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  • Indian-origin man in Singapore jailed

    A Singapore court Friday sentenced a 45-year-old Indian-origin man to two years in jail for molesting a 13-year-old boy. S. Subramaniam, a real estate agent, was found guilty of molesting the student at the former's flat at the Yishun area here Dec 23, 2011, the Straits Times reported. The court heard that Subramaniam invited the boy and his 14-year-old cousin and committed the act. The boy ...

  • Singapores export performance improves

    Singapore's non-oil domestic exports, a key gauge of the trade hub's export performance, fell by 1 percent year-on-year in April, trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore said Friday. It followed a year-on-year contraction of 4.8 percent in the previous month, exceeding market expectations, reported Xinhua. The agency said the contraction was largely due to a drop in ...

  • New cabins for Singapore Airlines in Sept no plans for premium economy class

    Singapore Airlines will roll out its next- generation cabins, which comes with new and more comfortable seats, in September. But travellers hoping for a premium economy class will be disappointed. SIA currently has no plans to offer this, chief executive officer Goh Choon Phong told The Straits Times. "When we think the time is right, we will do it but it's not quite that time ...

  • American researchers death Todd not involved in any work for Huawei

    American researcher Shane Todd's work at the Singapore Institute of Microelectronics (IME) did not involve any classified military research, an inquiry into his death heard yesterday. A comprehensive account of his employment record there by his colleagues and direct supervisor, Dr Patrick Lo, also showed he was not involved in any work for Huawei Technologies, except for a nine-day stint ...

  • Most people in favour of Governments proposals to inject fairness into vehicle quota system

    The Government's proposals to inject more fairness into the vehicle quota system have whipped up a vigorous debate and initial signs point to more people supporting, rather than opposing, the suggested moves. Motor traders, transport experts and online readers of The Straits Times are largely in favour of the proposal to impose a surcharge on motorists who buy more than one car. Announced ...


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Across the Universe

Across the Universe

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  • S. Korea clinics hospitals target medical tourists from Spore and region

    A patient undergoing facial acupuncture at Kwangdong Oriental Hospital in Seoul. Industry insiders in South Korea say Singapore, as an established medical tourism destination, will pose keen competition. -- PHOTO: KWANGDONG ORIENTAL ...

  • Singapore down Hong Kong markets unchanged

    Fed comments spark gloom on US market Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the US stock market down ...

  • Two winning tickets for Toto anniversary draw top prize of $5m

    Two people are holding the winning tickets for Friday's $5 million Toto anniversary draw. The winning numbers were 8, 14, 22, 30, 34, 41 while the additional number is 1. The anniversary draw was held to celebrate the Singapore Pools' 45th anniversary. Long queues were seen forming islandwide on Friday with punters hoping for a chance to bag the top prize. Winning numbers were ...

  • RSVP Singapore raises S$300000 for beneficiaries

    Proceeds raised by RSVP Singapore will go towards helping the mentally disadvantaged, physically challenged, needy and discharged elderly ...

  • Raymond Bonner welcome to give evidence at Shane Todd inquiry Senior State Counsel

    Senior State Counsel Tai Wei Shyong addresses the media after day five of the coroner's inquiry on the death of US engineer Shane Todd at the subordinate courts in Singapore May 17, 2013. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who broke the story on American researcher Shane Todd's death will be "welcome" if he decides to testify at the ongoing coroner's inquiry, the ...

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