Singapore
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British passenger dies after severe turbulence on London-Singapore flight
Thai authorities say Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, probably had heart attack, and seven are critically injured as pass…
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Singapore to get guitar-playing new PM in first transfer of power for 20 years
Lee Hsien Loong will stand down and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong at a challenging time for the city …
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Certificate to own car in Singapore rockets to $106,000
Cost of ‘certificate of entitlement’, introduced in 1990 to control number of cars, now equivalent to four Toy…
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Singapore to choose new president amid rare political scandals
Election comes as minister faces a corruption investigation and voters express frustration with the electoral …
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Singapore executes man over drugs in third hanging in a week
Punishment for heroin trafficking comes just days after city executes first woman in nearly 20 yearsSingapore …
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Singapore executes a woman for first time in almost two decades
Saridewi Djamani was handed a death penalty after being convicted of trafficking 30g of heroin in 2018Singapor…
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Singapore to execute a woman for first time in almost 20 years
Killing of Saridewi Djamani is one of two this week as activists say most on death row are marginalised people…
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Singapore arrests cabinet minister in top-level corruption probe
S Iswaran on bail along with hotel magnate and Singapore Formula One GP promoter Ong Beng Seng as case rocks c…
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Malaysia to ask Interpol for help to track down comedian over MH370 joke
US-based comic Jocelyn Chia strains relations between Singapore and Malaysia with joke about how Malaysia’s pl…
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Singapore bids farewell to horse racing to free up land for housing
City-state is to close its only turf club in order to redevelop 120-hectare site for public housing amid decli…
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Li Shangfu: China’s defence minister at Shangri-La Dialogue warns of ‘cold war mentality’ in digs at US
After refusing to meet with his US counterpart, general says ‘some countries’ interfering in others’ business …
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Singapore executes man over plot to smuggle 1kg of cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged despite international pleas to reconsider capital punishment for drugs offencesSi…
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Singaporean on death row denied access to lawyers, say activists
Tangaraju Suppiah, due to be hanged this week, forced to self-represent after unsuccessful appealA Singaporean…
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Singapore man sues woman for just wanting to be friends, not partners
Claimant seeks $3m in damages to cover financial losses as well as rehabilitation and therapy to overcome ‘tra…
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Fears the Year of the Rabbit could bring about a wave of abandoned pets
Animal welfare groups in Malaysia and Singapore have urged consumers to not buy rabbits on an ‘impulse’ and to…