Speaking at the 35th ASEAN Summit plenary session in Bangkok, Thailand, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pointed out the necessity for Southeast Asian countries to intensify all initiatives towards integration in order to uphold a “free, open and rules-based” multilateral trading system amidst volatile global scenarios. This he underscored before a gathering of all members of the […]
Lui Tuck Yew, former navy chief turned top bureaucrat, is Singapore’s new ambassador to Beijing. Lui who joined the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) in 2000, also served as transport minister from 2011 to 2015. Singaporean analysts say that the former cabinet minister’s appointment adds significant weight to Singapore’s efforts in showing Beijing that preserving […]
A 46-year-old Singaporean businessman was sentenced on Friday (Oct 25) to four months’ jail after pleading guilty to committing violations under the Passports Act and the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. All because he wanted to become a father. This Singaporean man submitted a forged birth certificate to an officer at Singapore’s Consulate-General in Mumbai, he […]
Indonesian domestic helper Susi Nur Handayani, 27, was sentenced to four months of jail time on Friday (Oct 25) for stealing a passport that belongs to a fellow resident in a maids’ shelter and attempted to present herself as the passport holder. Susi wanted to leave Singapore and go home to Indonesia. She pleaded guilty to […]
A specialised Malaysian condiment named ‘sambal belacan’ coupled with her delicious cooking made Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, a buzz name in the house of Singapore’s ruling elite. Her fans included no less than the illustrious founding father of Singapore Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the Lion City’s current head, Prime […]
Under the Internal Security Act (ISA), three Indonesian women were charged Wednesday (Oct 23) with funding terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Indonesia-based group Jemaah Anshorut Daulah (JAD), which is affiliated with ISIS. Prior to their arrests, the three women namely, Anindia Afiyantari, 33, Retno Hernayani, 36, and Turmini, 31, had been working […]
Assistant Professor Tan Yong Chin, who teaches a course on online marketing at the City University in Hong Kong (CUHK), earned the ire and hatred of his students that led to the scandalous vandalism act committed in his office and a controversy that involves the application of political ideas in educational activities. Words, such as […]
Making it to the top five in the Miss Universe Singapore (MUS) 2018, Miss Mohana Prabha was not one to rest on her laurels. In fact she doubled up her efforts and joined this year’s beauty pageant and was crowned winner last Thursday at the finals held at Zouk. Miss Mohana Prabha will compete with […]
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat considers focusing on ‘structural policies’ as imperative in this time of fragility in the global economy and not the crafting of ‘extraordinary measures.’ He announced that the Government intends to hold more extensive consultations with business leaders in the coming months as it maps out measures to weather the storm. […]
