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SR Nathan: former longest-serving Singapore President of Indian-origin passes away
The Indian-origin former Singapore President S.R. Nathan passed away days after suffering a stroke. He was 92. He was the sixth and longest-serving President of Singapore. He was closely associated with the country’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew. About S.R ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
India, Singapore agree to enhance scale of military interaction
India and Singapore have agreed to enhance the scale of existing bilateral military interaction and decided to expand the interaction between the armed forces. Decision in this regard, was taken at inaugural Singapore-India Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD). The Dialogue was ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Asia's largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue opens in Singapore
Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated in Singapore to talk about security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. The forum has been organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The three day event will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award
Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar has won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award. She has won the award for her 32,000-word manuscript titled Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus. The manuscript will be now published by Scholastic Asia. Presently ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Singaporean, Hong Kong terms added to Oxford Dictionary
Several Singaporean and Hong Kong English terms including “wah”, “shiok” and “yum cha” were added into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). With this these terms are now officially recognised as acceptable English. In the latest update, the Oxford English Dictionary ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian-origin Murali Pillai elected to Singapore Parliament
An Indian-origin lawyer Murali Pillai from Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has been elected member of the parliament. He got elected by garnering 61.21 per cent of the votes in the by-election held at suburban Bukit Batok constituency. His ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian-origin lawyer Davinder Singh named vice-chairman of ICC commission
Indian-origin lawyer Davinder Singh (58) has been named as Vice-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Commission (ICC) on Corporate Responsibility and Anti-corruption. Mr. Singh is one of top Indian-origin lawyer in Singapore. Currently he is chief executive of the Singapore ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Paper waste turned into non-toxic green Aerogel for first time
For the first time, scientists from National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully converted paper waste into green nontoxic cellulose aerogels. Aerogels are among the lightest solid materials in the world and are also one of the finest insulation materials ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
CERT-In inks cyber security agreements with 3 nations
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has signed cybersecurity agreement with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. In this regard, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has apprised the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed between ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Singapore replaces Mauritius as top source of FDI into India
Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India during the first half of the current fiscal year 2015-16. It was unveiled by the data during April to September 2015 period released by the ..