http://www.mail.com/locations/312-singapore.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/312-singapore.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2086678-singapore-church-trial-pop-star-scandal.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder. City Harvest Church faithful queued at a Singapore court overnight and packed the public gallery to show support for the accused ... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:14:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2086678-singapore-church-trial-pop-star-scandal.html 2013-05-15T08:14:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084978-ap-sources-singapore-member-eyes-ioc-presidency.html LONDON (AP) — IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president. Ng will announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday, several officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because th... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:16:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084978-ap-sources-singapore-member-eyes-ioc-presidency.html 2013-05-14T17:16:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081396-asia-stocks-rise-us-retail-sales-gain.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumers revved up their retail spending last month. The Commerce Department in Washington said retail sales increased 0.1 percent in April from March, an improvement from March's 0.5 percent decline. Economists had forecast that sales declined by 0.3 percent in April. The uptick in s... Tue, 14 May 2013 03:11:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081396-asia-stocks-rise-us-retail-sales-gain.html 2013-05-14T03:11:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081362-singapore-inquiry-us-workers-death.html SINGAPORE (AP) — The girlfriend of a U.S. software engineer whose parents insist he was murdered in Singapore said at a coroner's inquest Monday that he had been unhappy at work and feared "heavy hands coming after him." Police have said Shane Truman Todd killed himself. State counsel presented evidence of links to suicide websites on his laptop and suici... Mon, 13 May 2013 10:27:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081362-singapore-inquiry-us-workers-death.html 2013-05-13T10:27:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074884-irs-teams-with-australia-uk-to-expose-tax-cheats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is teaming up with Australia and the U.K. in an effort to expose tax cheats from around the world. Tax agencies from the three countries have acquired "a substantial amount of data" about potential tax cheats from many countries hiding assets in Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Cook Islands, the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:38:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074884-irs-teams-with-australia-uk-to-expose-tax-cheats.html 2013-05-09T19:38:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071120-singapore-to-host-wta-championship-2014-18.html Eyeing a stronger presence in Asia, the WTA is moving its season-ending championships to Singapore for 2014-18 in a five-year deal worth more than $70 million. "We're no different than any multinational corporation that looks for growth," WTA Chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster said Wednesday in a telephone interview from Singapore. "You just have to look at... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:04:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071120-singapore-to-host-wta-championship-2014-18.html 2013-05-08T13:04:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055074-asia-stocks-down-china-manufacturing-growth-slows.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a weaker recovery in the world's second-largest economy. Shares in other regions were poised to post gains, however. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' ind... Wed, 01 May 2013 07:55:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055074-asia-stocks-down-china-manufacturing-growth-slows.html 2013-05-01T07:55:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050292-asia-stocks-up-sp-hits-record-nikkei-slips.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, brushing off tepid Japanese manufacturing data after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at another all-time high. Better-than-expected pending homes sales for March renewed faith in the U.S. economic recovery. The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes reached the highest level in three y... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:14:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050292-asia-stocks-up-sp-hits-record-nikkei-slips.html 2013-04-30T05:14:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1524444-pyongyang-glitters-nkorea-dark.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon. Glossy new construction downtown has altered the Pyongyang skyline. Inside supermarkets where shopgirls wear faux French designer labels, people with money can buy Italian wine, Swiss chocolates, kiwifruit imported from New Zealand and fr... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:31:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1524444-pyongyang-glitters-nkorea-dark.html 2013-04-29T08:31:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050402-malaysias-opposition-banks-economic-deal.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's 56-year rule. It says a new economic playing field will strip away decades of race-based policies that it believes bred corruption and hampered growth The three-party opposition ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:50:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050402-malaysias-opposition-banks-economic-deal.html 2013-04-29T07:50:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043476-china-15-asian-nations-to-start-trade-talks.html BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's largest trading blocs, officials said Thursday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a rival pact to the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade initiative involving a d... