Pandemic puts Singapore into recession as economy wobbles

Singapore’s trade-reliant economy plunged into recession in the second quarter with a record contraction, signalling a rough first half globally and an equally challenging outlook as the coronavirus crisis exacts a heavy toll on business and demand.

Singapore Airlines offers passengers a chance to dine inside grounded jets

For a hefty sum of up to SGD642 ($470), people with a hankering for airline food can have a meal on an A380, the world's biggest passenger jet.
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Singapore crushes ivory from around 300 elephants to deter illegal trade

The city-state, a nautical way point in shipments of banned animal products between Africa and Asia, is destroying tusks worth an estimated S$18 million ($13 million) including a record 8.8 tonne seizure last year which authorities said came from nearly 300 African elephants.

Activists urge tougher action against attackers of women

Sexual harassment and assaults against women are not being taken seriously enough in Singapore, activists warn, after students at elite universities were given punishments criticised as too lenient for their crimes.

Singapore ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ turns back after coronavirus case aboard

Singapore has been trialling the trips which are open only to residents, make no stops and sail in waters just off the city-state. There were around 2,000 passengers aboard at the time who have all been told to return to their rooms,

Singapore’s core inflation gauge hits record low in over a decade

Singapore’s core inflation gauge fell to its lowest level in more than a decade in July, official data showed on Monday, amid soft consumer spending due to the coronavirus pandemic and a steep fall in electricity prices.

WATCH: Vettel dominates Singapore GP, ends long wait for victory

Abu Dhabi, Singapore expand ties to advance smart city move

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and IPI Singapore, a subsidiary of ESG, have jointly launched an innovation call to advance the smart city agenda.

Singaporean lab cooks up Asian favourite food with plant-based meat

Flavour specialists and food scientists in white coats work with plant extracts at the newly opened facility to create vegetarian versions of traditionally meaty dishes that taste like the real thing.

Thapa confident of India doing well at WC qualifiers

The Indian football team is not here for next month’s FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to just “make up the numbers”, but to make a mark, midfielder Anirudh Thapa pointed out on Wednesday. The Sunil Chhetri-led Indian team will play its opening game against Qatar