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Jan 18, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
Eight deals, ranging from skills development to renewable energy, were signed during President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s visit to Odisha, India. Mr Tharman witnessed the signings during his India state visit. Aslam Shah reports.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam says Singapore and India share aligned priorities and both peoples are key to strengthening their partnership. He highlighted the importance of collaboration between Singaporeans and the Indian diaspora in areas like skills development, industrial parks, and digital growth. He was speaking at the end of his state visit to India, where he toured New Delhi and Odisha. Aslam Shah reports.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
Singapore has granted honorary citizenship to Indian industrialist Tarun Das, in recognition of his decades-long efforts in strengthening Singapore-India relations. He was the director-general of India's Confederation of Indian Industry for 40 years. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam presented the award to Mr Das, who is 85, during a ceremony in New Delhi. Mr Das received the Singapore Public Service Medal in 2004 and is the second Indian to be granted honorary citizenship by Singapore.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah |Jalelah Abu Baker
SINGAPORE: A metaverse and simpler language are among the initiatives Singapore’s Parliament is exploring in the hopes that they will make proceedings more accessible to the layman. The metaverse is in its initial phase, and is expected to involve an interactive, gamified experience hosted on virtual universe Roblox, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng told CNA.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a five-day state visit to India from Jan 14. He will visit New Delhi and Odisha. During the trip, he will be hosted to a state banquet by President Droupadi Murmu. He is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Aslam Shah with more from New Delhi.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
Parliament will be using plain language for some proceedings from this year, in a bid to make proceedings more accessible to the public. It's among the changes planned by Speaker Seah Kian Peng, who's also cautioning members not to use the House as a place to grandstand ahead of the General Election.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
Singapore is proposing new measures to better protect people against online harms, such as cyber bullying and sexual harassment. It will make it easier to report perpetrators and hold them accountable. It also includes a clear list of wrongdoings, so that victims have more legal certainty should they sue for compensation. The proposed moves will be handled by a new Government agency to be set up. The Government is consulting the public on the measures. Aslam Shah with more.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
In Singapore's $3-billion money laundering case, 15 of the 17 foreign nationals who fled the country have agreed to surrender about $1.85 billion worth of assets. These assets that the 15 agreed to surrender make up 98.6% of their seized and prohibited assets to the state. In August last year, the Singapore police conducted a large-scale operation into a group of foreign nationals suspected of laundering illicit proceeds from overseas crime activities.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah |Louisa Tang
SINGAPORE: A new study led by a National Institute of Education (NIE) researcher has found about one in four students in primary school experienced bullying, with a small number saying they were also bullies themselves. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Singapore Children’s Society and the National University of Singapore, comes amid several videos going viral on social media of children and teenagers being assaulted in recent months.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aslam Shah
Today marks International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School. In a study that has yet to be published, about one in four upper primary school students say they have experienced bullying. The study is led by a researcher from the National Institute of Education, with results backing earlier studies over the past two decades. CNA's Aslam Shah reports.
