Thailand is seeking to take on Singapore’s dominance in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul with a $5.7 billion upgrade of a Vietnam War-era airport. Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Sikorsky Aircraft is the latest company to study
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2,000 trapped as fighting rages in Philippines city
MARAWI, Philippines: Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday (May 28) inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling Islamist militants, authorities said, as the death toll from almost a week of fighting
Read more21 dead after worst rain ‘in 30 years’ in southern Thailand so far.
Twenty-one people have been killed and nearly one million people affected by floods in southern Thailand after days of rain across the country’s southern neck. The “severe flooding is because of the worst rainfall in more
Read moreNew SAFRA Clubhouse to open in Choa Chu Kang
SINGAPORE: More than 90,000 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) national servicemen and their families living in northwest Singapore can now look forward to a new SAFRA clubhouse within Choa Chu Kang Park. It will be SAFRA’s
Read moreSingaporean linked to terror activities in southern Philippines: MHA
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has been implicated in terrorism-related activities in the southern Philippines, said a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson on Friday (May 26). He has been identified as Muhamad Ali Abdul Rahiman @
Read moreSingapore has to manage population growth carefully: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Singapore has to manage the population carefully, even as it grapples with its low fertility rate and the issue of having a stable population, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (May 27).
Read moreApple’s Orchard Road outlet might just be their best store yet
The long-guarded secret that is Apple Orchard Road will finally open its doors to the public this Saturday at 10am. For the longest time, everyone has been speculating about when it will open, and after
Read more2 men arrested for leaving bags unattended at Aljunied MRT station
SINGAPORE: Two men have been arrested for causing public alarm by leaving their bags unattended at Aljunied MRT station, the police said on Friday (May 26). In a news release, the police said that they
Read moreSingapore must be more transparent in shark fin trade
Singapore was ranked the world’s second-largest shark fin trader by value after Hong Kong, according to trade figures from 2012-2013, say conservationist groups Traffic and WWF. SINGAPORE: Conservationist groups called on the Singapore Government to
Read moreSingapore steps up checks and patrols after Jakarta, Manchester attacks
SINGAPORE: Singapore is stepping up its checks and patrols at key locations such as the air, land and sea checkpoints, transport nodes and its waters, following the attacks in Manchester and Jakarta, said the Ministry
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