Malaysia’s military drills with West, Singapore spotlight its South China Sea concerns
They also agreed to expand into non-conventional areas of cooperation such as counterterrorism, humanitarian and disaster relief, and maritime security.
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India stock market heads into uncertain post-election landscape
SINGAPORE -- As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enters his third term in office, investors will be watching to see whether his ability to drive economic change in the world's most populous nation has been by hurt the ruling coalition's election setback.
22 Chinese nationals jailed in Zambia over multinational cybercrimes
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Zambian court on Friday jailed 22 Chinese nationals over cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates.
Malaysia urges private sector to ‘take the lead’ on funding high-speed rail link to Singapore
Malaysia’s high-speed rail (HSR) link from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore remains a key piece of its infrastructure upgrade puzzle, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said, but the project will only go forward if it is privately funded to avoid loading more debt onto the state.
Russian embassy in Singapore slams Zelensky’s bid for Asean support at Shangri-La Dialogue
In a Facebook post on Sunday on its official page expressing outrage, the Russian embassy accused Zelensky of attempting a “last resort to persuade the Global South” to join the Switzerland summit, which it called “bizarre”.
Singapore's Keppel opens first luxury senior home in China
SINGAPORE -- Keppel has opened its first luxury home for older adults in Asia in the Chinese city of Nanjing as the Singaporean conglomerate eyes other potential locations in aging Asian countries.
Thai director thanks Singaporeans, Malaysians for viral video response to tear-jerking film
The director of a Thai film which has audiences across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia reaching for the tissue boxes with its tear-jerking relationship study of an ailing grandmother and her grandson says he is grateful for the viral social media response which shows his film is “resonating” across the region.
TSMC-backed Vanguard and Dutch firm NXP to build $7.8 billion Singapore wafer plant
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.-backed Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation and Dutch chip designer and manufacturer NXP Semiconductors will build a $7.8 billion wafer manufacturing plant in Singapore.