Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone insists Singapore’s mulit-billion dollar initial public offering is still in the pipeline.
Its health system is comparable to the best in the world, achieved at a fraction of the cost of others.
Traders have been found to have attempted to manipulate interest rate and foreign exchange benchmarks.
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/ 1 December 2011
A Singapore shipper says Somali pirates have released a hijacked palm oil tanker and 21 crew members, but kept four South Koreans as hostages.
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/ 3 November 2011
Former Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe has admitted he’s nervous as he prepares for his first competitive race in five years.
Asian players are easy prey for match-fixers, who are now so rampant they are believed to operate in nearly every Asian football league.
Singapore has grown into one of the world’s busiest ports but the Raffles Lighthouse remains a vital maritime landmark.
A recent trip by South African teachers to Singapore exposed the Asian tiger’s unique method of teaching mathematics.
Singapore’s rugby chief says the city state wants to host Rugby World Cup matches in 2019, contrary to widespread reports it had withdrawn interest.
To save water we need to start reusing it, but there is a perception that it’s dirty.
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/ 10 January 2011
Ever wondered how far your sneeze goes? Or if you can stop germs from spreading by cupping your mouth with your hand when you cough?
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/ 26 September 2010
Fernando Alonso produced a masterful drive on Sunday to win an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix ahead of a charging Sebastian Vettel.
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/ 25 September 2010
Sebastian Vettel set the pace at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday with the German Red Bull driver topping the final practice timesheets.
The government must clarify its adult education priorities, argues <b>Jackie Carroll</b>.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Asia on Wednesday of potential spill-overs from the European debt crisis.
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/ 22 December 2009
Ancient Egyptians appeared obsessed with death, but an exhibition shows that it was their love of life that drove them to seek immortality.
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/ 12 November 2009
Low-lying and impoverished Asian coastal cities are vulnerable to "brutal" damage from climate change without global action, WWF warned on Thursday.
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/ 28 October 2009
Ernie Els hit out on Wednesday at the European Tour for scheduling the World Matchplay Championship to clash with the Singapore Open.
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/ 27 October 2009
Ernie Els has claimed 64 tournaments in his long career but nothing since the Honda Classic and King Hassan II Trophy in early 2008.
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/ 27 October 2009
Phil Mickelson warns he is in top form heading into the Barclays Singapore Open, where he faces a field led by Padraig Harrington and Geoff Ogilvy.
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/ 28 September 2009
Sebastian Vettel refused to give up on the Formula One title after wrestling his wounded Red Bull into fourth place at the Singapore Grand Prix.
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/ 23 September 2009
Formula One will be desperate to put the damaging Renault race-fixing scandal behind it this weekend as the sport returns to the scene of the crime.
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/ 16 September 2009
Team chief Flavio Briatore sensationally quit the Renault Formula One team on Wednesday, the team announced in a statement.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Thursday demanded all sides play by the book in a bitter battle for power inside the Asian Football Confederation.
A Ghanaian who came to Singapore to try out for a football club has been found guilty of drug trafficking and will face the death penalty
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/ 15 November 2008
Phil Mickelson suffered a bogey on his last hole after a spectator took a photo but he still closed the gap on leaders Ernie Els and Simon Dyson.
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/ 14 November 2008
Ernie Els overhauled local favourite Lam Chih Bing with two birdies in three holes to snatch the lead at the -million Singapore Open on Friday.
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/ 12 November 2008
China’s retail sales data on Wednesday pointed to slowing consumption and the World Bank said more countries are seeking its help.
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/ 12 November 2008
Ernie Els has made major changes to his set-up this season and it has not always paid off, but his second win of the year has left him confident.
A squeeze on dollar funding has eased in Asia after cash injections, but reluctance to lend to South Korean banks underscored jitters.
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/ 28 September 2008
Spain’s Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.
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/ 27 September 2008
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa stormed to pole position for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.