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India adds 54 more Chinese apps to ban list; Sea says it complies with laws

India has blocked access to 54 mobile apps, mainly Chinese but also including Singapore-based Sea Ltd's "Free Fire" mobile game, over security concerns, government sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Singapore air show subdued 2 years into pandemic

Singapore’s biennial air show opened Tuesday on a smaller scale than before the pandemic, even as the aviation sector gears up for a recovery two years after coronavirus outbreaks nearly paralyzed air travel

The Independent UK

Scientists Turn Cockroaches into Superbugs to Help Rescuers in Disaster Sites

Cockroaches are known to infiltrate homes through the tiniest of gaps, and this innate ability now has engineers in Singapore working to turn the pesky insect into an ally of rescuers at disaster sites. One variety of the insect, in particular, has the team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) excited…

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Singapore urged to halt two executions over disability concerns

The men convicted for drug offences could be executed on Wednesday as Singapore draws increasing scrutiny over its use of the death penalty

The Guardian - UK

Singapore urged to halt double execution planned for Wednesday

Families of two men convicted of drug offences were informed of plans to carry out the executions a week ago.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian islands bank on Singapore bubble for tourism revival

Batam and Bintan are hoping travel bubble will bring back visitors after collapse of tourism during the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Fall of Singapore 80th anniversary service

The NSW RSL has held a public commemoration to mark the 80th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, one of the worst military disasters to befall Australia.

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BIAL sees a two-fold increase in shipments of roses this Valentine’s Day

The top international destinations where roses are exported from India are Singapore, London and Kuala Lumpur

The Hindu

India Bans 54 Chinese Apps Including That From Sea, Alibaba, NetEase, Tencent

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned 54 apps it says are of Chinese origin, including Sea Ltd (NYSE:SE) marquee game Free Fire, Bloomberg reports. The apps banned include those belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), and NetEase Inc (NASDAQ:NTES), and are re-branded versions of apps already banned by India in 2020.…

Benzinga

Crystal Palace in talks for Liverpool and Man United friendlies in Asia and Australia

The Eagles are reportedly in discussions to play friendlies in Singapore and Australia this summer

Football London

Singapore, Hong Kong left behind as global travel rebounds

A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch Covid-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs.

Bangkok Post

Questions remain 80 years on from the Valentine's Day Massacre during the Fall of Singapore

Still largely unknown despite it taking nearly 300 lives, many Australian, on this day in 1942 a military hospital massacre was one of the closing moments of the Fall of Singapore.

ABC News

Singapore Airshow expects sharp fall in visitor numbers - organiser

A sharp fall in trade visitors is expected at the Singapore Airshow this week compared to the last edition two years ago as COVID-19 continues to hit the industry, the organiser of Asia's biggest aerospace industry gathering said on Sunday.

Reuters

IAF to pitch LCA Tejas at Singapore Airshow

A platform for global aviation industry to showcase products

The Hindu

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Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: Singapore, Hong Kong Vie for Billionaires’ Bucks

New generation of China’s ‘tech rich’ offers a lucrative target for the two venues’ burgeoning family office industries

Bangkok Post

Singapore Airlines ends hiring freeze

Singapore Airlines has resumed recruitment of cabin crew, ending a hiring freeze over the past two years as the Covid-19 pandemic decimated air travel around the world, Channel News Asia reported on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Singapore easing concern over looming tax hike

Singapore is taking steps to ease growing concerns over an imminent increase in taxes, including explainers on social media and in local newspapers over recent weeks to justify the need for the move.

The Hindu

Supreme Court issues notice to Future group on Amazon plea against Delhi HC stay

The Delhi High Court had stayed proceedings before a Singapore arbitral tribunal against Future group's ₹ 24,500 crore proposed deal with Reliance.

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The Guardian - UK

Gay kiss on live TV evades Singapore’s ban on LGBT content

Video clip of two men kissing in Beijing bar during Channel News Asia report hailed as ‘act of revolution’

Caixin Global

Chinese and Singaporean Regulators Vow to Support ETF Connect

The financial authorities discuss strengthening cooperation and green finance at latest meeting

The Hindu

IAF’s LCA Tejas to show flying skills at Singapore Airshow

“The single jet performance will bring impressive stunts and manoeuvres to Singapore’s skies,” the airshow organisers, Experia, said on February 7.

Los Angeles Times

An Indonesian mother’s unending — and inspiring — protest to find her son’s killer

SINGAPORE — Every Thursday for Maria Catarina Sumarsih begins the same: make breakfast for her husband and daughter, pray the Rosary, prepare the placards, grab her umbrella and head toward the palace, where for the last 15 years she has camped in the tropical heat, protesting the death of her…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nelly Korda ready for a break as some LPGA players skipping Singapore, Thailand

Although World No. 2 isn't making the trip, No. 1 Jin Young Ko is in both fields.

ABC News

Could Australia learn from Singapore to make housing more affordable?

A Sydney University economist is proposing a radical solution to dramatically improve housing affordability for first home buyers and, while other experts have doubts, they generally agree something like it might be worth a shot.

Bangkok Post

Singapore's daily local cases triple to 13,000

Singapore reported a record 13,046 local coronavirus infections on Friday, triple the previous day's tally.

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