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The cost of a vacation down under is set to drop radically for U.S. travelers, as well as the price Aussies pay to fly to Los Angeles to see the stars.

Singapore cut its 2008 growth forecast and said the economy risks falling into recession as a slowdown in the United States erodes global demand for the island's goods.

The commissioning of three new Formidable-class frigates - RSS Intrepid, Steadfast and Tenacious - into the Republic of Singapore Navy is "a major milestone in the transformation of the third-generation RSN," ...

BOEING and Airbus are expected to announce orders for at least $20 billion worth of aircraft at the Singapore Airshow next week.

SINGAPOREANS that breathe, live and love sports - almost as much as they relish their food.

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'Petrol companies have been adjusting their pump prices upwards quite swiftly over the last few months due to oil price increases,' said Case executive director Seah Seng Choon. 'But oil prices have come down in the beginning of this year and we have yet to see pump prices adjusting downwards.'

The range of options offered by the impending CPF Life scheme may be dizzying for some, but to Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen, the reality is "simpler than what it's made out to be". In fact, come 2013 when the scheme starts, he believes "70 to 80 per cent" of eligible CPF members would choose the default plan of starting their payouts at age 80.

Singaporeans are the biggest spenders in Asia for Valentine's Day. This is according to a survey which found that 60 percent of Singaporeans would spend up to S$500 to mark this occasion

30-month-old Atina died when her neck snapped after her mother Anita and other orang utans tried to free her from a nylon rope support. Her head was entangled by the rope while she was playing.

Latest figures released Tuesday by Singapore's Department of statistics showed that life expectancy in the city-state continues to increase.

Some Singaporeans still avoid frozen foods as they believe that frozen fish, for example, do not taste as good as fresh fish, or they feel freezing leaches the nutritional value from foods. Dietitians say this is not true. In fact buying frozen food can also cut up to 50% of your food expenses.

Prices of items commonly found in kitchen larders have generally gone up by 4.3 per cent since last April. That is more than twice the 2 percentage point increase in the goods and services tax which kicked in last July, a survey by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) has revealed.

Singapore has moved into the top ten most expensive office markets for the first time as a result of a severe shortage, a survey said on Thursday. The city-state jumped 10 places to the seventh spot in the survey by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield after prime rents shot up an average 78 per cent.

Tickets for the first Formula One grand prix to be held at night in Singapore will go on sale Thursday, a race promoter said. A total of 70,000 tickets for the Sept. 28 race will be launched at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) in this first phase, Singapore GP Pte. Ltd. said in a statement.

The income gap widened in Singapore last year, as higher-income households continued to experience faster income growth than lower-income ones, according to a report issued by the Singapore government Wednesday.

Worried that a low birth rate could threaten the country's very survival Singapore's government is playing Cupid, using Valentine's Day to promote romance and marriage.

SINGAPORE is losing about 1,000 of its best and brightest every year and the numbers are growing, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said, sounding the alarm on the severity of the brain drain.

Got any bugbears about unpleasant bank services or poor rates? Blog about it or air it in an online forum, and you just might get the bank's attention. Ms Constance Chan, 39, a mother of two girls, was pleasantly surprised by OCBC Bank's response to her blog recounting a disappointing encounter at a branch.

From 2013, CPF members eligible for the new Lifelong Income (LI) Scheme, which is now called CPF Life, will have to make two major decisions when they turn 55.