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IMB Piracy Report January-September 2024: Lowest number of incidents since 1994

SAFETY4SEA 11 Oct 2024
Credit. IMB ... Fewer incidents in Gulf of Guinea, Somalia and Singapore Straits ... Incidents in the Singapore Straits have dropped to 23, compared to 33 over the same period last year. Perpetrators were successful in boarding the vessels in 96% of the cases.
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IMO Piracy Report: Seven ships attacked during August 2024

SAFETY4SEA 10 Oct 2024
The incident was reported to Singapore Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS), initiating a safety navigational broadcast ... MALACCA STRAIT, Approx ... MALACCA STRAIT, Approx ... HK Tug 3/LKH 3883, Tug, Singapore ... MALACCA STRAIT, Approx ... MALACCA STRAIT, Approx.
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Singapore aims to be a trusted, neutral hub for collaboration in global AI race: Education Minister

Vietnam News 08 Oct 2024
SINGAPORE — Singapore aims to be a trusted and neutral destination for collaboration in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) as US-China competition intensifies over demand, technology adoption and policy clashes.
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‘Key partners’: Next lap of ASEAN-South Korea ties to focus on tech, clean energy, says President Yoon

Vietnam News 08 Oct 2024
In an exclusive interview with The Straits Times, he said ... I believe that mutual interest and understanding between South Korea and Singapore will significantly help strengthen cooperation in various fields going forward.” — The Straits Times/ANN.
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ReCAAP ISC: One incident of armed robbery 1 – 7 October

SAFETY4SEA 08 Oct 2024
The incident occurred onboard a tanker while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS) on 2 October 2024 ... Singapore (SOMS) since January 2024.
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South Korea, Singapore ink 1st-ever supply chain partnership deal

Anadolu Agency 08 Oct 2024
Lawrence, for his part, said that Singapore and South Korea are deepening and widening their relationship in areas from start-ups to food safety, according to the Singapore-based daily The Straits Times.
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Yoon vows to complete medical reform despite prolonged standoff

Korea Times 08 Oct 2024
In a written interview with The Straits Times of Singapore, Yoon vowed to stay on course with the reform agenda although the monthslong walkout by trainee doctors against the government's plan to hike ...
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Does Singapore's death penalty really deter drug crimes?

The Spectator 08 Oct 2024
Singapore prides itself on being clean, safe and orderly, telling the world this is because when they say ‘zero tolerance’, they mean it ... Singapore was not always this universally strict on the use of drugs and addictive substances.
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Singapore bids farewell to 182-year-old horse racing tradition

Deccan Herald 05 Oct 2024
Land-scarce Singapore bade farewell to a 182-year-old British-era tradition of horse racing on Saturday, as the iconic racecourse closed its doors to make way for housing and other development ...
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AIA Singapore boosts mental health support and enhances corporate insurance benefits for over 1.3 million employees

The Arabian Post 05 Oct 2024
Arabian Post - With over half (59%) of Singaporean consumers expressing a need or potential need for additional resources and support for mental wellness, AIA Singapore aims to bridge this gap with their upcoming policy enhancements ... PAP Singapore.
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Singapore HC hands 1 yr jail sentence to Indian origin minister Iswaran

The Siasat Daily 03 Oct 2024
Singapore ... The former minister is the first person to be prosecuted under Section 165 in post-independent Singapore, reported The Straits Times ... His public service and contributions to Singapore were at most a neutral factor, adds the judge.
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German ships that passed through Taiwan Strait were warned off, officials say

Hong Kong Standard 02 Oct 2024
13 was the first time German military ships had passed through the strait in 20 years ... They travelled to the Philippines after their strait passage, then headed to Singapore, where they arrived on Wednesday.
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Ferry Catches Fire in Riau Islands

The Maritime Executive 02 Oct 2024
On Wednesday, a ro/ro ferry caught fire just south of Batam Island, on the opposite side of the Singapore Strait from the city of Singapore ... ....
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