Singapore

Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15, hands over power to deputy Lawrence Wong

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May 15 after two deca...

world | 6 months ago

Singapore recalls Everest Fish Curry Masala over alleged pesticide content

The Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong on April 18 recalled Everest Fish Curry Masala from India al...

world | 5 months ago

Lawrence Wong | Designated successor

It so happens that succession stories are often scripted like thrillers. When Singapore’s founding f...

world | 5 months ago

Singapore's new prime minister vows to 'lead in our own way' as Lee dynasty ends after half-century

Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took h...

world | 5 months ago

Singapore Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Bangkok; one dead, 30 injuries reported following severe turbulence

A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on May 21 due to severe...

world | 4 months ago

Severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight 321 from London leaves 1 dead, others injured, airline says

Singapore Airlines said Tuesday that one person died and others were injured when a flight from Lond...

world | 4 months ago

Singapore Airlines cooperating with authorities in probing severe flight turbulence incident

Singapore Airlines on May 22 said it is fully cooperating with relevant authorities in the investiga...

world | 4 months ago

20 Singapore Airlines passengers injured by turbulence still in intensive care, many needing spinal surgery

Bangkok — Many of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that h...

world | 4 months ago

Singapore High Court orders former PM Lee’s brother to pay damages to Indian-origin ministers in defamation case

Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has been ordered by ...

world | 4 months ago

Singaporean investigators analyse recorders from turbulence-hit flight

Singaporean investigators are analysing a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder after on...

world | 4 months ago

Singapore Airline passengers endured 62 seconds of extreme turbulence on May 21 London-Singapore flight

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Flight SQ321 that was rocked by severe turbulence on May 21 climbed and...

world | 4 months ago

Why was Singapore flight turbulence severe? | Explained

The story so far: On May 20-21, a Singapore Airlines flight, SQ321, with 211 passengers and 18 crew,...

world | 4 months ago

Gravitational changes, 178-feet drop caused injuries on Singapore Airlines jet that hit turbulence

Rapid changes in the gravitational force led to a 178-feet (54-meter) altitude drop of a Singapore A...

world | 4 months ago

Premier U.S. Submarine hunter-tracker to be deployed in FPDA military drills in SCS and Indian Ocean

New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins on May 31 said a P-8 Poseidon would be deployed to Singa...

world | 4 months ago

Singapore’s Indian-origin Leader of Opposition to go on trial in October for lying in Parliament

Singapore’s Indian-origin Leader of the Opposition and Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh is set to g...

world | 4 months ago

Indian in Singapore jailed for hacking ex-employer's server

An Indian national was sentenced to two years and six months' jail term in Singapore for a charge of...

world | 4 months ago