Singapore’s economy expanded by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017, holding steady from growth in the previous three months on the back of support from the manufacturing sector, advance estimates from
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Riding the ‘airfish’: Singapore company hopes to make it a travel game-changer
This odd-looking “airfish” could soon be the way you travel on holiday. A Singapore company has grand plans to help this game-changer take flight commercially. More about the wing-in-ground effect craft, on the Money Mind
Read morePIE work site accident: Investigation will focus on design, construction process, says MOM
SINGAPORE: The design and construction process of an uncompleted viaduct near the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) will be the focus of an investigation into why it collapsed in the early hours of Friday (Jul 14). One worker was
Read moreGoFundMe crowdfunding raises money to help school children start Drone Club
Hello my name is Doug Floyd and my goal was to create a drone club at my local school for teens who want to learn how to fly drones. So we started www.youthdronecrew.com for our
Read moreSeychelles reports find of possible plane debris, tells Malaysia
VICTORIA: Seychelles reported on Thursday the discovery of two pieces of debris that seemed to be from an aircraft and said it had notified Malaysia, whose Flight MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard.
Read moreThe World’s Biggest Airport Is Set To Open In 2019
Beijing is booming, and it needs an airport capable of handling its growing population, along with the millions of tourists who visit annually. Luckily construction is already underway on the Beijing New Airport, and when
Read moreMinimum age of private-hire car drivers in the spotlight after fatal Uber accident
SINGAPORE: “They are scared seeing young Uber drivers practically staring at their Global Positioning System (GPS) apps on their mobile phone during their journey,” said Lance, after dropping the last of his Uber Pool passengers.
Read moreSingapore, China enjoy strong bilateral ties that have adapted to changes: DPM Teo
Singapore and China have built a strong bilateral relationship that has adapted with the changing needs of both countries over the years, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Thursday (Jul 13) at the
Read moreDrug trafficker’s eleventh hour bid to escape the death penalty fails
Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2014 for importing 22.24g of diamorphine into Singapore. SINGAPORE: Singapore’s highest court on Thursday (Jul 13) dismissed an eleventh hour motion to halt the execution of Malaysian drug trafficker Prabagaran
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