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Singapore PM wants to expand military ties with Australia
Singapore wants to expand its military ties with Australia, including through a greater Australian troop presence in the island state as part of an upgraded trade and defence relationship, according to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The move comes...

Singapore Sling into Paradise: Inside the Timeless Luxury of Raffles Singapore
Singapore recently celebrated its 60th birthday as an independent nation. Singapore’s strategic location along vital trade routes has long made it a global hub. Since independence, it has also become an international center for commerce and...

Singapore: Unlawful execution of Malaysian for drug offence must be halted
Responding to the Singapore government scheduling the execution of Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman for Wednesday 8 October, Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Advisor Chiara Sangiorgio said: “The Singapore government must...

singapore 'I hope they get to the bottom of it': PM Wong extends condolences to families of Optus outage victims
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has extended his condolences to the families of those who died in the Optus outage. The Australian telco is wholly owned by Singtel. In an interview with Australian broadcaster ABC on Thursday (Oct 2) and released on...

Singaporeans thank foreign TikToker for featuring shop that sells discounted items to fight food waste
SINGAPORE: It’s very hard to resist a video on TikTok that begins with “I have just found the coolest place.” However, that’s exactly how personal trainer and nutrition coach Rory Tufano opened a recent video that featured MoNo SG, a shop in Tekka...

Singapore Airlines and Vietnam Airlines Strengthen Partnership with Codeshare Deal
Photo source: Singapore Airlines Customers of Vietnam Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will enjoy more options on flights between Singapore and Vietnam, after the two carriers signed a new codeshare agreement that comes into effect on October...

FBI, UK gov’t urge orgs to patch Oracle E-Business vuln after alleged Clop campaign
Oracle issued a security alert this weekend urging customers to patch a vulnerability currently being exploited by cybercriminals. Oracle’s security alert said CVE-2025-61882 impacts the Oracle E-Business Suite — a widely-used business platform...

How snapback sanctions will test Iran's economic resilience
After half-hearted, last-ditch diplomatic efforts to salvage the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran collapsed, UN ‘snapback sanctions’ have been re-imposed on Tehran. Though these restrictions add pressure to Iran’s already struggling economy, the...

5 Ways Becoming A Digital Nomad Could Actually Grow Your Business
5 ways becoming a digital nomad could actually grow your business getty Pack your laptop and cancel your office lease. Some seriously successful entrepreneurs I know run their empires from Lisbon cafes, Bali co-working spaces, and Tokyo hotel...

Five more banks join Maynilad’s P45.8-B IPO underwriting group
WEST ZONE water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has appointed five additional banks to its underwriting syndicate for its planned P45.8-billion initial public offering (IPO) scheduled next month. In its preliminary prospectus dated...

U.S. Navy Seeks Singapore-based American Contractor For Indo-Pacific Ship Repairs
SSNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) departs Hanwha Ocean shipyard after a seven-month overhaul at Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea, March 12, 2025. Hanwah Photo The U.S. Navy is looking for an American shipbuilder to establish a Singapore-based lead...

Etihad Rail signs deal with taxi company to connect to suburban stations
Etihad Rail’s agreement with taxi company Yango Group is being seen as a step towards bolstering access to passenger stations once the train service begins in 2026. Signed at the Global Rail conference in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, it sets out how...

Italian textile machinery at ITMA Asia Singapore
A total of 100 Italian textile machinery companies will exhibit at ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025, taking place from 28–31 October. With an exhibition area of around 4,000 square metres, Italy once again ranks among the top exhibiting nations....

LG Electronics India’s IPO draws Norway, Singapore wealth funds as anchor investors
Appliance maker LG Electronics India has sold shares worth about Rs 3,475 crore ($391.88 million) to anchor investors including BlackRock and the wealth funds of Singapore and Norway as part of its $1.3 billion IPO. Shares of the local arm of...

Italy’s SIGEP trade show to feature gelato, pizza and baking trends and workshops
Rimini, Italy – SIGEP World in Rimini, Italy, will again become an international hub for Italian artisanal gelato Jan. 16-20, 2026 — with international projects like Sigepland (Germany), India as guest country, the Gelato World Cup, and many...

This airline was named the best for economy class for comfort, food and entertainment
Alessandra Amodio/Travel + Leisure Economy seats on an airplane. Flying in economy can be a cost-effective way to get from one destination to the next. However, on some airlines, flying economy might feel like first class. Hong Kong-based Cathay...

Zubeen Garg’s death case: SIT probe gains momentum as witness from Singapore arrives tomorrow
India News Assamese singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg Guwahati: In a development that could push forward the ongoing investigation into the mysterious death of beloved Assamese singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg, Rup Kamal Kalita, a member of...
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Rupkamal Kalita, key witness in Zubeen Garg's death, set to arrive from Singapore to Guwahati on October 7
There seems to be some light in the Zubeen Garg death probe finally. The SIT officials felt that there was something more than what meets the eye. There is something definitely suspicious about the case. This was confirmed after no associate from...

Demonstrating Total Control With UK Technologies — ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025
MANCHESTER, England — October 6, 2025 — As a supplier of colour measurement and management solutions, Verivide will showcase its latest DigiEye imaging system at the forthcoming ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition in Singapore from October 28-31....
Fostering Dialogue and Strategic Partnership: 2025 Fudan University (FDU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) Forum on AI, Digital Governance and Sustainable Societies Successfully Concluded
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – October 6, 2025) – On 29 September, the “2025 Fudan University (FDU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) Forum on AI, Digital Governance and Sustainable...