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By John O’Callaghan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The parents of Shane Todd, an American engineer found dead in Singapore last year, intend to prove at a coroner’s inquiry that he was murdered over a project they say involved the illegal transfer of sensitive technology to China. But Rick and Mary Todd told Reuters they would push [...]
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Parents of U.S. engineer push for murder verdict in Singapore
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
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Tags: Engineer, Murder, Parents', push, Singapore, U.S., Verdict 
No Comments »Singapore prime minister visits White House
Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday becomes the third Asian leader to visit the White House this year, as President Barack Obama pursues closer ties with countries in the region in his second term. Tweet This Post
American’s Suspicious Death in Singapore Brings Foreign Minister to Lawmakers
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2013
The suspicious death of an American employed in Singapore prompted that country’s foreign minister into a meetings on Capitol Hill today. Shane Todd was a young engineer working for a top technology firm in the island nation when he was found dead in his apartment…. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Americans, Brings, Death, Foreign, lawmakers, Minister, Singapore, Suspicious No Comments »American’s Suspicious Death in Singapore Brings Foreign Minister to Lawmakers
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2013
The suspicious death of an American employed in Singapore prompted that country’s foreign minister into a meetings on Capitol Hill today. Shane Todd was a young engineer working for a top technology firm in the island nation when he was found dead in his apartment…. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Americans, Brings, Death, Foreign, lawmakers, Minister, Singapore, Suspicious No Comments »Navy sends new ship to Singapore amid budget cuts
Posted by admin on March 12th, 2013
ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM (AP) — The U.S. Navy's hottest new ship and the centerpiece of its renewed focus on Asia isn't its largest vessel, or its most technologically advanced. But it has advantages that its bigger siblings lack. Tweet This Post
Parents seek US probe into son’s Singapore death
Posted by admin on March 8th, 2013
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The parents of a software engineer whose body was found last June hanging in his Singapore apartment are calling for the U.S. to take over the investigation. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
TEXT-S&P says Singapore budget surplus supports AAA credit rating
Posted by admin on February 26th, 2013
SINGAPORE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – (The following statement wasreleased by the rating agency) Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today thatSingapore’s projected budget surpluses for the next two fiscalyears continue to support the sovereign’s creditworthiness (unsolicited ratings AAA/Stable/A-1+; axAAA/ax-1+). The government estimates a surplus of Singapore dollars (S$ )3.9 billion (1.1% of GDP) for the [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Budget, Credit, rating, says, Singapore, Supports, surplus, TEXTS&P No Comments »Youth turning their backs on “Singapore Dream”
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2013
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ong Hui Juan spent nearly four years working in a British bank in Singapore, but decided to leave last year to pursue her passion of working with youth – an unusual and surprising decision in the achievement-oriented city state. But Ong, 25, is just one of a growing number of young Singaporeans [...]
Singapore Jan non-oil domestic exports edge up from year ago
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2013
SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Reuters) – International EnterpriseSingapore (IE Singapore), the country’s trade agency, releasedJanuary trade data on Monday. Following are the changes in Singapore’s non-oil domesticexport (NODX): month mth/mth change year/year (seasonally change % adjusted) % Jan -1.8 +0.5 Dec* -4.2 -16.3 Nov* +1.5 -2.6 * month on month changes were revised For detailed exports [...]
Singapore wants to boost population to 6.9 million by 2030
Posted by admin on January 29th, 2013
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian financial center Singapore, which is already more densely populated than rival Hong Kong, wants to raise its population by as much as 30 percent in the next two decades to ensure its economy remains dynamic, the government said on Tuesday. The growth in the population to between 6.5 and 6.9 million [...]
