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Singapore fines Credit Suisse, local bank over money laundering

Singapore said Tuesday it had fined Credit Suisse and a local lender for breaches of the city-state's anti-money laundering laws relating to a corruption scandal at Malaysian state fund 1MDB.

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Singapore fines Credit Suisse, local bank over money laundering

SingaporesaidTuesdayithadfinedCreditSuisseandalocallenderforbreachesofthecity-state'santi-moneylaunderinglawsrelatingtoacorruptionscandalatMalaysianstatefund1MD

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Apple opens first official store in Southeast Asia

AppleopeneditsfirstSoutheastAsiastoreinSingaporeonSaturday,drawinghundredsofexcitedfanstotheswankytwo-storeysiteinthecity'supmarketshoppingdistrict.Locatedonthe

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In pics:China's Chen Lei defeats Meciaz at ONE men's catchweight match

China'sChenLeifightsagainstIndonesia'sJeremyMeciazduringtheONEmen'scatchweightmatchatSingaporeIndoorStadiuminSingapore,onMay26,2017.ChenLeiwonthematch.(ASIAPACI

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China's Chen Lei defeats Meciaz at ONE men's catchweight match

China'sChenLeifightsagainstIndonesia'sJeremyMeciazduringtheONEmen'scatchweightmatchatSingaporeIndoorStadiuminSingapore,onMay26,2017.ChenLeiwonthematch.(ASIAPACI

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Singapore will actively promote ASEAN-China ties: PM

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that Singapore, as a coordinator of China-ASEAN ties, will actively promote the development of ASEAN-China relations.

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Singapore LGBT rally - no 'foreigners' allowed

Thisyear’sPinkDotLGBTrallyinSingaporeisonlyallowingcitizensandpermanentresidentsofSingaporetoattendduetolegalchanges.Eventorganizersannouncedtherestrictionwith‘

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Singapore remains world's most expensive city for 4th year running

Singapore is the world's most expensive city for expatriates to live in for the fourth year running, according to the latest findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU)

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Study reveals effects of ‘poorly run wildlife trade’ on Singapore’s bird species

Seven in 10 birds offered for sale in shops in Singapore are species not native or previously native to Singapore, raising concerns over the dangers of a poorly run trade and overharvesting, a study has found.

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Malaysia's 7-member legal team in Pedra Branca case includes 3 foreign experts

A team of international and local legal experts has been assembled to represent Malaysia which is seeking to revise the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Pulau Batu Puteh, also known as Pedra Branca in Singapore.

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Fatal Singapore tree fall prompts questions

The death of a woman in Singapore after a 270-year-old tree fell on her in the Botanic Gardens has left many shocked and saddened. With the authorities still investigating, many in the "garden city" are asking how this could have happened.

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Saint Valentine’s Day massacre: Australia, Malaysia, Singapore on love scam alert

Love may be in the air on Saint Valentine’s Day but authorities in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore warned on Monday of a growth in online scams cheating lonely people out of their savings.

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Singaporeans willing to fork out one per cent of their income to ensure no more haze

People in Singapore are willing to cough up nearly 1 per cent of their annual income in order to guarantee the absence of transboundary haze for a year, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found.

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Goodbye old phone, Singapore is killing its 2G mobile network in April

When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal – digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology.

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Carcasses and 'liquid truths': The spellbinding world of Singapore Art Week

Singapore's culture sector is developing rapidly -- thanks to a government stimulus in arts and heritage, as well as growing interest from the international community in Southeast Asian art.

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Eight deported Indonesians under probe for terror links

Singapore has deported eight Indonesians, after immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint found a photo of a "shoe bomb" in the smartphone of the group's leader.

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8 Indonesians deported by Malaysia after being nabbed at Woodlands customs for possessing ISIS images

Eight Indonesians are being questioned by Indonesia police's Densus 88 counterterrorism unit in Batam after being deported from Malaysia for possessing ISIS-linked images.