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SINGAPORE: The Trade and Industry Ministry has reappointed Mr Lim Chuan Poh as chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has extended his condolences to families of the victims who lost their lives in Bangkok's Santika Club fire. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore is hosting the Volvo Ocean Race this month and preparations are in full steam. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The declining economic numbers are worrying, say labour leaders. And they are concerned about the severe fallout that the downturn will have on job losses this year. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Australia's Senator for New South Wales, Mark Arbib, will be visiting Singapore on Saturday as the 28th Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans make up more than half of the total number of tourists to Malaysia but cross-border holiday plans may see a slowdown with financial uncertainties looming in 2009. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: One of the two Singaporeans that is still unaccounted for following the Santika Pub inferno in Bangkok has been identified as an employee from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The labour movement will focus on three core priorities this year to help Singapore pull through the economic crisis. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: An alert resident has helped the police to nab a man for attempted housebreaking. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Two Singaporeans who were in the vicinity of the Santika Pub when the fire broke out just after midnight on New Year's day remain unaccounted for. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : An ugly spat - that has already resulted in a police report lodged against a homeowner - is brewing between listed property giant Wing Tai and some foreign investors of its three-year-old luxury condo near Orchard Road. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy is expected to grow between -2.0 per cent and 1.0 per cent in 2009. The forecast by the Trade and Industry Ministry (MTI) is lower than the -1.0 per cent to 2.0 per cent range forecast in November 2008. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 51-year-old Chinese man believed to be involved in at least ten cases of armed robbery at convenience stores. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Nanyang Polytechnic's (NYP) School of Health Sciences has brought in baby and child "simulators" to equip nursing students with the necessary clinical skills. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: With effect from Thursday, all MINDEF employees and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) active servicemen will be automatically insured for S$100,000. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Flyer is moving again on Thursday, but it is still unknown when it will be open to the public. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: It's the beginning of a new school year on Friday, but the ongoing economic slowdown has forced some parents to cut back on buying new school gear for their children. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: It was fireworks, a concert of hope, water fun and even a blossoming of love for some Singaporeans during the New Year countdown, as 2009 arrived with a bang islandwide. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: As of 5pm on Thursday, over 240 smokers have been given verbal warning by National Environment Agency's (NEA) officers for not adhering to an extended smoking ban which came into effect on the first day of 2009. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Chinatown's Lunar New Year celebrations budget has been cut by 20 per cent. - [Read more]