Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Singapore

Singapore judges asked to show 'mercy' in high-profile execution appeal

A lawyer for a Malaysian man sentenced to hang for smuggling heroin into Singapore asked judges for mercy during his appeal on Tuesday, and urged more time to seek further psychiatric assessment to prove his mental impairment.

Reuters

Take a virtual trip to Singapore through TikTok

Travel aficionados are invited to virtually visit Singapore using a trip filter that allows them to pose virtually at each of the iconic attractions and experience the feeling of being transported to the island nation through TikTok, the most popular video-sharing social media app at the moment.

Bangkok Post

What Nio Investors Should Know About Imminent Hong Kong IPO: Secondary Listing, No Stock Sale, Singapore Plans And More

Nio, Inc.'s (NYSE: NIO) Hong Kong initial public offering plan is finally falling into place.

Benzinga

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Singapore Becomes First Southeast Asian Nation To Impose Sanctions On Russia

Singapore has become the first nation in Southeast Asia to impose sanctions on Russia and to unequivocally condemn the government of President Vladimir Putin for its invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Benzinga

Our cities need to capture carbon, not just offset it

We need to integrate green spaces into urban buildings, as well as between them, as they've done in Singapore.

Newsroom.co.nz

In rare stand, South Korea, Singapore unveil sanctions on Russia

Russia’s attack on its European neighbour has generated relatively little condemnation in Asia compared to the West.

Al Jazeera

Singapore's top court dismisses attempt to overturn gay sex ban

Singapore's highest court on Monday dismissed a challenge by three gay rights activists against a law criminalising sex between men, ruling that since authorities did not enforce the law it did not breach plaintiffs' constitutional rights.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Singapore to impose sanctions on Russia, including bank transactions

Singapore will impose "appropriate sanctions and restrictions" on Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, including banking and financial measures and export controls on items that could be used as weapons against the people of Ukraine.

Reuters

Latest Ukraine news: Guterres says dialogue must remain open

Russia-Ukraine news from February 28: UN General Assembly held its first emergency session in decades over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia has spent years preparing for international sanctions

SINGAPORE — With no appetite for military confrontation, the U.S. and its allies are relying on sweeping economic sanctions to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull out of Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

TSMC Will Follow Export Control Rules On Russia

Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) expressed its commitment to Taiwan's new export control rules, Reuters reports. Taiwan's government said it would join international sanctions on Russia. "The company also has a rigorous export control system in place, including a robust assessment and review process to ensure export control restrictions are followed."…

Benzinga

Seven dead as 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra

Padang (Indonesia) (AFP) - Seven people died and dozens more were injured when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.

AFP

Aussie admits hurling wine bottle that killed Singaporean

An Australian man has pleaded guilty to hurling a wine bottle from his apartment at a group of Muslims having a dinner party that struck and killed a Singaporean man

The Independent UK

6.2 Earthquake Kills 2, Injures More in West Indonesia

A strong and shallow earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing two people and injuring 20, damaging buildings and panicking people in Sumatra island and neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 6.2 magnitude and struck about 66 kilometers (41…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Chanu wins gold in Singapore, qualifies for CWG in new 55kg weight division

The 27-year-old has also qualified for the CWG in the 49kg weight category on the basis of her Commonwealth rankings.

AFP

Hong Kong and Singapore virus response a tale of two very different cities

Hong Kong (AFP) - Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong have become pandemic polar opposites, the former opting to live with the coronavirus and reopen to the world while the latter doubles down on zero-Covid and its international isolation.

The Guardian - UK

Singapore courts set to consider executions amid fears authorities want to clear backlog

Case of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning difficulties, among four to be heard next week

AFP

Two dead as 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra

Padang (Indonesia) (AFP) - At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 7 people

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least seven people and injured dozens more when it struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, officials said.

Bangkok Post

Seven dead in Sumatra earthquake

Seven people died and dozens more were injured when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.

Benzinga

GDS Raises Funds for Accelerating Expansion, But Investors Unimpressed

Key Takeaways: GDS is raising $620 million through the issue of seven-year convertible notes with a conversion price just 16% above the stock’s latest close Funds are being used to pay for an accelerated buildup of new data centers, including a new regional hub taking shape around Singapore By Doug…

Newsroom.co.nz

Kiwi publishers shift millions in printing from shadow of Chinese censorship

One Chinese printer rejected a history text saying the ancestors of Māori came from Taiwan; another insisted that 19th Century NZ dressmakers imported their silk from the People's Republic

Benzinga

UMC Invests $5B On New Chip Plant In Singapore: All You Need To Know

United Microelectronics Corp's (NYSE:UMC) board approved a plan to build a new advanced manufacturing facility next to its existing 300mm fab (Fab12i) in Singapore. The first phase of this greenfield fab will have a monthly capacity of 30,000 wafers, with production likely to commence in late 2024. The new fab (Fab12i P3) will…

Bangkok Post

Singapore Airlines posts first quarterly profit since start of pandemic

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines Ltd posted on Thursday its first profitable quarter since December 2019, underpinned by a strong cargo market and an improvement in passenger numbers as the city-state eased some of its pandemic-led border restrictions.

The Independent UK

Rights advocates urge jet fuel sanctions against Myanmar

Some human rights advocates are urging governments to impose sanctions against supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar as security forces stage air attacks against opponents of its army-led administration

1 … 101 102 103 104

People

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam

27 stories

Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam

26 stories

Josep Borrell Fontelles

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.