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:56:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043476-china-15-asian-nations-to-start-trade-talks.html 2013-04-25T07:56:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995042-singapore-pm-draws-laughs-us-speech.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Singapore is well-known for its efficiency and order, but during a visit to Washington the city-state's prime minister displayed a less advertised attribute — humor. In an after-dinner speech Tuesday to U.S. businessmen, Lee Hsien Loong made a couple of jokes that could pass for stand-up comedy. He drew laughs — and some groans — with hi... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:26:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995042-singapore-pm-draws-laughs-us-speech.html 2013-04-03T11:26:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992384-obama-thanks-singapore-pm-military-cooperation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday thanked Singapore for its military cooperation as the U.S. prepares to rotate ships through the prosperous city-state to boost its presence in the Asia-Pacific. The U.S. president met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the third Asian leader to visit the White House this year, as the Obama administrati... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:45:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992384-obama-thanks-singapore-pm-military-cooperation.html 2013-04-03T03:45:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972282-lion-takes-airasia-with-record-jet-orders.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesia's top discount carrier, which catapulted into the global aviation spotlight with record deals to buy Airbus and Boeing planes, is taking the battle for Asia's budget-minded travelers to the backyard of the airline that helped pioneer low cost flights in the region. Lion Air, hardly known beyond Indonesia until givin... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:13:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972282-lion-takes-airasia-with-record-jet-orders.html 2013-03-22T09:13:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1958688-jee-young-lee-leads-lpga-founders-cup.html PHOENIX (AP) — Jee Young Lee birdied three of the last four holes to take a one-stroke lead over Ai Miyazato on another hot day at the LPGA Founders Cup. Lee, the 27-year-old South Korean player who won the LPGA Tour's 2005 South Korean event before becoming a tour member, had a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Friday to reach 15-under 129. She broke the tourname... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:29:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1958688-jee-young-lee-leads-lpga-founders-cup.html 2013-03-16T01:29:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1956072-ai-miyazato-leads-lpga-founders-cup.html PHOENIX (AP) — Ai Miyazato took dead aim, made another long graceful swing and smacked a 3-wood approach that settled 20 feet from the pin to set up an eagle. The diminutive Japanese star was as fluid and efficient as ever, making it impossible to tell she was returning from a whiplash injury sustained in a five-vehicle crash in Thailand. Comfortable in t... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:55:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1956072-ai-miyazato-leads-lpga-founders-cup.html 2013-03-15T02:55:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954204-philippines-set-to-open-1-billion-casino-resort.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines will become one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, vying with Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas for Asia's high rollers, officials of a $1 billion casino resort opening in Manila this weekend said Thursday. Studies project that the country's gambling revenue of $1.9 billion will rise to $6 billion, which ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:39:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954204-philippines-set-to-open-1-billion-casino-resort.html 2013-03-14T11:39:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1952850-yani-tseng-trying-to-recapture-youthful-enthusiasm.html PHOENIX (AP) — Yani Tseng is trying to recapture a youthful enthusiasm, searching for the balance of fun and precision that carried her to the top spot in women's golf. The No. 1-ranked Tseng enters her title defense in the LPGA Founders Cup on a 22-event, 50-week winless streak. Conversely, third-ranked Stacy Lewis is coming off a victory — her fifth in ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:42:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1952850-yani-tseng-trying-to-recapture-youthful-enthusiasm.html 2013-03-13T20:42:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1948040-navy-sends-ship-to-singapore-amid-budget-cuts.html ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM (AP) — The U.S. Navy's hottest new ship and the centerpiece of its renewed focus on Asia isn't its largest vessel, or its most technologically advanced. But it has advantages that its bigger siblings lack. The 388-foot USS Freedom is small enough to move among the many islands and shallow waters of Southeast Asia, a trait that allow... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:40:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1948040-navy-sends-ship-to-singapore-amid-budget-cuts.html 2013-03-12T07:40:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1941298-parents-seek-us-probe-sons-singapore-death.