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(13 May)   A 34-year-old woman in Singapore was bitten by a six-foot python that emerged from the toilet bowl in her home while she was using it and sank its teeth into her leg. Noraslinda Asat was using the bathroom in her Eunosville home when she felt a sharp pain. She stood up and found the jaws of a six-foot python clamped... 

John N. Miksic, an archaeology professor at the National University of Singapore. (Photo: Jane A. Peterson) (11 May) Singapore has rewritten the history taught in secondary school to expand the story of the island state’s birth. While earlier generations learned a narrative that essentially started in 1819 with the British... 

(14 May)   Singapore's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the Vietnamese envoy to express strong concern over violent protests the previous day at two industrial parks in Vietnam operated by Singapore. "Singapore views this issue very seriously given our close economic cooperation with Vietnam," the ministry said in a...