How one man built a global hospitality empire
Source: BBC News By Monica Miller BBC News, Singapore Image copyrightJOEL BARBITTAImage captionChoe Peng Sum launched Frasers Hospitality from scratch On the first day in his new job, Choe Peng […]
Singapore detains first woman citizen suspected of Islamist radicalism
Source: Reuters Singapore said on Monday it has detained an assistant child-care worker suspected of trying to join Islamic State and to find a militant husband in Syria, and was […]
Behind the belief: The Ahmadis of Singapore
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: We have the best collection of articles about the holy Quran Source of the news: Yahoo News Singapore May 2, 2017 By Nicholas Yong View photos (L-R) Retiree Syed Ali, religious teacher Ataoul Qudus and retiree Sulaiman Adnan are part of Singapore’s tiny Ahmadi community. […]
Singapore teen blogger who criticised government wins asylum in US
Source: The Guardian Amos Yee left the city state with the intention of staying in US after being jailed for several weeks in 2015 and 2016 A teenage blogger from […]
S’poreans congratulate Halimah Yacob for becoming new president
Posted on 07 February 2017 Singaporeans know she will be the one. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who can see the future without even having to see it, are lining up to take turns to congratulate Halimah Yacob. This after they know that Halimah Yacob will be the […]
The benefits and downsides of building into the sea
Source: BBC By Bianca Nogrady 1 November 2016 All around the world, cities are edging further into the sea. Plans are afoot to build huge islands and giant constructions in […]
Singapore confirms 41 locally-transmitted Zika cases
Source: Aljazeera Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and says it expects more incidents to be identified. All but seven of those […]
Self-driving taxi trial kicks off in Singapore
Source: BBC By Andreas Illmer Business reporter Self-driving cars and taxis are the buzz of the industry. Everyone seems to be doing it, trying grab headlines with every step forward […]
Muslim-friendly destinations in Southeast Asia
Intan TanjungThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, June 11 2016 | 09:01 am Famous for its combination of Malay-Singapore culture, the Kampong Glam district boasts an eclectic history, culture and glamorous lifestyle.(Shutterstock/-) Are you a fasting traveler who wants to visit cities in Southeast Aia this Ramadhan? Check out […]
Veiling is a choice, not a sign of oppression: Woman Muslim scholar
SINGAPORE Professor Sahar Amer talks about the “ridiculous” link often made between Muslim women’s dress and terrorism, in the season premiere of interview programme Conversation With. By Lua Jiamin Posted 01 Jun 2016 13:20 Updated 01 Jun 2016 17:52 PHOTOS Sahar Amer, Professor and Chair of the Department of Arabic […]
Religion must be practised based on local context: Masagos
Source: Channel Newsasia In an exclusive interview with current affairs programme Bicara, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli discusses the threat of terrorism and the role of the Government in religious and racial issues. SINGAPORE: Religion must be practised in context and Muslim scholars here understand […]
US P-8 spy plane deployed to Singapore
Source: BBC The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane to Singapore for the first time. It is the latest in a series of US military actions seen […]
10 reasons why Chinese tourists like Singapore
Source: China Daily Singapore, also known as the Lion City, is not just a “little red dot” on the map, but also one of the world’s most beautiful and greenest […]
AirAsia QZ8501: Forty bodies found in missing plane search
BBC News: At least 40 bodies have been recovered from the sea in the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, the Indonesian navy says. The bodies were spotted along with debris floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the […]
AirAsia plane with 162 on board missing en route to Singapore
ARLINA ARSHAD | AFP Published — Sunday 28 December 2014 Last update 28 December 2014 10:05 am JAKARTA: An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing in bad […]
Singapore: 27th Jalsa Salana concludes successfully
By the grace of Allah the Almighty, 27th Jalsa Salana Singapore had successfully concluded yesterday. Masjid Taha, situated on Joo Chiat Road in the east part of Singapore, which is […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Singapore’s 27th annual peace convention – A Report
Source: Nasir Ahmad, Nazim Photography and Reporting Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Singapore’s 27th annual peace convention, the Jalsa Salana commenced today, 5th December 2014. This three-day event traditionally attracts Muslims mostly from South […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on the World Wide Web
Source: ahmadiyya-islam.org | alislam.org ONLINE NETWORK Al Islam (International) Countries in Africa Mauritius (English) Tanzania (Swahili) Countries in Asia Bangladesh China India India (Gurmukhi, Punjabi) India (Malayalam) India (Tamil) Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Iran Pakistan Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey Uzbekistan Countries in Europe Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria France Germany Greece Iceland Italy […]
True Khilafat compatible with Democracy, says Caliph
pressahmadiyya.com: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad explains true teachings of Ahmadiyyat during audience with Indonesian guests. On 28 September 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, His Holiness and […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Singapore holds a Charity Blood Donation event
On Sunday 4th May, Joo Chiat, the eastern part of Singapore, became the focus of attention for many local community members as they converged at Masjid Taha on Onan Road […]