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As West draws closer to Vietnam, Hanoi gets more like Beijing
Dien Luong is an associate fellow with the media, technology and society program of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore and a doctoral student in communications and media at the University of Michigan.
Singapore orders Israeli embassy to remove Facebook post about Palestine, Koran
The post was “insensitive”, “inappropriate” and “completely unacceptable” as it carried the risk of undermining safety, security and harmony in Singapore, he said.
Singapore's former transport minister S Iswaran slapped with 8 new charges
Singapore's former Transport Minister S Iswaran was handed eight additional charges in court on Monday, bringing the total number of charges against him to 35.
Singapore ex-minister S. Iswaran slapped with fresh corruption charges
Iswaran, previously a senior politician in the long-ruling People’s Action Party, now faces 35 charges in total, up from the initial 27. These include accepting gratifications as a public servant, corruption, and the obstruction of justice.
Singapore man threatens to slit wife’s throat, kill their baby. Gets 3 months’ jail
The 24-year-old man was sentenced to three months’ jail after pleading guilty to criminal intimidation and voluntarily causing hurt.
Thai ports bemoan competitive decline as Srettha pushes 'land bridge'
SONGKHLA, Thailand -- On a hot February afternoon, a 170-meter container ship pulled into the port of Songkhla. It was hardly full, as southern Thailand's largest port is not deep enough to support fully loaded vessels.
As Asian cryptocurrency scams spike, investor education is key to combating menace
After hitting a record high of US$73,000 last week, the price of bitcoin declined to US$67,197 on Thursday evening (Hong Kong time), which was more than double from US$28,000 a year ago.