Showing posts with label Singapore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singapore. Show all posts
Monday, January 3, 2022

Singapore economy rebounds from virus-induced recession

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SINGAPORE - Singapore's economy grew 7.2 percent last year, rebounding from its worst recession since independence sparked by the corona...
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Singapore eyes sports, conferences, concerts for vaccinated residents

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SINGAPORE - Singapore is aiming to allow bigger gatherings for conferences, live music, sports, weddings and religious events for people ful...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Malaysia reports first suspected Zika case

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SINGAPORE - Malaysia on Thursday reported its first suspected case of Zika, a 58-year-old woman believed to have contracted it in neighbo...
Saturday, November 28, 2015

Is singer Adam Lambert just too sexy for strait-laced Singapore?

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SINGAPORE | Adam Lambert may have been a hit on American Idol but rival petitions in Singapore have gathered thousands of online votes in...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Driverless buses, platoons of trucks to shape Singapore’s transport future

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SINGAPORE — Singapore unveiled its public transport future on Monday, and it was a vision of passengers commuting in driverless buses alo...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Singapore grapples with smartphone addiction

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SINGAPORE — Easily distracted? Can’t be separated from your smartphone? Constantly checking your device for no real reason? Chances are y...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Singapore monitoring new forms of illicit financing

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SINGAPORE - Asian financial hub Singapore on Friday said it was scrutinizing trade in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin as well as preci...
Friday, November 1, 2013

Singapore threatened over Internet freedom

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SINGAPORE — A person claiming to speak for activist hacker group Anonymous on Thursday threatened to “go to war” with Singapore by attack...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

A girl's very best friend: $55 million necklace on sale in Singapore

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SINGAPORE - For someone with $55 million to spare on an egg-sized diamond, the world's most expensive necklace is on sale this month ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Singapore tightens rules on hiring of foreign professionals

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SINGAPORE - Singapore Monday announced tighter rules on the hiring of foreign professional workers, saying companies will from next year ...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Filipina Stephanie Retuya wins 1st runner-up on ‘Asia’s Next Top Model’

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The Philippines came close to winning the top prize at the finals of the reality modelling competition “Asia’s Next Top Model” in Singapo...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Tory Burch mixes good design with good fortune

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MANILA, Philippines - Tory Burch is launching a special capsule collection in bright red, the traditional color of the holiday, symbolizi...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Asian Cities to Become Top Finance Centres by 2022-Survey

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LONDON (Reuters) - Top UK traders and dealmakers bruised by intense banker bashing believe an Asian city will take over as the world's ...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Is Christian Bautista About To Reunite With Rachelle Ann Go?

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MANILA, Philippines—Rumor has it that balladeer Christian Bautista, whose contract with ABS-CBN is set to expire on Aug. 27, might just tr...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Singapore group eyes renewable energy plants in PH

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MANILA - A Singapore-based group is keen on putting up renewable energy generating facilities in the Philippines. Energy Secretary Jose Ren...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Singapore sets up Asia’s first re-manufacturing R&D center

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SINGAPORE — Singapore announced on Thursday the establishment of a re-manufacturing research and development center, the first of its kind ...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Maids in Singapore finally get a weekly day off

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SINGAPORE — Singapore will require a mandatory weekly day off for maids starting next year, the government said Monday, in a move that will ...