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NTU joins hands with Enterprise Singapore, SEAS to launch EcoLabs for start-ups, SMEs

NTU, Enterprise Singapore and Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore have joined hands to start a new one-stop hub in Singapore.

Apr 18, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NTU

Indonesian president sails to South China Sea islands sending strong message to China

Indonesian President leads in early vote count

The General Elections Commission of Indonesia (KPU) estimated a 77.5 per cent turnout and the government declared Wednesday a national holiday to ensure maximum voting.

Apr 17, 2019

By IANS

Passengers line-up at automated immigration control gates at Changi airport's Terminal 4 in Singapore April 30, 2018. Picture taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White

New changes in immigration process: Foreigners leaving Singapore don't need to get passports stamped

As per ICA, this is a part of ongoing efforts to streamline procedures at the checkpoints and to make clearing departure immigration more efficient.

Apr 17, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Indonesia's election: What you need to know

Most opinion polls give Widodo a double-digit lead but the opposition has disputed survey findings. Some recent surveys have shown Prabowo catching up.

Apr 17, 2019

By Reuters

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Singapore teen arrested for involvement in 20 e-commerce scams

Singapore police arrested the girl for involvement in at least 20 cases of similar scams carried out online

Apr 17, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

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Notre Dame Fire: Singapore PM 'deeply saddened'; Rebuild pledges pour in

French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault pledged 100 million euros to completely rebuild Notre-Dame from the Pinault family's investment firm Artemis.

Apr 16, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

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Jailed Reuters reporters in Myanmar win Pulitzer Prize

Two jailed young Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, both Myanmar citizens, found a mass grave filled with bones sticking out of the ground and their probe revealed the scale of massacres.

Apr 16, 2019

By Reuters

South Korea's Moon pushes for summit with North Korea's Kim despite nuclear standoff

Moon has been eager to regain momentum in talks with North Korea since Kim's second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Apr 15, 2019

By Reuters

Singapore: 12 women arrested during raids at massage establishment and public entertainment outlets

Singapore police conducted enforcement operations against massage establishment and public entertainment outlets.

Apr 15, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

American Airlines extends 737 MAX flight cancellations

Approximately 115 flights a day will be cancelled through August 19, representing about 1.5 per cent of the airline's total daily flights.

Apr 15, 2019

By IANS

OECD warns Japan of risks from ageing population

This implies that, unless a series of reforms are implemented, Japan will lose its working-age population by 25 per cent in 2050.

Apr 15, 2019

By IANS

Singapore: New immigration clearance system is on trial at Tuas Checkpoint

Singapore residents will be the first to benefit from ICA's new initiative, contactless immigration clearance system at Tuas Checkpoint.

Apr 15, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Assange's father wants him extradited to Australia

John Shipton, who lives in Melbourne, urged Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to step in following Assange's arrest in London on April 11.

Apr 14, 2019

By IANS

The plane crash at the Tenzing–Hillary airport in Nepal left three people dead, injuring four others. Twitter

Nepal plane accident: 3 killed, 4 injured after aircraft collides with chopper at Lukla airport

Nepal plane crash occurred near the gateway to Mount Everest when the plane skidded off the runway, hitting the helicopter of Manang Air.

Apr 14, 2019

By Staff Reporter

World's largest plane successfully completes maiden flight

Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles (302.4 km) per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 17,000 feet.

Apr 14, 2019

By IANS

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Society

NTU joins hands with Enterprise Singapore, SEAS to launch EcoLabs for start-ups, SMEs

Indonesian President leads in early vote count

New changes in immigration process: Foreigners leaving Singapore don't need to get passports stamped

Indonesia's election: What you need to know

Singapore teen arrested for involvement in 20 e-commerce scams

Notre Dame Fire: Singapore PM 'deeply saddened'; Rebuild pledges pour in

Jailed Reuters reporters in Myanmar win Pulitzer Prize

South Korea's Moon pushes for summit with North Korea's Kim despite nuclear standoff

Singapore: 12 women arrested during raids at massage establishment and public entertainment outlets

American Airlines extends 737 MAX flight cancellations

OECD warns Japan of risks from ageing population

Singapore: New immigration clearance system is on trial at Tuas Checkpoint

Assange's father wants him extradited to Australia

Nepal plane accident: 3 killed, 4 injured after aircraft collides with chopper at Lukla airport

World's largest plane successfully completes maiden flight

Vietnam's Economy Accelerates in 2025, Eyes Double-Digit Expansion in 2026

Vietnam's Economy Accelerates in 2025, Eyes Double-Digit Expansion in 2026

Vietnam Joins World's Top 25 Trading Economies as Trade Tops US$900 Billion

Vietnam Joins World's Top 25 Trading Economies as Trade Tops US$900 Billion

Oldest Dinosaur Footprints on Western Gondwana Found in Northern Chile, Including the Smallest Ever Recorded

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