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Singapore: Lorry accident at Tuas Checkpoint kills 1, injures 2

Singapore: 70-year-old pedestrian dies after being knocked down by SMRT bus in Ang Mo Kio

The police have arrested the 65-year-old male bus driver on suspicion of causing death by a negligent act.

Aug 19, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Netaji never escaped plane crash in 1945

Remembering Netaji's Last Sojourn from Singapore to Manchuria 75 Years Ago

Netaji left Singapore for Manchuria soon after Japan's surrender on Aug. 15, 1945 but the air crash three days later was his last traceable existence.

Aug 18, 2017

By Nagesh Narayana

Planning to invest in REITs? SGX got your back

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers will jointly review valuation practices carried out by real estate valuers.

Aug 18, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Singapore: MOM charges woman for failing to pay maid's salaries for one year

If convicted, the accused could be jailed for up to 12 months on each charge and fined up to S$10,000.

Aug 17, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

MAS issues prohibition orders on former OCBC trader

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday issued two prohibition orders against a former Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp trader for carrying out unauthorised share trades.

Aug 17, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singapore: Vietnamese man decapitated after falling from 15th-storey hotel room

Singapore: 35-year-old man stabbed to death at Teck Whye Crescent; flatmate arrested

A neighbour of the victim says that the occupants of the deceased's unit were 'always partying and creating a ruckus'.

Aug 17, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

SIA seals codeshare deal with Colombia-flag carrier

Singapore Airlines signed a codeshare agreement with Avianca, the Colombia-flag carrier.

Aug 16, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Singtel to invest S$2.47b to buy stakes in InTouch, Bharti Telecom

Singapore telcos, finance players to aid SMEs in technology adoption

Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed partnerships with seven players in telco and financial industry to help SMEs adopt digital technology solutions.

Aug 16, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

DBS, others sign deals with telcos to aid SMEs' digital adoption

Three telcos and four banks have signed agreement with Singapore's communications and media regulator to support small and medium-sized enterprises' Go Digital programme.

Aug 16, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Shanghai and Hong Kong confirm new human cases of H7N9 bird flu infection

Philippines government plans to cull 600,000 fouls to prevent spread of virus

A bird flu or avian influenza is a disease that can affect human beings. Once affected, human beings will have symptoms like conjunctivitis, fever, muscle aches, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and severe respiratory illness.

Aug 16, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Philippines needs 14,000 policemen to address terror threats

Communist rebels abduct cop in Southern Philippines

Armed men believed to be members of the New People's Army (NPA) on Wednesday abducted a police officer in the town of Makilala in the province of North Cotabato in the Southern Philippines.

Aug 16, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

South Korea finance minister says will act to stabilize financial markets if needed

Foreign investors have been net sellers of South Korean shares since August 9.

Aug 16, 2017

By Reuters

National Liberation Day of Korea: A past of conflicts and an uncertain future

North and South Korea both celebrate their Independence Day on 15 August.

Aug 15, 2017

By Riddhiman Mukhopadhyay

National Liberation Day: Statue honouring forced labourers to be erected near Japan embassy in Seoul

As part of the commemoration of the National Liberation Day, a South Korean civic group plans to erect a statue in Seoul honouring the forced labourers during the Japanese occupation in the 1910s.

Aug 15, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Philippines: Intelligence agents arrest fellow cops for extortion

Police authorities said that the seven cops will be facing dismissal proceedings from their police organization after they were reported to extort P 100,000 from the mother of a drug courier suspect over the weekend.

Aug 15, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

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