Singapore—Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan called the crisis in Myanmar "an unfolding tragedy” in remarks to the press on Mar 26 after he met with Indonesian leaders in Jakarta. "It's…
Singapore—Anti-Asian violence has been growing in some parts of the world, with this week seeing the especially grievous killing of eight people in three spas in Atlanta, six of whom…
Singapore—In a new interview with the BBC, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted that tensions between the two global superpowers, the United States and China, have escalated from five years…
On Wednesday (Feb 17), forces opposed to the coup in Myanmar called for more large-scale protests to debunk claims from the army that there is little support for leader Aung…
Singapore—It’s a widely-known fact that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has the highest salary of any national leader. While we’ve written about this before, we’ve never taken a look at…
Singapore — Lawyer M Ravi is helping to take on Chinese tech giant Tencent in his first international human rights law case on breach of privacy and on surveillance. Mr…
Singapore—A man born in Singapore wanted in relation to a murder case nearly four decades ago is in jail in Australia, but the country’s Attorney-General's Department has said he cannot…
Singapore — Alibaba billionaire co-founder Jack Ma appeared in public for the first time in months on Wednesday morning (Jan 20), causing a surge in the price of its shares.…
Singapore—Mr Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, has received a very specific mission from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Post-Brexit, Mr Sunak will be decreasing the…
Singapore — Rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday (Jan 6), making headlines around the world and forcing members of Congress to leave the building. It was reported later that four…