Singapores

S Iswaran sentenced to a year in jail in a rare corruption trial in the city-state that prides itself on a clean image. A Singapore court has sentenced a former …

Six decades ago, when Singapore was emerging as an independent nation, it was one of the poorest cities in Southeast Asia. Three out of four residents lived in overcrowded and …

The high-rise apartments — some with panoramic views of Singapore’s tropical cityscape — are airy, light-filled and spacious enough to comfortably raise a family. They are also public housing units, …

Lee Hsien Loong, 72, bows out after 20 years in the city-state’s top job in a carefully calibrated power transfer. Lawrence Wong has been sworn in as Singapore’s first new …

City-state’s performance is closely watched as a barometer of global economic conditions. Singapore’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, as a struggling manufacturing sector weighed on tourism …

Schooling stunned the world when he beat Michael Phelps for the 100m butterfly gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Joseph Schooling, the swimmer who won Singapore’s first and to …