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Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Jerusalem, takes stock of ties with Israel

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Israel from Jordan on Monday, on the second leg of his week-long trip to the Middle East.

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Singapore Maritime Week kicks off, positioning for future growth

Singapore's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan on Sunday officially opened the 11th Singapore Maritime Week, which is focused on the theme of "Positioning for Future Growth".

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Singapore PM denies sister's claim of abusing power

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong denied his sister's claim of abusing power to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's passing in order to establish a dynasty.

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Singapore getting trounced in IPOs by South-east Asian neighbours

Singapore's reign as the premier destination for initial public offerings in South-east Asia has come to an end.

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Australian woman jailed for sedition in Singapore over fake news stories

Editor of The Real Singapore sentenced to 10 months in prison after admitting to publishing fabricated stories about ethnic minorities

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Video installation, artillery shell casing on display in S'pore to remember late leader Lee Kuan Yew

​New video installation which recalls Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's State Funeral Procession, and an artillery shell casing from the 21-gun salute donated by PM Lee Hsien Loong, will be on display at National Museum of Singapore on Wednesday, said Singapore's National Heritage Board(NHB) in a press release on Tuesday.

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Singapore's ruling party considers "strong candidates" for by-election for Bukit Batok

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is currently looking at several "strong candidates" to contest the vacant Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) seat, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday.

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Singapore,Vietnam reaffirm defense ties through policy dialogue

Singapore and Vietnam reaffirmed bilateral defense relationship at the 7th Singapore-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD), said the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) on Monday.

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Singapore, China looking at reducing risk of unplanned sea encounters

Singapore and China are working on some exploratory ideas to minimise the risk of unplanned encounters at sea, amid increased fears of potential clashes between Chinese and foreign militaries in the contentious South China Sea.

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Singapore, Iran sign agreement to boost bilateral trade, investment

Singapore and Iran signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to grow bilateral trade and investment, said Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Monday.

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New book on Singapore-China ties launched in Singapore

A new book on relations between Singapore and China has been launched at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

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Indonesian police investigate four men deported from Singapore over terrorism

The Indonesian police are investigating four men who were recently deported from Singapore over allegations of supporting the Islamic State group.

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Singapore lawyers warn of 1998-like pain as debt defaults spread

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, South-east Asia's largest law firm, reckons the region's rising bond defaults will inflict as much pain on creditors as the financial crises of 2008 and 1998.

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PM Lee hits 1m Facebook likes: 5 other Singapore personalities who have hit the milestone

​Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has become the first Singapore politician to hit 1 million likes on his Facebook page.

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Singapore exports to China suffer biggest hit in seven years

China’s slowdown really hit home last month, with Singapore’s shipments to the country taking the biggest hammering in seven years.

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Tax, effectiveness of fiscal policies to top Singapore Budget 2016: report

Improving effectiveness of fiscal policies, enhancing tax treaties and looking for new tax revenue options are among the top subjects of Singapore Budget 2016.

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APD Campus Reporters| How Much Has Changed? How Much Has Remained?

Fast growing and ever bustling, Singapore and Hong Kong are the two iconic cities in Asia that happened to share very similar routes of development. The story Singapore versus Hong Kong never fails to catch the attention of people in this region.