Singapore, Feb 19 (IANS) Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build a high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by 2020, the prime ministers of the two countries announced Tuesday.

Singapore, Feb 19 (IANS) Google launched its indoor maps feature in Singapore Tuesday, making the city state the second country in Asia to have it.

Singapore, Feb 17 (IANS) Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been discharged from hospital and is resting at home, the Prime Minister's Office said Sunday.

Singapore, Feb 16 (IANS) Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew was hospitalized on Friday after an irregular heartbeat led to a brief stoppage of blood flow to the brain, the Prime Minister's office said Saturday.

Singapore, Feb 4 (IANS) Tokyo is the most expensive city to live in while Pakistan's port city Karachi is the cheapest, a survey said Monday.

Singapore, Jan 23 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday hoped that parliament would by the end of this year approve the constitutional amendment needed to introduce the goods and services tax (GST) regime.

Singapore, Jan 1 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy, believed to be from India but attending school in Singapore, was arrested here after he allegedly threatened to plant bombs in a local casino resort, a media report said Tuesday.

Singapore, Dec 29 (IANS) The distraught family of the young gang-rape victim hopes her death will contribute to making India a safer place for woman, an Indian diplomat said Saturday.

Singapore/New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A young woman whose brutal gang-rape in New Delhi had shocked the nation and brought thousands out in the streets for over 10 days died in a Singapore hospital early Saturday. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled her death and vowed to do everything possible to make India a better place for women.

Singapore, Dec 29 (IANS) The trauma to the young woman who was brutally gang-raped and tortured in New Delhi was "too severe for her to overcome", said a hospital official after the victim died here Saturday.

Singapore/New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A young woman who was brutally gang-raped and tortured in the Indian capital died in Singapore early Saturday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was up to "us all to ensure that her death will not have been in vain".

Singapore, Dec 29 (IANS) A young woman who was flown to Singapore after her brutal gang-rape and torture in the Indian capital died here early Saturday, the Mount Elizabeth Hospital announced.

Singapore, Dec 29 (IANS) A 23-year-old woman who was shifted to Singapore after

Singapore/New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The condition of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped in New Delhi and and is fighting for her life in a hospital here has "taken a turn for the worse", a hospital official said Friday.

Singapore, Dec 28 (IANS) The condition of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped in New Delhi and and is fighting for her life in a hospital here has "taken a turn for the worse", a hospital official said Friday.

Singapore/New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Doctors in Singapore Friday said the 23-year-old Indian gang-rape victim was "fighting for her life" as they struggled to save her from a "significant brain injury" and an infection in the lungs and abdomen.

Singapore, Dec 28 (IANS) The Indian trainee physiotherapist, who was gang-raped in New Delhi, had suffered "significant brain injury" and continued to be in an "extremely critical condition" at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital here, a media report said Friday.

Singapore, Dec 27 (IANS) A 23-year-old Indian gang-rape victim with grievous injuries who was admitted to a premier Singapore hospital Thursday remains in "an extremely critical condition".

Singapore, Dec 27 (IANS) The Indian student, who was gang-raped on a moving bus in New Delhi, had arrived at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment and was in an "extremely critical condition", the hospital said Thursday.

Singapore, Dec 20 (IANS) India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have largely resolved their differences and are close to striking an upgraded free trade agreement, a media report Thursday quoted Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang as saying.

Singapore, Dec 19 (IANS) China's economic growth is expected to bounce back to 8.4 percent next year as "recovery has set in the final months" of this year, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday.

Singapore/Male, Dec 6 (IANS) The GMR-backed consortium GMIAL Thursday said it is studying the latest verdict of the Singapore High Court which has gone in favour of the Maldives government.

Singapore/New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) With a Singapore court clearing Male airport's takeover by the Maldives government, India Thursday made it clear that it would like to see "fulfilment" of all legal processes and adherence to all relevant contracts and agreements regarding compensation in $500 million GMR airport project.

Singapore/Male/New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) In a move to put pressure on Male, India has frozen aid to the Maldives as its government Monday decided to take control of the international airport despite a Singapore court staying the suspension of the contract given to India's GMR-led consortium.

Singapore/Male/New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India is exploring various options, including suspending aid to Male, as the Maldives government Monday decided to take control of the Male international airport despite a Singapore court staying the suspension of the contract given to India's GMR-led consortium.

