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Singapore to deploy more police robots in the absence of manpower
Singapore: After over five years of small-scale trials, Singapore will now “progressively deploy” more police robots across the city-state. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Thursday that the robots were placed…
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Indian worker found dead under building rubble in Singapore
Singapore: The body of a 20-year-old Indian national, who died after a part of a building collapsed in Singapore, was pulled out of the rubble in rescue operations lasting for more than…
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Man convicted of racially abusing, kicking Indian woman in Singapore
Singapore: A man in Singapore has been convicted for racially abusing and kicking an Indian-origin woman who had her mask down during the Covid-19 pandemic, a media report said. Wong Xing Fong…
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Chinese Defence Minister warns of unbearable disaster in potential US-China war
Singapore: Accusing “some countries” of fuelling an arms race in Asia, China’s Defence Minister, General Li Shangfu on Sunday warned that a war between his country and the US would be an…
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China, Singapore to establish secure defence communication link
Singapore: Singapore and China on Thursday agreed to work towards establishing a secure defence telephone link between the two countries to allow high-level communications between the defence leaders, amidst Beijing’s aggressive actions…
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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19
Singapore: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after recent visits to South Africa and Kenya. “I tested positive for COVID-19 for the first…
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Saudis will no longer need visa to enter Singapore from June 1
Riyadh: Saudi national will no longer need to apply for a visa to enter Singapore, starting from Thursday, June 1. Singaporean embassy in Riyadh said on Twitter, citing a statement from the…
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Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for arranging sham marriage for visa
Singapore: An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been sentenced to six months in prison for arranging a marriage of convenience between a colleague and his niece to gain an immigration advantage, a…
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Indian-origin man hanged in Singapore over cannabis trafficking
Singapore: Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Indian-origin drug trafficker, a day after his 11th-hour appeal was rejected by a court here. Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted in October 2018 by a High…
- India
Defamation suit against Subramanian in Singapore: Madras HC clears way for firm
The Madras High Court has cleared the way for Advantage Strategic Consulting, a private firm, to proceed with a defamation suit against former Union Law Minister Subramanian Swamy in the High Court…
- India
Stalin to visit Japan, Singapore, and UK to attract investments
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will be visiting Japan, Singapore, and the UK on a week-long tour after May 20, to attract investments as a prelude to the Global Investors…
- India
PSLV C55 carrying two Singapore satellites blasts off from Sriharikota
Sriharikota: ISRO’s PSLV C55 rocket carrying two Singapore satellites lifted off the spaceport on Saturday. In its dedicated commercial mission through NSIL, ISRO’s workhorse launch vehicle carried with it TeLEOS-2 as the primary…
- India
‘Not for India…go away’; couple denied free Ramzan treats in Singapore
Singapore: A supermarket chain in Singapore has apologised after an Indian Muslim couple was turned away from one of its booths offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan. Farah Nadya…
- Business
SBI allows Bhim-based real-time payment with Singapore
Mumbai: A day after a real-time payments system linkage was established between India and Singapore using the UPI platform, State Bank of India on Wednesday announced a partnership with PayNow, the online…
- World
Singapore residents can now transfer money to India through UPI
Singapore residents can now transfer money to India through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) starting today. This move is expected to ease the money transfer process for Singaporean residents who have family…
