Cobra Gold troops assist local orphanage

"CHIANG MAI, Thailand - As part of Exercise Cobra Gold 09, Singaporean and U.S. servicemembers came together Feb. 14 and 15 to lend a helping hand to a local children's home. For more than ten years Nikki's Place Agape Home has housed approximately 100 children infected with...

Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital

Chalk up one for the good guys." Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a major attack targeting Westerners in the Indonesian capital, police and media reports said Thursday. Among those detained was...

Indonesian police raid nets terror suspects, explosives

good work Officer! It is hoped was not wrong to arrest the person." The nine terrorist suspects, believed to be members of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a regional terrorist network linked to al-Qaeda, were arrested...

Child prodigy becomes world`s youngest 3rd year tertiary student

"A Singaporean child prodigy who made news last year when he passed the GCE Chemistry `O` Level Examination at the tender age of seven, has entered Singapore Polytechnic to become the youngest student ever to attend a third-year tertiary module anywhere in the world. Ainan...

Temasek to challenge Jakarta court`s verdict

"Singapore`s state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd is planning to file an appeal with Indonesia`s Supreme Court after its objections against the country`s anti-trust body ruling that it had violated Indonesia`s anti-monopoly law were rejected by the Central...

Not necessary to make a fuss of Singapore`s random examination of Adnan Buyung

""Actually, it was a routine procedure, but lasted too long and caused some inconvenience to the two Indonesians," spokesman for the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Kristiarto Legowo said recently.He said the Indonesian embassy in Singapore had yet to receive information...

Govt advised not to tolerate harassment of Indonesians by S`pore

"The Indonesian government should always pro actively protect the dignity of the Indonesian nation and its citizens in the eyes of the international community and not tolerate acts of harassment such as Singaporean authorities committed against two Indonesians at Changi...

S`pore committed to enhancing mily ties with RI: envoy

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia Ashok Kumar Mispuri said his country is committed to enhancing its military cooperation with Indonesia, including in fighting terrorism."We hope the existing good military ties between the two countries could be...

Singaporean in Jakarta launches humanitarian project

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesia-based Singapore community grouped in the Singapore Association in Indonesia (SAI), Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia (SingCham) and the Singapore Women`s Group (SWG) has been active in fostering relations with the various segments...

Singapore professor caught stealing panties from dorm

Uhoh, seems like this education was a little too personal. "A Singaporean professor who nicked bras and panties has pleaded guilty to stealing women's underwear from a university dormitory, a local...

RI asks S`pore not to require Indonesians to join draft

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has asked Singapore not to require Indonesian citizens with permanent residence status in the city state to take part in military draft programs because they would thereby risk losing their Indonesian citizenship, Foreign...

Air force to investigate presence of Singaporeans in crashed Twin-Pac

"Air Force Chief of Staff Vice Marshal Subandrio said the Air Force had sent a team to Riau province to investigate the factors that had caused the crash of an Air Force S-58T Twin-Pac helicopter and the presence...

Singaporean dies in Indonesian airforce helicopter crash

""One passenger, a Singaporean, died in the accident while six other passengers and the four crew were injured, but none critically," Daryatmo said.The injured were all Indonesians.Daryatmo declined to further...

Four Malaysians arrested in Indonesia drugs bust: police

"Four Malaysians have been arrested in Indonesia after allegedly being caught with ecstasy worth more than five million dollars, the national police chief said Friday. Lim Jit Wee, 41, Chua Lik Chang, 52, Lim Piek...

Eighteen foreign defense attaches visiting N. Sulawesi

"The visit to North Sulawesi was part of efforts to study Indonesia as a whole, said Col Keith Rodrigues, defense attache at the Singaporean Embassy, here Tuesday. North Sulawesi was a very friendly, secure region that could be a good example for other countries to follow, he...

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