Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave Male for Singapore
Male/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew in here before dawn on Wednesday, is set to leave the Indian Ocean atoll nation Thursday, apparently to Singapore, media reports said.
UN rights office calls for Singapore stay of execution for Malaysia nationals
New York: In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences.
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
New York: A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
Bhutan signs MoU with Singapore for technical training for Bhutanese youth
Bhutan and Singapore have signed a MoU under which the latter will provide “high-quality practice orienting skilling training” in the field of automobile technology.
Singapore: Man spying for China detained
SIngapore: A Singaporean man, who was working as a spy for China intelligence services since 2015, has been detained, media reports said.
Singapore shuts all schools after warning new Covid strains 'affecting children more'
Singapore/IBNS: Singapore has decided to close all schools from Wednesday as authorities have warned that new coronavirus strains like the one first detected in India were affecting more children in the city-state.
Singapore returns to lockdown-like-conditions amid Covid cases' spike
Singapore/IBNS: Amid a rise in Coronavirus cases, Singapore is all set to return to lockdown-like conditions for four weeks starting May 16 with a complete ban in dining-in.
Singapore's industrial production grows 24.2 pct in September
Singapore/Xinhua: Singapore Economic Development Board reported on Monday that the country's manufacturing output grew 24.2 percent year on year in September, compared to a revised 15.4 percent rise in August.
US: Singaporean national pleads guilty to working as Chinese spy
Washington: A Singaporean national has pleaded guilty to charges of being a spy of China, US Department of Justice said on Friday.
Singapore: Ruling People's Action Party reelected
Singapore/UNI: Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has been reelected in the general elections conducted on Friday.
Singapore reports 876 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore/Xinhua/UNI: Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 876 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 23,336.
Singapore confirms 876 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 23,000 - Health Ministry
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore has increased by 876 to 23,336 over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Teachers in Singapore stop using Zoom after 'obscene image' incident
Singapore/IBNS: Amid reports of breaches involving obscene images, teachers will now suspend use of video conferencing tool Zoom in the country, Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) said.
First Singaporean charged with terror financing, says he only recognises Sharia law
Singapore/IBNS: The trial of first Singapore national to be charged with terror financing commenced on Monday where he admitted that he had transferred funds overseas to support the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), media reports said.