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U19 Vietnam defeated Singapore 6-0 at the AFF U19 Championship Group B match in Laos on August 29.

Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and its main opposition Workers’ Party (WP)on August 29 announced their manifestos for the upcoming national election, which is slated for September 11.

Celebrations for the 70th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam took place in Australia, Angola, the US and Singapore on August 28.

The Singaporean and Indonesian Navies are jointly holding the sixth Western Pacific Mine Countermeasure Exercise (WP MCMEX) from August 25-28 with the involvement of naval forces from 16 countries.

Singaporeans will go to the ballot box on September 11 to elect 89 members of the Parliament, the Singaporean Government announced on August 25.

Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam dissolved the country’s parliament on August 25 on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, paving the way for a general election slated for September.

Authorities in Tra Vinh province of have agreed with their Binh Duong counterparts on building a Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park, with three of its kind already formed in the country.

The Singaporean stock market tumbled on August 21 with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) dropping below 3,000 points to 2,972.05 points.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced the establishment of a National Maritime Safety at Sea Council (NMSSC) to spearhead the drive for maritime safety.

Singapore is piloting a new scheme to allow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to employ foreign workers, said the country’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

Singapore introduced commemorative currency notes on August 18, comprising a 50 and five 10 Singaporean Dollar notes (SGD) to honour the 50th anniversary of the country’s Golden Jubilee (August 9).

Singaporean parliament on August 17 passed a bill allowing the country to become a founding member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and Second Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Chee Wee Kiong chaired the ninth political consultation in Hanoi on August 17.

Singapore’s economy may suffer from negative impacts from China’s move to devalue its currency for three consecutive days on August 11, 12 and 13, experts said.