Singapore/Male, Dec 3 (IANS) The Indian infrastructure major GMR-led consortium Monday got an interim relief from the Singapore High Court which asked it to continue operating the international airport in the the Maldives capital Male.

Singapore/Male, Dec 3 (IANS) The High Court of Singapore Monday quashed the Maldives government's decision to terminate the $500 million contract awarded to Indian infrastructure major GMR-led consortium to build and operate the international airport in the the capital Male.

Singapore, Dec 3 (IANS) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that the government is no longer aiming for "ridiculously high" economic growth like those seen in the past years, but rather a more sustainable rate of about 2 to 3 percent per year, local media reported Monday.

Singapore, Nov 25 (IANS) Shark fin soup, that exotic but pricey delicacy said to boost sexual potency and prevent heart disease, is going off menus in some Singapore hotels and restaurants in an effort to save sharks which face extinction from overfishing.

Singapore, Nov 22 (IANS) One of the dolphins bound for Singapore's Marine Life Park from the Philippines died Thursday on board a plane, Xinhua reported.

Singapore, Nov 22 (IANS) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must be high on priority of the international community to achieve human wellbeing, social equity and reducing environmental risk, experts said here Thursday.

Singapore, Nov 22 (IANS) There is a lot of mistrust among developed and developing countries on various issues ahead of the United Nations (UN) climate change talks that start in Qatar next week, said a senior UN official.

Singapore, Oct 29 (IANS) Northern Ireland's golfer Rory McIlroy says he is thriving on the pressure of being World No.1 and will be hard to beat if he brings his 'A' game to the $6 million Singapore Open next month.

Singapore, Oct 25 (IANS) Reigning Asian Tour No.1 golfer Juvic Pagunsan has unfinished business to attend to when he returns to the $6 million Singapore Open next month.

Singapore, Oct 15 (IANS) A new discovery may open the way for the development of next generation data storage devices with capacities of up to 10 terabits (10 trillion bits) per square inch - vastly enhancing storage on much smaller data devices.

Singapore, Oct 15 (IANS) A day prior to the international football friendly between India and Singapore, India's goalkeeper Subrata Paul said the country can achieve a top 100 ranking within the next 18 months.

Singapore, Oct 13 (IANS) The 20-member Indian national football team arrived here Saturday to play an international friendly against Singapore.

Singapore, Oct 16 (IANS) India went down 0-2 to Singapore in an international football friendly at the Chao Chu Kang Stadium here Tuesday.

Singapore, Sep 23 (IANS) Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta achieved his best result in Formula One with a fourth place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix here Sunday.

Singapore, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A disciplined drive from Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel proved enough to win a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix night race after Lewis Hamilton retired from pole position.

Singapore, Sep 4 (IANS) Scientists have isolated three new genes linked to Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (PACG), a leading cause of blindness, which affects 15 million people worldwide, 80 percent of whom live in Asia.

Singapore, Aug 30 (IANS) Singapore will set up more surveillance cameras at 100 locations in the next three months to catch litterbugs, who throw items from high-rise housing blocks, said the National Environment Agency Thursday.

Singapore, Aug 25 (IANS) A further deterioration in the eurozone debt crisis could slow China's economic growth, a team of economists said in a report.

Singapore, Aug 17 (IANS) Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 5.8 percent year on year in July, following the 6.6 percent increase in the previous month, trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore said Friday.

Singapore, Aug 13 (IANS) An innovative method for creating sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dots per inch (dpi) does not need inks or dyes, thanks to metal-laced nano-sized structures.

Singapore, Aug 10 (IANS) Singapore's economy shrank by 0.7 percent on quarter in the second quarter, reversing the 9.5 percent growth in the previous quarter, said trade and industry ministry Friday.

Singapore, July 23 (IANS) The online advertisement spending in Singapore surged to 135.9 million Singapore dollars ($107.9 million) last year, crossing the 100 million Singapore dollars mark for the first time, according to a report.

Singapore, July 21 (IANS) Dutch beer giant Heineken announced a 5.1 billion Singapore dollars ($4.1 billion) bid Friday for Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), a Singapore-based brewer that owns the Tiger beer brand.

Singapore, June 24 (IANS) Scientists may have hit gold in their fight against dengue. They have located a human antibody that can neutralise and kill its virus within two hours.

Singapore, June 11 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new software that can easily transform grayscale images into stunning yet realistic colours, utilising the vast amount of imagery available on the internet.