Singapore

Bangladesh to send workers to Singapore under govt management, says minister

Bangladeshi jobseekers will be sent to Singapore under government management, said Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister, today.
2 April 2015, 11:20 AM

Rajshahi plane crash: Injured instructor flown to Singapore

Chief instructor of Bangladesh Flying Academy, who was wounded in a plane crash in Rajshahi yesterday, was flown to Singapore from Combined Military Hospital of Dhaka for better treatment.
2 April 2015, 07:32 AM

Lee Kuan Yew: Which way now for Singapore?

As Singapore mourn the death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew, questions are also quietly being asked about where the country goes next.
29 March 2015, 14:35 PM

Singapore holds Lee Kuan Yew funeral

Singapore is bidding farewell to its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91.
29 March 2015, 04:27 AM

Lee Kuan Yew: Thousands queue to view founder lying in state

Thousands of people in Singapore are queuing to pay tribute to late statesman Lee Kuan Yew as he lies in state in parliament
25 March 2015, 04:35 AM

Quote Box: Lee Kuan Yew's sharp words on the world, himself

The autocratic founder of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew who died Monday never shrinks from expressing his views bluntly and was known as much for his tough talk as a pithy turn of phrase in campaign speeches, press interviews and parliamentary debates
23 March 2015, 12:27 PM

Obama mourns death of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, calls him 'true giant'

President Barack Obama offers condolences on Sunday on the death of Lee Kuan Yew, calling Singapore's first prime minister "a true giant of history."
23 March 2015, 06:21 AM

FACTBOX: The opinions, and sharp tongue of Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore's first Prime Minister,Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91, was renowned for his sharp tongue, quick wit and controversial remarks.
23 March 2015, 05:47 AM

Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies

Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, has died, leaving behind the unlikely nation that he and his colleagues fostered and built over five decades as his lasting legacy
23 March 2015, 01:36 AM

Singapore remains world's most expensive city

Singapore has retained its position as the world's most expensive city, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
3 March 2015, 05:44 AM