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Singapore’s vision is to be leading manufacturing hub: Iswaran
Singapore’s vision is to be a leading manufacturing hub, plugged into global centres of excellence to drive the future of manufacturing, asserted S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) of Singapore while speaking at Future of Manufacturing (FoM) Summit today.
Singapore and Chongqing explore new frontiers for financial connectivity, innovation
At the second Singapore-China (Chongqing) Financial Conference (SCFC) in Chongqing today, financial regulators and private sector participants from Singapore and Chongqing discussed the opportunities for deeper financial collaboration between the two cities.
Applications of two new Presidential candidates rejected for not being Malay
Overall, five applications were received by the Elections Department to contest the upcoming Singapore Presidential election. However, applications of two new presidential candidates were rejected as they do not belong to Malay community.
Indian-origin consultant gets 15 months jail in US mayoral election funding scandal
An Indian-origin political consultant in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in jail along with an order to pay a USD10,000 fine for funnelling illegal foreign campaign contributions in the 2012 San Diego mayoral election.
Indian PM Narendra Modi interacts with Indian diaspora before Xiamen BRICS summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday met members of the Indian diaspora in China at the Wyndham Hotel in Xiamen, ahead of the BRICS Summit.
Trump decides to end work permits to immigrants, could impact 7,000 Indian-Americans
US President Donald Trump is set to scrap a programme that grants work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to impact more than 7,000 Indian-Americans, a media report said today.
Modi at BRICS: Declaration, Highlights, Pictures
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Plenary Session of the 9th BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China.
Disgruntled teen stabs, kills Sikh student in US
In another case of violence against Indians in the US, a 22-year-old Sikh software engineering student was stabbed to death in his taxi, allegedly by an American student who was upset over not getting admission into a university.
All 800 Singapore pilgrims have managed to complete the major rituals of hajj safely: Yaacob Ibrahim
“All 800 Singapore pilgrims have managed to complete the major rituals of hajj safely and without any major incident, Alhamdulillah,” said Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information Incumbent in Singapore.