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Months before Shane Todd's girlfriend found his body hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, the engineer told his parents he thought his life was threatened and that he was being asked to do something that might hurt U.S. national security. They were skeptical from the start when a Singapore detective said their son killed hims... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:05:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1941298-parents-seek-us-probe-sons-singapore-death.html 2013-03-08T19:05:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927978-stacy-lewis-holds-to-win-singapore-lpga-event.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Stacy Lewis had a case of the jitters. She also had enough left in her game. Lewis, the 2012 LPGA Player of the Year, won the HSBC Women's Champions on Sunday for her sixth career title on the tour. She closed with a 1-under 71, overcoming two bogeys and some shaky putting on the back nine to hold off South Korea's Na Yeon Choi by one str... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:11:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927978-stacy-lewis-holds-to-win-singapore-lpga-event.html 2013-03-03T22:11:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926872-lewis-us-shoots-69-shares-lead-singapore.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Stacy Lewis shared the lead with Na Yeon Choi at the HSBC Women's Champions after the South Korean birdied the 18th hole in a rain-delayed third round on Saturday. Choi shot a 5-under 67 to tie the 28-year-old American at 14-under 202. Lewis, the overnight leader and reigning LPGA Player of the Year, had a 69. Paula Creamer, who injured h... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:35:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926872-lewis-us-shoots-69-shares-lead-singapore.html 2013-03-02T14:35:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1922176-munoz-leads-1st-round-hsbc-champions.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Spain's Azahara Munoz shot a 7-under 65 Thursday for a two-stroke lead after the first round of the HSBC Women's Champions, which features 17 of the top 20 LPGA players. Munoz played in the day's first group and finished with seven birdies. Five players at Sentosa Golf Club shared second at 67: Stacy Lewis, Karin Sjodin, Lizette Salas, Po... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:40:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1922176-munoz-leads-1st-round-hsbc-champions.html 2013-02-28T17:40:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1918886-fifa-bans-74-match-fixing-italy-skorea.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned 74 more officials and players from world soccer for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea. FIFA says it imposed sanctions on 70 people, including 11 who were banned for life, after a series of cases prosecuted by Italian soccer authorities. FIFA says the charges involved "match-fixing (direct involvement or ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1918886-fifa-bans-74-match-fixing-italy-skorea.html 2013-02-27T15:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1907624-land-scarce-singapore-underground-space.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Already one of the most densely populated countries in the world, tiny land scarce Singapore is projecting its population to swell by a third over the next two decades. To accommodate the influx, its planners envisage expanding upward, outward and downward. The population target of 6.9 million people, an increase of 1.3 million from the p... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:42:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1907624-land-scarce-singapore-underground-space.html 2013-02-22T07:42:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894378-police-track-elusive-figure-soccer-match-fixing.html ROME (AP) — At 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2011, when early risers would have been sipping espressos and buttering toast, a man dressed in black disembarked at Milan's Malpensa Airport after a 13-hour trip from Asia aboard a Singapore Airlines flight. Italian court documents show he stayed in the country just 6 hours and 30 minutes, never left the airport, and t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894378-police-track-elusive-figure-soccer-match-fixing.html 2013-02-15T14:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891498-arrested-singaporean-reveals-match-fixing-secrets.html PARIS (AP) — When police arrested Wilson Raj Perumal in Finland, it didn't take long for him to realize that his criminal buddies had ratted him out. He's been exacting revenge ever since — by ratting on them, too. Since his arrest in 2011, Perumal has been talking to police, prosecutors and journalists about the shadowy world of fixing soccer matches, in... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:16:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891498-arrested-singaporean-reveals-match-fixing-secrets.html 2013-02-14T12:16:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1794992-asia-stocks-jump-us-staves-fiscal-cliff.html BANGKOK (AP) — Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. Benchmarks in Australia and Hong Kong boomeranged on the first trading day of the year, just before Congress ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1794992-asia-stocks-jump-us-staves-fiscal-cliff.html 2013-01-02T05:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1789362-indian-gang-rape-victim-dies-singapore-hospital.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Shocked Indians on Saturday were mourning the death of a woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago in an ordeal that galvanized people to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was aware of the emotions the attack has stirred, adding it wa... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1789362-indian-gang-rape-victim-dies-singapore-hospital.html 2012-12-29T07:39:00Z