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Air forces of Thailand, Singapore and the United States concluded their annual trilateral air exercise, codenamed Exercise Cope Tiger, on Friday at the Korat Air Base in Thailand.
Singapore's First Casino to Open February 14
SINGAPORE — Singapore's first casino will start operating on Sunday, in time for the Lunar New Year, the operator said Thursday.
Ramayana Casts Its Ancient Spell
SINGAPORE — With numerous heroes and villains and its powerful feel-good message of good triumphing over evil, the Ramayana has been one of the great epic poems of Indian culture for centuries. Originally attributed to the Hindu Sanskrit poet Valm...
Swimming golds take Singapore top of SEA Games table
VIENTIANE — Laos and Singapore qualified for the football semi-finals at the Southeast Asian Games Thursday as Singapore scooped five golds in the pool to take them clear at the top of the medals table.
Tiger Airways to resume flights to Krabi, Thailand
Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways will resume flights to the Thai resort of Krabi four times a week from end-October.
Singapore Economy May Shrink by Record as Trade Falls
Singapore said its economy may shrink as much as 9 percent this year, the most since independence in 1965, as a deepening global recession drives down exports and manufacturing.
New Luxury Options in Tokyo and Singapore
This month, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts opened its first property in Japan: the Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, on the top 11 floors of the 37-floor Marunouchi Trust Tower (www.shangri-la.com). The 202-room hotel, near Tokyo Station, ha...
A stunning innovator on the 22string kora, Seckou Keita embodies Singapore music festival's diversity
Seckou Keita, the king of the kora - the West African harp - will be charming the crowd at Singapore's Mosaic Music Festival next week with harmony and tradition.
Liverpool to play in S'pore
LIVERPOOL, the record 18-time English league soccer champion, will play in Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong at the end of the season, Bloomberg News reported. The club also renewed a sponsorship deal with Bank of America Corp.
Singapore dollar at new multi-year low against Hong Kong currency
During early deals on Monday, the Singapore dollar traded down against the Hong Kong currency.
Fifth annual Mosaic Music Festival - Singapore, March 13-22, 2009
The fifth annual Mosaic Music Festival at Singapore's Esplanade has the most eclectic line-up to date, from folk, pop and rock to rhythm-and-blues and even electronic - jetting in from around the planet.
42% of Caspian’s units snapped up
Singapore’s softening property market has not dampened investors interest with 42 percent or 300 out of 712 units of Frasers Centrepoint Homes development, Caspian, snapped up during the first phase of its launch.
Property players look beyond black January
As they say, it is always darkest before the dawn. So it may be with the 107 private homes that developers sold last month.
Condos still hot property
DESPITE the recession, demand for condominiums is still high, going by two recent launches.
The murky world of real estate practices
THE world of Singapore real estate can seem all too murky to many, with opaque institutions and questionable deals.
Two unaccounted for after Bangkok blaze: Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Two Singaporeans were unaccounted for after the fire that killed at least 58 New Year's revellers in Bangkok, the foreign ministry said Friday.
Singapore drama: More than 100 passengers trapped on observation wheel
Singapore (AFP) - A power disruption left more than 100 passengers stranded above ground in the world's biggest observation wheel for about six hours on Tuesday, forcing some to abseil down to safety.
Singapore planning more tie-ups with Thai schools
SINGAPORE - More schools here will tie up with their Thai counterparts for teacher exchanges, camps and scholarships - five new schools have been added to the existing 10.
Camera phone ban for peeping toilet teen
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man has been banned from owning a camera phone for a year after he was found guilty of secretly filming a woman in an airport toilet, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
S'pore to receive its first F-15 jet soon
SINGAPORE is expected to take delivery of its first F-15 Eagle fighter early next year, said a senior Boeing Company official on Friday.