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Singapore celebrates five decades of independence

Singapore has been celebrating 50 years of independence, with a weekend of events. President Tony Tan was among those marking the landmark. A fly

09/08/2015

Indonesia

Dozens killed as Indonesian military plane crashes on houses in Sumatra

An Indonesian military transport plane has crashed into a residential area in Sumatra, killing dozens of people according to reports. There was

30/06/2015

Singapore

Man shot dead outside security summit in Singapore

A man has been shot dead by police in Singapore outside a hotel where a high-level regional security summit was taking place. The US Defence

31/05/2015

Singapore

Thousands gather for funeral of Lee Kuan Yew

Torrential rain does nothing to dampen the resolve of thousands lining the streets to watch the funeral procession of Singapore's first prime minister.

29/03/2015

Culture news

Artist Laudi Abilama immortalises Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew in print

Thousands of Singaporeans have been paying tribute to former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, the man credited with transforming the country into one of

26/03/2015

Singapore

Architect of modern day Singapore Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91

Lee Kuan Yew the man who led Singapore for 31 years has died at the age of 91. The statesman is seen as the architect of Singapore’s prosperity and

23/03/2015

Singapore

Father of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew dies aged 91

Singapore’s first prime minister and renowned statesman Lee Kuan Yew has died at the age of 91. Lee was the architect of the tiny city-state’s rapid

22/03/2015

Singapore

Singapore sentences Germans to caning and jail time

Two Germans have been sentenced to nine months in a Singapore prison and three strokes of the cane. Elton Hinz, 21, and Andreas Von Knorre, 22

05/03/2015

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Lunar New Year celebrated in Singapore

02/02/2015

World News

French co-pilot was at controls of doomed AirAsia passenger plane say investigators

The AirAsia plane that plunged into the Java Sea last month was being flown by the French co-pilot and not the captain as it climbed sharply and then

29/01/2015

Indonesia

'Big objects' found in search for wreck of AirAsia passenger jet

They have recovered at least 30 bodies. And now Indonesian search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet have located two

02/01/2015

Indonesia

Search for AirAsia black boxes stepped up as more bodies recovered

International experts with hi-tech acoustic detection equipment have joined the search for the wreckage of the AirAsia passenger jet which crashed on Sunday with 162 on board.

02/01/2015

Indonesia

Underwater acoustic equipment boosts search for AirAsia wreckage

The search for a sunken AirAsia jet thought to have crashed off Borneo was being boosted on Friday with the arrival of a specialist multinational

02/01/2015

Indonesia

Sonar images appear to confirm precise location of crashed AirAsia plane

Searchers in Indonesia say they have recorded sonar images of what appears to be the main fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane

31/12/2014

Indonesia

Sonar images appear to show crashed AirAsia plane on the seabed, as search resumes for victims

Searchers in Indonesia say they have obtained sonar images of what appears to be the main fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane

31/12/2014

Indonesia

Grim task of retrieving bodies after wreckage of missing AirAsia plane found

Searchers in the Java Sea face the grim task of recovering bodies after confirmation that wreckage from the missing AirAsia flight has been found

30/12/2014

Indonesia

Possible debris from missing Air Asia flight spotted in Java Sea

Possible debris from the Air Asia flight which vanished on Sunday has been spotted in the Java Sea. Indonesian officials say they have seen objects

30/12/2014

Indonesia

Search for missing Air Asia flight expands after sightings

More than two days after an AirAsia passenger jet went missing off Indonesia, the international search and rescue operation is now focusing on an oil

30/12/2014

World News

Review to be carried out into Air Asia after passenger jet vanishes

Indonesia’s transport minister has said a safety review will be carried out into Air Asia following the disappearance of its passenger jet on Sunday

29/12/2014

Indonesia

Missing Air Asia passenger jet likely to be "at bottom of the sea"

As the search continued on Monday for the missing Air Asia passenger jet, officials said there was no happy ending likely. Ships and planes from

29/12/2014