Singapore
IS or al-Qaeda link not found
The 26 Bangladeshis, who were deported from Singapore allegedly for being members of a terror cell, have no links to Islamic State or al-Qaeda, according to police in Dhaka.
21 January 2016
Cops say didn’t find Singapore returnees’ link with IS, al-Qaeda
Police in Dhaka say they have not found any link of the 26 Bangladeshi workers, who were deported by Singapore over their alleged support for armed jihad of Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
21 January 2016
Radicalisation of Bangladeshi workers dates back to 2013
In April 2013, terrorist group Islamic State announced it would expand its operations beyond Iraq as the civil war in Syria worsened. That same year, a group of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore began a closed religious study group to discuss these conflicts that involved Muslims, and whether they should take up arms.
21 January 2016
Arrests shock Bangladeshi community in Singapore
The Bangladeshi community in Singapore has expressed shocked at the news that 27 Bangladeshi nationals who were working there had been arrested for supporting IS, al-Qaeda.
20 January 2016
27 Bangladeshi workers held in Singapore for supporting IS, al-Qaeda
Twenty-seven male Bangladeshis working in Singapore are arrested for supporting the armed jihad ideology of terrorist groups such as Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda.
20 January 2016
14 Singapore returnee militant suspects sent to jail
A court in Dhaka sends 14 militant suspects, who were repatriated by Singapore police recently, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
27 December 2015
Six missing after tanker collision in Singapore
Authorities from Singapore and Indonesia are searching for six people, after a chemical tanker collided with a freighter in the Singapore Strait.
17 December 2015
AirAsia crash: Faulty part 'major factor'
A faulty component was a "major factor" when an AirAsia plane crashed into the Java Sea, killing 162 people last December, Indonesian officials say.
1 December 2015
Bangladesh, one of the safest countries on Earth: Gallup
Bangladesh is one of the safest countries in the world, according to a poll carried out by Gallup the Washington DC-based opinion pollster.
17 November 2015
Presidents of China, Taiwan to hold historic meeting
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore this weekend, the two sides said, in what will be the first meeting between leaders from the rivals since the end of a civil war in 1949.
4 November 2015
India's biggest airline in initial share offering
Indian budget airline IndiGo plans to conduct an initial share offering this week as it seeks to raise as much as 32.68bn rupees ($500m; £325.6m), according to reports.
27 October 2015
Singapore’s first mermaid school
Singapore has opened its one of a kind Mermaid School and it is in a mission to create the city’s firs pod.
21 October 2015
Fakhrul goes to Singapore for treatment
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir leaves Dhaka for Singapore today for treatment.
17 October 2015
Singaporeans vote in general election
Singaporeans are voting in a general election where the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is widely expected to retain power.
11 September 2015
Ailing social welfare minister flown to Singapore
Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali has been put on life support at Birdem hospital, will be flown to Singapore.
5 September 2015
Why is Singapore a model nation?
Within 50 years since its independence, Singapore set a bar which many countries cannot achieve in a hundred years. Inheriting a tiny piece of land and a poor community of inhabitants, the leadership under Lee Kuan Yew, understood that the nation would need to make the best use of its geographic advantage.
31 August 2015
Singaporean uncle's kind act in train goes viral
We often see foreign labourers giving up their seats on public transport to Singaporeans. Some of us might mumble a "thank you" and gratefully slip into the seat while others might reject their offer and look away. Rimy Lau, 68, did a little more in an act that has been roundly praised online.
27 August 2015
China market slump: Central bank cuts interest rates
China has cut its main interest rate to boost growth in its economy.
25 August 2015
Global stocks plummet on fears over world economy
China's economic woes trigger European and Wall Street equity sell-offs and stir up fears for global growth.
22 August 2015
Singapore flats get giant art on their facades
Painting on canvas is all in a day's work for an artist, but creating and assembling dozens of panels into a massive work of art of up to 900 sq m is no mean feat.
14 August 2015