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The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state’s legal process.
Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

A US high-tech researcher whose family claims he was murdered in Singapore was under treatment for depression and left suicide notes before he was found hanged, a public inquiry was told Monday.
Posted: May 13th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Singapore on Tuesday unveiled plans to offer free train rides during morning peak-hours to ease severe congestion on its metro rail network.
Posted: April 16th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Singapore on Friday strongly rejected a whistleblower’s allegation that its banks facilitate massive tax evasion by a powerful family in neighboring Malaysia’s Sarawak state.
Posted: March 22nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »
By Heather Tan

Already one of the most densely populated countries in the world, tiny land scarce Singapore is projecting its population to swell by a third over the next two decades. To accommodate the influx, its planners envisage expanding upward, outward and downward.
Posted: February 22nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Photos & Videos,World | Read More »
THE International Shotokan Karatedo Federation (ISKF) Lapu-Lapu chapter of Reynan Vidal along with three of his best karatekas will fly to Singapore on March 8 to represent the country in the prestigious Second Singapore International Open of the Singapore Karatedo Federation. This after ISKF Philippines director and national team coach for karatedo David Lay tapped [...]
Posted: February 21st, 2013 in CDN - Sports,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Singapore and Malaysia announced Tuesday that they will build a high-speed rail link between the city-state and Kuala Lumpur.
Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, has been discharged from a hospital following a brain-related blockage, but he remains under doctors’ observation.
Posted: February 17th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Singapore on Monday defended its population policies after an outcry over a forecast that it could have 30 percent more people in less than 20 years, with foreigners forming almost half the total.
Posted: February 4th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »
THE Singapore Embassy is accepting applications for college scholarship for the next school year. The scholarship is awarded by the Singapore government to Filipino citizens with excellent academic records and a good command of English. This scholarship is tenable at the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Management University. Except [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2013 in CDN - Community,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Police said Monday they were investigating Singapore’s top daily The Straits Times over a voter survey it conducted ahead of a by-election in apparent breach of a law against polls during the campaign.
Posted: January 14th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »
By Rupam Jain Nair

A medical student who was savagely gang-raped in New Delhi died in a Singapore hospital Saturday, triggering appeals for calm from Indian leaders who feared a fresh outburst of violent street protests.
Posted: December 29th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Photos & Videos,World | Read More »

Doctors in Singapore battled Thursday to save the life of an Indian student who sustained horrific injuries in a gang-rape after she was dramatically airlifted from a hospital in New Delhi.
Posted: December 27th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »