JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Singapore has deported four Indonesian men thought to be followers of a leading Islamic extremist as they allegedly tried to travel to Syria, police said Tuesday. The four, who included a 15-year-old boy, were arrested Sunday in the city-state when immigration officials became suspicious after checking their documents, and finding one of them had previously spent time in Syria. Authorities deported them to Batam, an Indonesian island not far from Singapore, the same […]
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Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus
SINGAPORE (Eagle News) — In Singapore, researchers have developed a test kit for the Zika virus that could be used in hospitals soon. Global health officials have said the virus has been linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, and is rapidly spreading internationally. On February 10, China confirmed its first case in a man who had recently traveled to South America. Masafumi Inoue at A-STAR, a research institute in Singapore, […]
Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus
(Reuters) — Researchers in Singapore have developed a test kit for the Zika virus that could be used in hospitals soon. Global health officials have said the virus has been linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, and is rapidly spreading internationally. On Wednesday (February 10) China confirmed its first case in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Masafumi Inoue at […]
ASEAN Leaders Programme Demonstrates True Potential of the ASEAN Community
JAKARTA, 1 February 2016 – Demonstrating how the potential benefits of the ASEAN Community are more than just economic, a new initiative has been launched to bring together senior leaders from all ten ASEAN countries. The ASEAN Leaders Programme is being launched to bring together 70 senior leaders from across the ASEAN, from all sectors and walks of life, to work on a challenge relevant to the region. The inaugural programme will be held in […]
Rescuers search for six missing in ship sinking off Indonesia
The Indonesian navy on Thursday (December 17) conducted a search and rescue for the missing crew members of a vessel that sunk off Indonesia. Six crew members are still missing after a general cargo freighter sank in the Singapore Strait following a collision with a chemical tanker at 8:14 p.m. (7.14 a.m. ET) on Wednesday (December 16). The 10,385 deadweight tonne (dwt) cargo freighter Thorco Cloud, operated by Danish shipper Thorco Shipping and registered in […]
China to eye U.S. spy plane in Singapore
China’s defense ministry said, China’s military is paying “close attention” to an agreement between the U.S. and Singapore to deploy an American spy plane to the city state and hopes the move does not harm regional stability. China claims that the U.S. deployment was aimed at militarizing the region. However, a spokesman for the U.S. 7th fleet has been quoted as saying that the move had nothing to do with U.S.-China tensions in the South […]
“Felix Manalo” holds successful international screening in Singapore
The biopic film “Felix Manalo” is making its international screening and now it has also come to Singapore. (Eagle News Service)
Haze continues to blanket Singapore
Haze covered Singapore on Friday (October 23) as forest fires in Indonesia continued to send choking smoke drifting across parts of Southeast Asia. On the National Environment Agency’s website, the three-hour average of the Pollutant Standards Index at 12 pm (0400 GMT) registered at 175, indicating an “unhealthy” level of air pollution. Indonesia has come under increased pressure from its neighbours to contain the annual “haze” crisis, which is caused by slash-and-burn agriculture practices, largely […]
Singapore’s ruling party contends with new voting majority
(Reuters) — When Singapore goes to the polls on Friday (September 11), Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong’s ruling People’s Action Party will face an unprecedented wave of young voters. For the first time, citizens born after the country’s independence in 1965 will likely account for the majority of voters in the general election. As of 2014, almost 54 per cent of citizens above 20 were born in 1965 and later. In 2010, the figure […]
INC members in Singapore also support the Peaceful Assembly
SINGAPORE, August 30 (Eagle News) — Brethrens from the ecclesiastical district of Singapore also shows their support for the Church and for those members who are in Edsa-Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
Lee Kuan Yew’s casket moved to Singapore Parliament House
Thousands of people lined Singapore’s streets on Wednesday (March 25) as a gun carriage took the casket of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, to Parliament House for public viewing. Lee died on Monday (March 23), aged 91. Chants of “Lee Kuan Yew” rang out from the crowd as the carriage entered the colonnaded Parliament House in the heart of the city-state’s business district, where his body will lie in state until […]
Philippines’ offers condolences after death of Singapore’s first PM
Singaporeans in Philippines on Monday (March 23) went to their country’s embassy to sign a condolence book, after the death of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the age of 91. Lee was known for his leadership in Singapore and was seen as a role model for developing countries across the world by turning a British colonial backwater to a global trade and financial centre. “To me he’s definitely a great leader, a […]
