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Singapore: 12,000 Hindu devotees attend consecration ceremony of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple
SINGAPORE: Around 12,000 Hindu devotees on Thursday attended a consecration ceremony of one of Singapore‘s oldest Hindu temples, the Sri Thendayuthapani temple, which the government…
India, Singapore agree to make knowledge, skill development key pillar of strategic partnership
India and Singapore on Monday agreed to create opportunities for lifelong learning, building a future-ready workforce, and making knowledge and skill development a key pillar…
Venture Capital: VC funds plan to approach IT dept on angel tax exemption list
The exclusion of investor-friendly jurisdictions such as Mauritius, Singapore, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands from the list of countries not attracting angel tax provisions…
Australia follows India to ban vaping as it becomes an epidemic among teens
NEW DELHI: As part of a major step to protect public health, the government of Australia has banned vaping due to increased usage among teenagers.Australia…
Singapore hangs Indian-origin man over 1 kg of cannabis
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Indian-origin drug trafficker, ignoring pleas for clemency from his family, human rights activists and the UN.Tangaraju Suppiah was…
Singapore executes man for abetting trafficking of cannabis
HONG KONG: Singapore on Wednesday executed a man for abetting the trafficking of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists…
Singapore chides billionaire Richard Branson over call to spare cannabis trafficker
SINGAPORE: Singapore government on Tuesday accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting back at the tycoon over his…
Singapore: China, Singapore to hold joint naval drills
BEIJING: China and Singapore will hold joint naval drills this week, Beijing’s defense ministry said on Monday.The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy will dispatch its…
Singapore to resume executions after 6-month break
KUALA LUMPUR: A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the island-state, in a resumption…
US-China mutual suspicion trouble for rest of the world: S’pore PM
SINGAPORE: The deep mutual suspicion and fundamental distrust between the United States and China will not improve anytime soon and it will mean “big trouble”…