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Prince Harry to visit Singapore for the first time in June

Prince Harry is also scheduled to travel to Sydney to attend the events celebrating the Australian city's hosting of the 2018 Invictus Games.

May 3, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

PM Lee congratulates US President-elect Trump amidst mixed reactions

May Day Rally 2017: PM Lee says unemployment to rise in Singapore while economy picks up

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that Singapore has to work hard to tackle the situation of rising unemployment.

May 1, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: 4 men including SCDF firefighter injured in taxi explosion at Buona Vista

The SCDF preliminary investigations reveals that the explosion was likely caused by a road traffic accident.

May 1, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: 9 women arrested for offering sexual services following three-day raid on massage parlours

Singapore: 9 women arrested for offering sexual services in massage parlours

The operations are part of efforts to ensure that massage establishments adhere to the rules and conditions of their licences.

Apr 29, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: 22-year-old man arrested for cheating of money via dating app

Singapore: 27-year-old man arrested over scam involving shopping vouchers sale

The police say if convicted, he might face a jail sentence of up to 10 years along with a fine.

Apr 29, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Singaporean man jailed in US for plotting to export bomb parts to Iran

The authorities say the modules have several commercial applications, including in wireless local area networks connecting printers and computers in office settings.

Apr 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Asian stocks tick up, euro subdued as ECB maintains easing bias

On Wall Street, a slew of strong earnings reports from companies including Comcast, PayPal and Intuit propelled the Nasdaq .

Apr 28, 2017

By Reuters

Singapore: Free early morning MRT rides extended to June 2017

Tuas West Extension MRT stations open on 18 June: What's new in them

LTA said with the opening of these new stations, commuters working in the Jurong and Tuas industrial estates can expect significant time savings.

Apr 27, 2017

By Bihu Ray

Singapore police arrests 19-year-old for selling stolen cigarettes online

ICA officers seize more than 6,000 cartons of cigarettes, 750 kg of chewing tobacco

Authorities say the cigarettes and tobacco were concealed among a consignment declared as wardrobe sets.

Apr 26, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Zika virus cases in Singapore reaches up to 215

Singapore zika crisis: NEA confirms new cluster at Highland Road, Jansen Close in Kovan

Singapore's National Environment Agency urges residents to be vigilant and continue to eliminate mosquito breeding habitats.

Apr 26, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

12-year-old student dies after goalpost falls on him in Singapore: What all we know till now

The victim, Muhammad Hambali Sumathi, was rushed to the KK Women's and Children's Hospital with head injuries and was subsequently pronounced dead.

Apr 25, 2017

By Bihu Ray

Chinese couple apologise for taking toilet seat from Japan hotel room

Singapore: PUB announces all sanitary plumbers will be licensed from April 2018

The national water agency is revising the current Licensed Water Service Plumber (LWSP) scheme to include sanitary plumbers in the Licensed Plumber scheme.

Apr 24, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya