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(3 May) - A second Archer class submarine that Singapore purchased from the Swedish navy is fully operational. Singapore's Ministry of Defense said the RSS Swordsman was commissioned this week at Changi Naval Base and joins the RSS Archer, which was also purchased from Sweden. "RSS Swordsman, her sister boat RSS Archer, and... 

(5 May) - Ash Singh was born in Canada and educated in Hong Kong. But ever since his first start-up — when still in university — was acquired by a Singapore-based company in 2004, Singh has lived in Singapore. He was 22 then. A serial entrepreneur, Singh has invested in six digital media companies and is CEO of Interactive... 

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters, 5 May) - Indonesia is expected within days to give a green light to its biggest foreign bank takeover, but sources say the deal conditions are likely to send a very different signal: foreign ownership and bank consolidation are now in the slow lane. Indonesia's bank regulator is due this month...