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Zubeen Garg died in Singapore while swimming: Report

Musician Zubeen Garg died last month after swimming in waters off Singapore island and not while scuba diving as per earlier media reports. IMAGE: Singer Zubeen Garg was in Singapore for the......

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......

Arunachal Key To India-Japan Strategy Against China

If they act now, they can reshape the strategic map of Asia without firing a shot. If they wait, the next opportunity will come only after a serious Taiwan Strait incident -- by which time the......

Indian woman who fell from Singapore cruise ship dies

The 64-year-old Indian woman who had gone missing after she fell overboard from a ship as it sailed through the Strait of Singapore from Penang, the northern island state of Peninsular Malaysia,......

22 Singapore Airlines passengers suffered spinal injuries

Twenty-two passengers from a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by turbulence May 21, have spinal cord injuries and six have brain and skull injuries, according to media reports. IMAGE: The......

Infosys to add 600 jobs in Singapore

Infosys plans to add 600 employees to its Singapore operations to take advantage of the shift in investments from the United States and Europe to Asia, The Straits Times reported on Friday.Infosys,......

Markets open flat, Asian stocks low

The markets opened flat on the back of weak Asian cues. At 9:58 am, the Sensex was trading at 11933 up 15 points and the Nifty was trading at 3474 up 3 points.Wall Street was up on Friday as oil......

SBI buying property for housing staff in Singapore

The State Bank of India (SBI) is investing in accommodation-based property in Singapore, ensuring higher grade housing requirements of its expatriate staff, a media report said Tuesday.The......

Singapore suspends sale of Maggi noodles imported from India

Singapore authorities have ordered local importers to temporarily suspend of the sale of Nestle's Maggi noodles imported from India amid reports that high lead content was found in the popular......

Singapore resumes sale of India-made Maggi noodles

Singapore has allowed the sale of Maggi noodles manufactured in India after safety tests by food authorities here found that the popular instant snack does not pose any health risk to consumers.......

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......

Former Malaysian international jailed for match-fixing

A former Malaysian international was jailed for two years on Thursday for attempting to bribe a referee to rig a soccer match involving a Singapore team in 2012. Thana Segar S Sinnaiah pleaded......