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Singapore to resume executions after 6-month break
Posted in South Asia News

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…

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Posted in Rest of World News

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”…

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Singapore wealth group denies report of directive to keep quiet on China-linked fund inflows
Posted in Rest of World News

Singapore wealth group denies report of directive to keep quiet on China-linked fund inflows

SINGAPORE: A private banking industry group in Singapore on Friday denied a media report that the city-state had asked global banks to keep quiet on…

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China Ties With Singapore: China's Xi says ties with Singapore set benchmark for region
Posted in China News

China Ties With Singapore: China’s Xi says ties with Singapore set benchmark for region

BEIJING: Relations between China and Singapore have set a benchmark for countries in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien…

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australia: India, Australia looking to increasing cooperation in critical minerals sector: Piyush Goyal
Posted in Economy

australia: India, Australia looking to increasing cooperation in critical minerals sector: Piyush Goyal

India is in talks with Australia on critical minerals which can be used in batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal…

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Hong Kong: Hong Kong to lift Covid mask mandate on Wednesday
Posted in China News

Hong Kong: Hong Kong to lift Covid mask mandate on Wednesday

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The city’s Chief Executive…

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Missing China tech billionaire 'cooperating' in investigation
Posted in China News

Missing China tech billionaire ‘cooperating’ in investigation

BEIJING: The missing billionaire chairman of investment bank China Renaissance is currently “cooperating” with an investigation by authorities, his company said, after his disappearance sparked…

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fdi: High rates, chip crunch hit FDI; FY24 outlook strong
Posted in Economy

fdi: High rates, chip crunch hit FDI; FY24 outlook strong

Elevated interest rates in key economies and a shortage of semiconductors in sectors such as automobiles and computers dragged down India‘s foreign direct investment (equity)…

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US immigration: 2024 H-1B registrations will open on this date
Posted in Business

With BHIM SBI, send money from India to Singapore & vice-versa. Check details

After India and Singapore launched the linking of their real-time digital payments systems, the State Bank of India (SBI) will facilitate cross-border payments through its…

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China's mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore
Posted in China News

China’s mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore

SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with…

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