by Matthew Walsh BEIJING, CHINA — Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — On Friday(3 March), the High Court cleared former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) president Arul...
by Kelly Macnamara PARIS, FRANCE — Some send divers in speed boats, others dispatch submersible robots to search the seafloor, and one team deploys a “mud...
BEIJING, CHINA — As China gears up for a meeting of its rubber stamp National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, lawmakers are offering clues about what...
HONG KONG, CHINA — A skyscraper under construction in the heart of Hong Kong’s historic shopping and tourist district was left scorched on Friday by a...
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — A Cambodian court on Friday sentenced top opposition leader Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail for treason, in a case rights...
SINGAPORE — Recently, a new HDB project in Tampines has raised eyebrows among citizens due to its red tiles and paint that create a spooky atmosphere...
by Augustine Low When the Lee family saga first erupted, Singaporeans saw it as unfortunate. As it unfolded, it became sensational, garnering not only national but...
Singaporean author Mr Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh has responded to comments made by Senior Minister Mr Teo Chee Hean regarding his e-book, “The Battle Over Lee Kuan...
On Thursday evening (2 March), Lee Hsien Yang (LHY), the brother of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (LHL), took to Facebook to accuse the Singaporean...
by Linnea Pedersen PARIS, FRANCE — From the Amazon to the evergreen forests of Africa and Southeast Asia, large-scale deforestation threatens reductions in rainfall across the...
BEIJING, CHINA — China is pumping US$1.9 billion into its top memory chipmaker, according to media reports, as US restrictions on semiconductor exports threaten Beijing’s tech...
The Singaporean government has announced that it will be tightening the rules for Build-To-Order (BTO) flat applicants to ensure a more efficient allocation of flats. This...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA — Russia and China on Thursday criticised the West for employing “blackmail and threats” against other countries, Moscow said following a meeting of the...
The red lift lobbies at the Tampines GreenVines HDB project have been making headlines recently, with visitors and residents expressing discomfort with the design. Some people...