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OPINION: A Widening Gap In Trust 26 Aug 2013 | 07:50 am
Singapore Notes, 26 Aug 2013 First we heard Lee Kuan Yew say that our declining population woes had nothing to do with his stop-at-two policy. Now we hear Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam ...
India Rape Shame: Female police constable gangraped in India 26 Aug 2013 | 07:45 am
Dnaindia.com, 24 Aug 2013 A woman police constable, on her way with family members to cremate her brother-in-law, was allegedly gangraped by a gang of dacoits on National Highway 75 near Jagaldaga in ...
Vietnamese woman faces death penalty for trafficking 6.25kg of methamphetamine into Singapore 26 Aug 2013 | 07:39 am
Thanh Nien Daily, 25 Aug 2013 Singaporean anti-drug authorities Friday arrested a Vietnamese woman carrying 6.25 kilograms of methamphetamine at Changi Airport. It was the second time in less than a m...
Snapshot: Picture of PM Lee Hsien Loong's awkward attempt at fist bump had netizens in stitches as it went viral on Facebook 26 Aug 2013 | 07:35 am
Yahoo! News Singapore, 23 Aug 2013 Link
Singapore squeezing out Malaysians in Iskandar 26 Aug 2013 | 07:16 am
Free Malaysia Today, 24 Aug 2013 Singapore real estate buyers, driven by rising prices in the island republic, are increasingly looking into property in Iskandar, the main southern development corrido...
Singapore is eyeing more Qatari tourists 26 Aug 2013 | 07:14 am
Zawya.com, 22 Aug 2013 Singapore is planning to attract more Qatari tourists and enhance cultural ties as both countries will celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations next year. Singapore has witnes...
Singapore Library Board splurges on fancy forecasting software system to compete with book retailers 25 Aug 2013 | 10:25 am
FutureGov.Asia, 22 Aug 2013 The National Library Board (NLB) used analytics to improve accuracy in forecasting patrons’ demand by 60 per cent, reducing waiting time for popular books and frequency of ...
Singapore’s GIC Said to Buy Blackstone’s Broadgate Stake for More Than US$2.7 Billion 25 Aug 2013 | 10:16 am
Bloomberg, 22 Aug 2013 GIC Pte, the Singapore sovereign-wealth fund, is the buyer of Blackstone Group LP (BX)’s stake in London’s Broadgate office complex, according to two people with knowledge of th...
Another food scandal brewing in New Zealand - manuka honey 25 Aug 2013 | 08:49 am
Yahoo! News New Zealand, 25 Aug 2013 The beginnings of another food scandal are emerging in one of New Zealand's premium exports. Britain's Food Standards Agency has issued a warning about misleading ...
VIDEO: How Muay Thai Champions Are Made In Thailand 25 Aug 2013 | 07:53 am
Liveleak.com, 25 Aug 2013 Link