Singapore - Visitor arrivals in Singapore tumbled 13.2 per cent year-on-year in March to 790,000 as the global economic crisis puts the brakes on the city state's tourism industry, the Singapore Tourism Board said Thursday.

However, the decline was not as sharp as in February when visitor arrivals in Singapore fell 15.2 per cent to 689,000, the lowest number in four years.

Singapore's health minister has warned against the risks involved in the surgery to separate the Indian twins joined at their head.

Reputed Singaporean neurosurgeon, Keith Goh, emphasized that the state government of Andhra Pradesh in India has urged him to surgically separate five-year-old Indian twin sisters Vani and Veena.

Singapore - The Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) Monday said it has been admitted as a member of a number of leading international derivatives trade associations.

Formed in July 2008, SMX has joined the Futures Industry Association (FIA), the Swiss Futures and Options Association (SFOA), the Association of Futures Markets (AFM) and the Futures and Options Association (FOA).

The trade exchanges collectively encompass many leading exchanges and clearing houses in the commodities field, including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Here is good news for Asin’s fans.

The big news doing the rounds is that the renowned Singapore-based International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA) will honor the South Indian beauty on May 16.

Asin will get an award in the best actress category for Kamal Haasan’s magnum opus ‘Dasavathaaram’ at Singapore Expo Max Pavilion.
 
The Hindi version of the film ‘Dasavathaaram’ hit theatres this Friday.

Singapore  - Singapore's top Buddhist monk has lived a lavish lifestyle with name branded goods and nine gold credit cards, according to a report in the Sunday Times.

"We are living in a modern world," the newspaper quoted monk Ming Yi as telling auditors and police during an investigation into a charity hospital that he had headed.

The report said Ming Yi was a high-end shopper who spent on brands like Louis Vuitton and Montblanc, and had given three supplementary credit cards to his friends including a monk based in Hong Kong.