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(22 June)     Vice President Jejomar Binay has thanked US tech giant Google after it took down a blog that listed ways to harass Singapore's Filipino population. “I thank Google for not allowing itself to be a platform for prejudice and ethnic discrimination, and I laud everyone from Google for leading the drive in keeping... 

Yeah Lee Ching recalls when a lady walked into her pawnshop in Singapore and pledged a $10,000 diamond-studded gold Rolex watch to bankroll casino spending. She never came back for her jewelry. Pawnbrokers are proliferating across Singapore as gamblers seeking short-term loans add to demand for quick cash from people struggling... 

(June 17, 2014)     Singaporean companies are on their biggest buying spree since the global financial crisis, spending billions of dollars to tap into new markets overseas and consolidate industries at home. Singapore investors have announced US$39.1 billion in overseas and domestic acquisitions so far this year, more than...