the concerns couples have. But a survey by Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) before the announcement, shows that other issues may still linger.

Expensive rates and full bookings at Singapore's more popular five-star hotels are driving Formula One tourists to look elsewhere. The Hotel Alternatives (THA) claims it is the first known company here to capitalise on the luxury-vacation rental concept. It has 50 fully-furnished apartments with en-suite bedrooms nestled in various condominium estates in Tomlinson Road, Somerset and LeonieHill.

The middleman involved in Singapore's first illegal kidney transplant case will be sentenced on September 5. Even before the case is wrapped up, there are renewed calls for authorities here to do more to increase the number of living donors.

A group of NTU researchers will embark on a project to study the management of stray cats in the community - the first such academic study to be initiated in Singapore.

Cartels, often secret, are formed by companies in a particular industry which agree to limit the supply of a product or fix its price. This discourages competition and hurts consumers. To step up its action against cartels, the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) plans to introduce two new measures to enhance its leniency programme for cooperative offenders.

There are few surprises from Singapore in this year's Asia 200 survey of readers of The Wall Street Journal Asia: The world's biggest airline by market value, Singapore Airlines Ltd. finished as the island-state's most-admired company overall -- the spot it has occupied since the first Asia 200 survey in 1993.

A total of 538 motorists were taken by surprise on Tuesday when they went through an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry at the new Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE). The gantry is not meant to be operational yet, but the motorists were charged as they passed through it.

Researchers in the new media industry got an S$18 million funding boost from the government on Thursday. Thirteen out of 85 proposals to blend real and virtual worlds, through the use of sensors and haptic devices, were selected by an international review panel to receive the funding from the Interactive Digital Media Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO), hosted by the Media Development Authority (MDA).

Filth in utilitarian toilets at hawker centres and bus interchanges is nothing new, but a Straits Times check showed that even the plants, gleaming counter tops and shiny mirrors in more upscale loos do little to inspire better toilet habits.

Celebrating the annual Mid-Autumn Festival will cost more this year. Price tags on the sweet treat sold in hotels, heartland shops and supermarkets have swelled by between 5 and 20 per cent, following jumps in the cost of ingredients like flour and lotus paste.

China and Singapore have successfully concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement and hope to sign the pact next month, the city-state's trade ministry said.

By Zakaria Abdul Wahab SINGAPORE, Sept 3 -- Malay language is in danger of becoming a foreign language among the Singapore Malays within the next 10 to 15 years if they continue to ignore its usage, an observer ...

Singapore Air Force pilots currently in training with the US Air Force 4th Fighter Wing's 333rd Fighter Squadron somewhere in the skies over Wayne County, take their first flight in their F-15E Strike Eagle fighter planes.

Nature and animal welfare groups in Singapore have banded together again to oppose the move by the integrated resort on Sentosa to bring in whale sharks for its oceanarium.

Researchers at Singapore's National Heart Centre have successfully used adult stem cells to treat cardiac disease in lab rats by changing the stem cells into heart-like cells. This breakthrough can reduce the need for heart transplants in humans.

Come 2009, shoppers can look forward to Singapore´s first eco-friendly mall. Developed by City Developments Limited (CDL), City Square Mall is set in a park-like setting with state-of-the-art green building features and architecture integrated with a 47,000 sq ft Urban Park.

A growing number of Filipina women are being lured by human trafficking syndicates to Singapore. Promised jobs as "entertainers" in pubs and restaurants, many instead find themselves virtually indentured as prostitutes, working to pay back the cost of getting here.