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Singapore may not raise foreign worker levy given economic slowdown - Analyst

The analyst also said Budget 2016 is unlikely to have a greatly positive impact on markets and economic growth.

Mar 2, 2016

NASA's Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko return to earth after a year in space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after nearly a year on the International Space Station.

Mar 2, 2016

Nasa

Singapore office space vacancy rates rise as slowdown bites

Adding to the problem of oversupply, many top dollar projects are nearing completion.

Mar 1, 2016

Brie Larson at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party after winning the Best Actress award

Actress Brie Larson holds her award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film "Room" during the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California February 29, 2016

Feb 29, 2016

24 arrested in Geylang raids on illegal public gambling

The raids were conducted at coffees hops, entertainment outlets and back alleys at Geylang.

Feb 29, 2016

Singaporean hacked to death with cleaver in 'staring incident'

India: Mumbai man kills 14 members of family, hangs himself

The grizzliest massacre in India in recent years took place in the city of Thane in the western state of Gujarat.

Feb 29, 2016

Switzerland's Gianni Infantino elected Fifa president

Infantino got 115 out of the total 207 votes, 27 more than main rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa.

Feb 27, 2016

Three killed, 14 injured in Kansas factory mass shooting

The gunman was an employee at Excel Industries, located in a tight-knit community north of Wichita, Kansas.

Feb 26, 2016

Singaporean hacked to death with cleaver in 'staring incident'

A coffee shop employee, named Khor Tzoong Meng, had been detained from his apartment hours after the murder took place.

Feb 26, 2016

Singapore crime

Milan fashion week opens with eclectic, embellished looks

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi inaugurated the Milan Fashion Week.

Feb 25, 2016

Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman and Indonesian teaching assistant Ferdinand Tjiong get 11-year jail term

Indonesia supreme court overturns foreign teacher's acquittal in sexual abuse case

The men were arrested in July 2014 after parents of a 6-year-old boy at the school alleged that he'd been sodomized.

Feb 25, 2016

Singapore ranks fifth in global 'travel freedom' index

Singapore ranked fifth in global 'travel freedom' index

Germany is the top country in the index in 2016, as its citizens can access 177 countries without a visa.

Feb 25, 2016

Beirut's river of garbage swells by the day

A general view shows packed garbage bags in Jdeideh, Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2016.

Feb 24, 2016

Singapore's GIC to invest $387 mln in Indonesian retail firm

PT Trans Retail, the retail arm of Indonesian conglomerate CT Corp, runs stores under the Carrefour and TRANSmart brands.

Feb 24, 2016

Tara Airlines plane missing in Nepal mountains after taking off from pokhara airport

Breaking: Tara Airlines plane missing in Nepal mountains with 21 people on board

Reports say the missing aircraft is a Twin Otter operated by Nepal's Tara airlines.

Feb 24, 2016

Standard Chartered posts worst losses since 1998; shares tumble

The bank says it expects the financial performance to remain subdued during 2016 given current market conditions.

Feb 23, 2016

Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Thailand

Buddhist monks pray as they observe Makha Bucha Day at Thailand's Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple

Buddhist monks pray at Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony on Makha Bucha Day in Thailand.

Feb 23, 2016

Singapore consumer prices fall for 15th straight month in January

Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private road transport, was at 0.4 per cent, compared to 0.3 per cent in December.

Feb 23, 2016

Madonna performs during her Rebel Heart Tour

Singapore's catholic archbishop hits out at 'permissive' Madonna concert

Archbishop Goh said catholic Christians should not support "the 'pseudo arts'.

Feb 23, 2016

The startling, young faces of the migrant crisis

A child sleeps on a blanket pulled by two men as refugees and migrants walk towards the Greek-Macedonian border

Feb 22, 2016

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