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Singapore exports to China weakest in seven year; dives 25% in January

Singapore exports rise unexpectedly in February as China decline moderates

The decline in exports to China was much less than the 25.2 percent fall in January.

Mar 17, 2016

North Korea sentences US student to 15 years of hard labour

US seeks release of Otto Warmbier, says Pyongyang uses its citizens as pawns

The 21-year-old student at the University of Virginia was also accused of committing hostile acts.

Mar 17, 2016

Who is Wang Yuandongyi, ethnic Chinese youth who vowed to fight Isis?

Who is Wang Yuandongyi, ethnic Chinese Singaporean who wanted to join Kurds' fight against Isis?

Wang, a non-Muslim with no ethnic connections to Kurds, was not ideologically driven.

Mar 17, 2016

Singapore arrests radicalised men involved in Middle East conflicts

The radicalised youth took up religious studies in Yemen before joining the fight against the Houthi rebels.

Mar 17, 2016

Bangladesh central bank chief resigns over $100 million cyber heist

Bangladesh's central bank governor Atiur Rahman resigned taking moral responsibility for the massive fraud on the bank.

Mar 16, 2016

Otto Warmbier: North Korea sentences US student to 15 years of hard labour

The particularly harsh sentence comes at a time of elevated tensions between North Korea and the US.

Mar 16, 2016

Haze from Indonesian fires cost Singapore S$700 million in 2015

The haze last year was particularly bad due to the prolonged dry season caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Mar 16, 2016

Who is Seher Cagla Demir, female PKK member identified as Ankara bomber?

The suicide bomber's identity was established through analysis of 'scrap parts of the body and fingerprints'.

Mar 16, 2016

Gunman killed in Brussels raid linked to Paris attacks

Several officers were wounded in the operation while the police are on the lookout for two more suspects.

Mar 16, 2016

Super Tuesday: Clinton wins Georgia and Virginia, Trump set to sweep major states

Clinton, Trump coast to big wins in Florida; Rubio quits 2016 race

Clinton secured more than 65 percent of votes in the crucial state while her nearest rival Bernie Sanders won 33 percent.

Mar 16, 2016

Us presidential election

Singapore employment numbers reveal bleak outlook for job seekers

The ministry also said total employment growth grew by 0.9 percent last year, which was the lowest growth since 2003

Mar 15, 2016

Suu Kyi loyalist Htin Kyaw elected Myanmar president

The 69-year-old will replace President Thein Sein next month, but Suu Kyi will hold the reins of the country.

Mar 15, 2016

'Singapore faces challenging economic outlook, growth will not hit 3.3% until 2018'

Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are less exposed to manufacturing sectors where China has excess capacity.

Mar 15, 2016

Malaysia drops charges against arrested Australian reporters

The reporters were arrested after they questioned embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak on corruption allegations.

Mar 15, 2016

Putin baffles allies and foes by surprise pullout of troops from Syria

Damascus denies there is any rift with the Kremlin, its staunchest ally.

Mar 15, 2016

US, China agree on North Korea sanctions resolution

North Korea to test nuclear-tipped ICBM after claiming clean warhead re-entry

The threat is the latest that adds to the high-decibel nuclear cacophony that started in January.

Mar 15, 2016

Blogger Roy Ngerng gets 17 years to pay off defamation damages to Prime Minister Lee

Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng gets 17 years to pay off defamation damages to PM Lee

The court had found Ngerng guilty of defaming Lee by alleging that the prime minister misappropriated Central Provident Fund monies.

Mar 14, 2016

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms a SDP seeks alliance

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms even as SDP seeks alliance

SDP leader Chee Soon Juan among the first to express interest in waging the unexpected electoral battle in Bukit Batok.

Mar 14, 2016

Thailand: 8 die as oxygen-sucking chemicals released inside bank building

The fire agents accidentally released contained Pyrogen, which extinguishes a blaze by decreasing oxygen levels.

Mar 14, 2016

Israel blocks Indonesian foreign minister from flying into Palestine

According to local media, Israel denied entry to Retno as she refused to visit Jerusalem.

Mar 14, 2016

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