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Singapore Teen Arrested For Allegedly Planning ISIS-Inspired Terror Attack

October 18, 2024 admin

Singapore: Singapore has arrested a teenage boy who was allegedly planning an ISIS-inspired terror attack on a busy suburb, the interior minister said Friday, adding it was a “very close shave”. After watching Islamic State propaganda glorifying knife attacks, the 17-year-old visited the suburb to rehearse his attack before he was arrested in August, Home…

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Indian Origin Ex-Minister In Singapore Gets 1 Year Jail For Corruption

October 3, 2024 admin

Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran was handed a one-year jail sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to five charges relating to corruption and blocking of justice in the High Court on September 24. The sentence is more than the six to seven months asked for by the prosecution, which Justice Hoong…

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Watch: End of coal power in the U.K., Fridays for Future

September 28, 2024 admin

Tipping Point | End of coal power in the UK, Fridays for Future | Video Credit: The Hindu The United Kingdom is moving away from coal power for good. On September 30, the 2,000-megawatt Ratcliffe coal plant in Nottinghamshire will shut operations, ending the U.K.’s 142-year-long tryst with coal power. Is moving away from coal…

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PM Modi Discusses Collaboration With Chip Manufacturing Unit In Singapore

September 5, 2024 admin

PM Narendra Modi was accompanied by the Singapore PM for visiting a leading semiconductor company. Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by his counterpart Lawrence Wong, on Thursday visited AEM Holdings, a leading company in the semiconductor and electronics sector, here and discussed opportunities for collaboration. PM Modi also invited the Singaporean semiconductor companies to…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits Semiconductor Company In Singapore

September 5, 2024 admin

PM Modi at a leading Singaporean company in semiconductor and electronics sector. Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied by his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong on Thursday visited a leading Singaporean company in the semiconductor and electronics sector and discussed ways for collaboration in this critical industry. PM Modi is here on a two-day visit at…

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PM Narendra Modi Meets Singapore Counterpart Lawrence Wong To Discuss Ties

September 5, 2024 admin

PM Modi is in Singapore on a two-day visit at the invitation of Lawrence Wong. Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a productive meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during which they elevated the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. PM Modi is here on a two-day visit at the invitation of…

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Houthis attacked Singapore-flagged vessel in Gulf of Aden

July 20, 2024 admin

Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, delivers a statement in which he claimed an attack on the Lobivia ship, during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sanaa, Yemen on July 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Singapore-flagged vessel was damaged in an attack allegedly by Houthi militants southeast of Yemen on Friday, the Maritime and Port Authority…

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Singapore Approves 16 Insects Including Silkworms And Grasshoppers For Human Consumption

July 8, 2024 admin

Restaurants hope sales from insect-based dishes will increase their revenues The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Monday approved 16 species of insects including various species of crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers, locusts and silkworms for human consumption. The announcement has delighted industry players who have been gearing up for this long-awaited moment. ”With immediate effect, SFA will allow…

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Indian-Origin Woman, Charged In Singapore, Allowed To Visit Kerala

July 1, 2024 admin

Singapore strictly regulates protests and public demonstrations, Singapore: A court in SIngapore on Monday allowed an Indian-origin Singaporean woman, who was charged with organising a pro-Palestine procession without a permit, to leave the country to visit her grandparents in Kerala. Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 35, had organised the procession in February with two others to show…

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Singapore’s Indian-Origin Opposition Leader Retains Key Post In His Workers’ Party

July 1, 2024 admin

Pritam Singh, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, is set to go on trial in October. Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh has been re-elected secretary-general of the Workers’ Party (WP), ahead of the city-state’s next general election. A total of 14 members, led by re-elected chairwoman Sylvia Lim, were voted…

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