singapore

German tourists face caning in Singapore

Two German tourists have been sentenced to nine months in prison and three strikes with a cane for spraying graffiti in the conservative city's underground rail system.

Crime

Germans face flogging after Singapore charge

Two German men were charged Saturday with breaking into a Singapore metro depot and spray-painting graffiti on a train, offences punishable by jail time and flogging with a cane.

Football

GDR football coach tackles Singapore team

Singapore has named former East Germany coach Bernd Stange as head of the national team, replacing Serbian Radojko Avramovic, who led the city-state to three Southeast Asian championships.

Taxes

Germany to chase tax dodgers in Singapore

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble is planning a deal with the Singapore government to provide information on wealthy Germans hording money in the Asian haven.

myanmar

Merkel calls on ASEAN to pressure Burma

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to openly discuss Burma's political and human rights problems before the country takes its turn as chair of the regional bloc.

Education

Singapore's flush research funding attracts German scientists

Singapore’s big research and academic budgets are becoming increasingly popular with German scientists and students, who say their country simply can't compete.