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(New Delhi, May 1) - Former Samata Party President Jaya Jaitly, facing trial for allegedly taking Rs two lakh as bribe in December 2000 to recommend a fictitious defence deal to the Defence ministry, was today allowed by a Delhi court to visit Singapore for a week. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora allowed Jaitly's plea... 

(2 May) - Iran has diverted large volumes of shipping fuel that would normally be sold through Fujairah to Singapore to avoid international sanctions, traders said yesterday. Situated on the Gulf of Oman, Fujairah offers an ideal staging post between the Atlantic and Pacific regions where ships can drop anchor and refuel.... 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Apr 30) — Singapore faces a higher inflation rate and slower economic growth as the government allows in fewer foreign workers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned Monday... The government has struggled to stem the inflow of foreign workers in the last couple of years amid a voter backlash...