Jailing of Reuters journalists ‘nothing to do with freedom of expression’, says Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, says two jailed Reuters journalists can appeal their seven-year sentence, and that […]
Singapore’s ST Engineering to buy aircraft part maker from GE for $630 million Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd on Thursday said it had agreed to purchase aircraft part manufacturer MRA Systems from General Electric Co for […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend U.N. General Assembly: media Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week, media reported on Wednesday, amid growing calls […]
Singapore PM unsure if China-backed trade pact will be finalised this year Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday said he was not sure if an agreement on major regional trade pact backed by […]
Ethnic Political Parties Merge to Seek Stronger Representation in 2020 Election Homegrown political parties in Myanmar’s ethnic areas have been merging together in the hope of winning a majority of seats in both national and […]
Singapore Plans New Bill to Attract More of World’s Millions Singapore, one of the world’s easiest places to do business, is making it simpler for investment managers to register funds locally as the city-state goes […]
A Singapore ‘golden visa’ company is about to build on its success selling Maltese and Moldovan passports by putting Montenegrin citizenship on the international open market in October. Having a second or even third passport […]
UN rights chief urges new panel for Myanmar atrocities The UN rights chief called Monday for the creation of a new “mechanism” tasked with preparing criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of […]
MinLaw unveils bill to update insolvency and debt restructuring laws The Ministry of Law submitted a bill to update insolvency and debt restructuring laws for first reading in the Parliament, an announcement revealed. — Singapore […]
Jakarta Protesters Demand Release of Reuters Journalists Jailed in Myanmar The jailing of two Reuters journalists who were investigating the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar has not only sparked public outcry in the Southeast Asian nation, […]
15,000 more pre-school places at PCF centres in the next 5 years: PM Lee Speaking at the PAP Community Foundation’s (PCF) annual Family Day at Gardens by the Bay on Sunday (9 Sep), Prime Minister […]
When Thailand Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha assumes the role as Asean chair later this year the moment will be particularly poignant, the ‘Asean Anthem’ played at the proceedings being originally composed and written by […]