Decision on national swimmers based on global sporting benchmarks, Singapore’s stance on drug use: SportSG

SINGAPORE: Sport Singapore (SportSG) on Friday (Oct 7) said that the disciplinary action it took against national swimmers Joseph Schooling, Amanda Lim and Teong Tzen Wei was based on international sporting benchmarks, Singapore’s stance towards drug use and agreements signed between the trio and SportSG. On Sep 28, SportSG saidContinue Reading

US targets Singapore, Marshall Islands-based firms in new North Korea sanctions

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday (Oct 7) imposed new sanctions following North Korea’s latest missile launches this week, targeting a fuel procurement network that Washington said supports Pyongyang’s weapons programs and its military. Friday’s action targeted two Singapore-registered companies and a Marshall Islands-registered company, the US Treasury Department saidContinue Reading