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Trump says will know next week if Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un will proceed as scheduled

White House aides are preparing to travel here this weekend for a crucial meeting with North Korean officials to discuss the agenda and logistics for the June 12 summit.
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1MDB sleuths offered S$1m to go silent, say sources

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Malaysia Cabinet members agree to 10% salary cut in move to curb govt spending

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Growing opposition unity in India poses challenge to Modi and the BJP

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Aussie political donor accused of having role in UN bribery scandal

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  • Mrs Karen Pence, the wife of US Vice-President Mike Pence, strolling with Ms Kim Jung Sook, the wife of South Korean President Moon Jae In, after a luncheon at Decatur House in Washington on Tuesday.

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  • A commuter checking out interactive "smart boards" at a bus stop. Such boards offer information such as bus timings, the weather and street directory. There are physical books to browse, as well as e-books to download too. Commuters can also use mobi

Urban living in the age of the smart city

  • Scoot CEO Lee Lik Hsin said the low-cost carrier's growth will also benefit the Singapore air hub. For the first time since the airline started operating in 2012, Scoot is also seeking partnerships with other carriers. It will launch flights to Berli

Scoot expanding to make up for lost time, to grow fleet to 70 planes by 2022

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  • The new Armenian Heritage Gallery features rare artefacts, books, photos and other historical items. Church trustees (back row from left) Pavel Karapetyan and Gevorg Sargsyan with trustee Pierre Hennes and volunteer Sandra Basmadjian.

Armenian community in Singapore tells its story with new museum

Solo: A Star Wars Story is an origin tale cloaked in shades of grey

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  • Mrs Karen Pence, the wife of US Vice-President Mike Pence, strolling with Ms Kim Jung Sook, the wife of South Korean President Moon Jae In, after a luncheon at Decatur House in Washington on Tuesday.

Will the June 12 Trump-Kim summit go on?

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In just one year, Ms Sohailah Usman lost everything - her large, two-storey house and an assortment of small businesses she used to run in this city.
  • The iconic Red Fort in Delhi, which was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 to house his palace and where India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the Indian flag for the first time on Aug 16, 1947, is the first to ink a co

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  • Malaysia's newly elected Premier Mahathir Mohamad at a news conference in Menara Yayasan Selangor, Petaling Jaya, yesterday. Supporters of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was an opposition candidate for Pakatan Harapan, outside the hotel in Petaling Jay

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