Singapore's ruling party sweeps back to power

Singapore's long-ruling People Action Party (PAP) led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has returned to power in a landslide victory in the country's general election held amid global economic......

Singapore confirms new SARS case

A Singaporean has tested positive for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus, according to CNN.It said health officials confirmed the case after a second test was carried out on the 27-year-old on......

Turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight dropped 178 ft in 4.6 secs

A rapid change in gravitational forces over 4.6 seconds resulted in an altitude drop of 178 ft to the Singapore Airlines flight last week, which likely caused injuries to crew and passengers,......

China: 5 year sentence for HK scribe

A Chinese court on Friday upheld a five-year prison term for Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong on charges of spying for archrival Taiwan. Rejecting Ching's appeal, the Beijing Higher People's......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......