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Indian-origin climber missing while returning from Everest summit

An Indian-origin Singaporean climber has gone missing while returning from the summit of Mount Everest, his family has said and called for urgent attention to his situation. IMAGE: A view from the......

Gotabaya lands in Thailand after Singapore visa expires

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday on a charter flight for a temporary stay before seeking permanent asylum in another country after his short-term......

Singapore executes mentally disabled Indian-origin drug trafficker

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a mentally challenged Indian-origin Malaysian man found guilty of drug trafficking, was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family said, after a top court dismissed a......

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

'Lee Kuan Yew told me he used to look to India, especially the writings of Nehru and Sardar Panikkar, for guidance on governance.''It's ironic that India should have so much to learn of the spirit......

The woman who nailed the idol thief

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artefacts raider Subhash Kapoor.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The arrest of idol thief Subhash Chandra Kapoor, then 62,......

India-Singapore trade has future but few hurdles may come in the way

No matter how much Singapore changes, the promise of the 'Look East' policy will remain elusive until conditions in India alter, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Lee Hsien Loong's splendid victory......

What China learned from Lee Kuan Yew... and India didn't

Lee deserved to lead a bigger country than Singapore, the city of 5 million he ruled for three decades, says Rahul Jacob. One of the asymmetries of history is the lack of correspondence between the......

Can Modi beat Singh's economic benchmarks?

The Sardar of reforms might look like a defeated man today but he’s still very much the man to beat for Modi. The Straits Times did not take the Modi story on Saturday’s front page. It......

Racism in the international job market

Is it likely that the new year might see the global Indian transformed back into the unwanted Indian? I am not thinking only of the latest Indian complaints of being squeezed out of Britain, but......

Female prisoners work in BPOs in Singapore

Female inmates at a Singapore prison are working 12-hour shifts as telephone call-centre operators and telemarketers in a state campaign to rehabilitate lawbreakers, an official said......

Craze for Rajni's film hots up

Every Rajnikanth release is a festival of sorts for his diehard fans. But with the superstar's latest release Sivaji: The Boss, the fans have outdone themselves. Here is a look at what happened......

Singapore F1 promoters say closed-doors race is not feasible

'The top priority remains the well-being and safety of our fans, volunteers, and all Singaporeans.' IMAGE: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, left, collides with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen during the 2017......

Switzerland triumph ends the GOAT debate... Roger Federer it is!

In the twilight of his career, Roger Federer had a stellar season in 2014. He won 73 of his 85 matches, five titles from 11 finals, led Switzerland to the Davis Cup triumph and ended the......

Agassi says Nadal ahead of Federer as all-time best. Is he?

Eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi has picked Spaniard Rafael Nadal over Swiss maestro Roger Federer as the greatest tennis player ever, according to a newspaper report on Thursday.The......

Lebanese soccer referees to go on trial June 10

The three Lebanese referees charged with accepting sexual bribes from three women to fix an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup match will go on trial from June 10 to 14, the Straits Times......

Soccer match-fixing suspect detained at Milan airport

Italian police have detained an associate of soccer match-fixing suspect Tan Seet Eng at Milan’s Malpensa airport, two judicial sources told Reuters on Thursday, following a tip-off by......

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