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...

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...

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...

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...