Singapore

Opinion: Americans Have Figured It Out: North Korea Won!

Opinion | Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post | Monday June 18, 2018

President Donald Trump accomplished nothing in Singapore, if you want to be factual about it. The bland statement at the conclusion of the June 12 meeting was no different than previous statements, which were subsequently ignored.

SGX Nifty Trading, Listing To Continue Beyond August 2018, Says Singapore Exchange

Business | Thomson Reuters | Saturday June 16, 2018

Over the past two decades, SGX has become the most popular market for foreign investors to bet on equity indexes.

North Korean Film On Kim's Singapore Trip Reveals New Focus On Economy

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 16, 2018

North Korea has produced a film on leader Kim Jong Un's summit meeting with President Donald Trump this week, feeding, as one would expect, a fervid cult of personality but also seemingly highlighting his dream of economic development.

Call Any Time: Trump Says He Gave North Korea's Kim Jong Direct Number

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 16, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had given Kim Jong Un a direct phone number and suggested he might call the North Korean leader on Sunday, following their summit in Singapore this week.

Airline Refuses To Fly Indian-Origin Couple With Special Needs Child

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday June 15, 2018

An Indian-origin couple in Singapore claimed that low-cost long-haul airline Scoot refused to fly their special needs child and asked them to deplane before a flight was scheduled to take off.

Nirav Modi Believed To Be In Brussels, Using Fake Passports: Sources

India News | Reported by Radhika Iyer, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 14, 2018

Celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, who is on the run from law, went to London and then to Belgian capital Brussels after his passport was revoked, sources told NDTV. Wanted in India for 13,000-crore bank fraud, Nirav Modi is travelling on multiple fake Indian passports, sources said. Since January, when he fled India, Nirav Modi has been crisscrossing ...

After Trump Summit, North Korean Media Calls Kim Jong Un "World Leader"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 14, 2018

North Korean state television Thursday aired footage of Kim Jong Un's historic summit with Donald Trump in Singapore, with the report describing Kim as a "prominent world leader" who is universally revered.

Singapore Airlines Probes Claims Of Rude Crew In Facebook Post: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 14, 2018

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking into allegations of rude crew behaviour made by a passenger on a recent flight from Singapore to Kolkata which was delayed by almost three hours, a media report said in Sinagpore today.

Beef, Fried Rice, Potatoes: The Diplomatic Meaning Of The Trump-Kim Lunch

World News | Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post | Thursday June 14, 2018

The lunch menu for the historic summit involving President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the opulent Capella resort in Singapore suggests both sides got what they wanted from Tuesday's sit-down: concessions.

With US-North Korea Summit Over, US Envoy To Brief Asia Allies

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 13, 2018

The top US diplomat jetted to South Korea today for talks as America's Asian allies try to parse the implications of the unprecedented summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, which ended with a renewed commitment for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula but also a pledge by Trump to end longstanding war games t...

Russia Welcomes Start Of Direct Dialogue At Trump-Kim Summit

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 13, 2018

The Kremlin on Wednesday said it welcomed the unprecedented meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the start of direct dialogue.

"I Do Trust Him": Donald Trump Sounds Naive After Meeting Kim Jong Un

World News | James Hohmann, The Washington Post | Wednesday June 13, 2018

President Donald Trump expressed a bewilderingly high degree of confidence after meeting with Kim Jong Un that the North Korean leader is personally committed to giving up the nuclear weapons that ensure his grip on power.

Opinion: At 34, Kim Jong Un Defeats Trump, Twice His Age

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Wednesday June 13, 2018

When on the lawns of the White House, Narendra Modi suddenly moved to gather to his 56-inch chest a startled and somewhat embarrassed Donald Trump, Modi seems by some process of osmosis to have passed on his DNA to Trump as what we have witnessed in Singapore is the ultimate Event Management test - the focus being entirely on the optics, to the neg...

Other US Presidents Have Met With Dictators. They Didn't Then Praise Them

World News | Philip Bump, The Washington Post | Wednesday June 13, 2018

Such language is not unusual coming from a U.S. president when directed at longstanding allies, like the leaders of Britain or Canada. It is highly unusual when directed at a long-time geopolitical adversary - much less one who has been accused of crimes against humanity for his regime's treatment of its citizens.

"If US, North Korea Can, Why Can't India, Pak": Pak Leader On Peace Talks

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 13, 2018

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's brother and PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif has asked India to resume peace talks with Islamabad, saying the Singapore summit between the US and North Korea should set a good precedent for both the bickering neighbours to follow.