'Singapore looking at upgrading Indian cities, transport sector'
After providing the master plan for developing Andhra Pradesh's new capital Amaravati, Singapore is looking at "retrofitting" of more Indian cities and plans to upgrade the transportation sector, a senior official said on Friday
Apr 08, 2016, 19:33 PM IST
Singapore backs Rajan on coordination among central banks
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Thursday supported Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan's view calling for coordination among various central banks while formulating their monetary policies.
Apr 07, 2016, 21:36 PM IST
Singapore March factory activity contracts, but new orders improve
Activity in Singapore`s factories in March shrank for a ninth straight month in March, but the contraction was less than in February as new orders improved, a survey showed on Monday.
Apr 05, 2016, 09:54 AM IST
Singapore's pre-school education system expands in India
India is one of the fastest growing pre-schooler markets for the Singapore-based Modern Montessori International Group (MMI) owned by a leading Indian-origin businessman here.
Mar 28, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Singapore Feb core CPI rises 0.5% year-over-year, highest in 5 months
Singapore`s core inflation gauge rose 0.5 percent in February from a year earlier, the fastest pace in five months, on the back of higher food prices, data showed on Wednesday.
Mar 23, 2016, 12:52 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi all set to get waxed at Madame Tussauds – Watch preparations here
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the ranks of prominent global leaders at Madame Tussauds in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok in April.
Mar 16, 2016, 20:40 PM IST
Singapore world's most expensive city; Mumbai, Bangalore among cheapest
The cheapest were Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, followed by Bangalore and Mumbai, the EIU said.
Mar 10, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
Australian behind Singapore hate site convicted of sedition
An Australian woman who admitted fabricating anti-foreigner articles on a Singapore website to boost advertising revenues was convicted on Tuesday of sedition.
Mar 08, 2016, 19:02 PM IST
Singapore deports Indonesians en route to Syria: Police
Singapore has deported four Indonesian men thought to be followers of a leading Islamic extremist as they allegedly tried to travel to Syria, police said Tuesday.
Feb 23, 2016, 11:46 AM IST
Good news for foreign students! IITs to hold entrance test in eight countries
The aim behind holding the entrance test in eight countries is also to attract more international talent for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Feb 22, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
Fugitive underworld don and LTTE sympathiser Kumar Pillai held in Singapore
Fugitive underworld don Kumar Pillai, who is wanted in Mumbai for several cases of murder and extortion, has been detained by the Singapore authorities, it was reported on Friday.
Feb 19, 2016, 07:34 AM IST
India is Asia's bright spot: Report
The report further said that India is an interesting market and shaping up well for us.
Feb 15, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
Japan offers cyber security, introduces sensor for pet animals
Japan's leading IT and network technologies company, NEC Corporation, has launched a cyber security factory in Singapore as the latest addition to its global portfolio of security operation centers.
Feb 04, 2016, 00:34 AM IST
Foreign govts raise pressure on Malaysia over scandals
Malaysia`s attorney general last week cleared Premier Najib Razak of wrongdoing in accepting a mysterious USD 681 million payment from overseas.
Feb 02, 2016, 12:27 PM IST
Singapore's largest freshwater marshland now open
Within the public area, visitors can climb a 10.65-metre tall Raptor tower to get a panoramic view of the surrounding marshes.
Feb 01, 2016, 16:09 PM IST
India sews up cyber security accords with three countries
The agreements related to cyber security will promote closer cooperation for exchange of knowledge and experience in detection, resolution and prevention of security related incidents between India and the respective country.
Jan 27, 2016, 17:37 PM IST
'India projected to be world's fastest growing economy'
Describing India as a "bright spot" in the backdrop of gloomy economic outlook globally, a senior Singaporean minister has said the country was projected to be the world's fasted growing economy and Singapore's close economic cooperation with it would be mutually beneficial.
Jan 27, 2016, 12:13 PM IST
Singapore court jails Indian-origin woman for assaulting maid
Limbaga cooked, cared for her employers' children and had no days off.
Jan 21, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Bangladesh arrests 14 workers deported from Singapore
Tensions are high in Bangladesh after five more secular bloggers and a publisher were brutally killed last year.
Jan 21, 2016, 13:14 PM IST
27 Bangladeshis arrested in Singapore for terror links
At least 27 Bangladeshi nationals, who planned to take part in extremist activities in other countries, including their homeland, were arrested in Singapore.
Jan 20, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
