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March 6, 2024
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Singapore’s welcome of future Aukus submarines underscores ‘friends-to-all’ policy
Analysts told This Week in Asia that Singapore was simply recapitulating its long-standing role as “a military access point” for Australia and the US in Southeast Asia, and Lee’s latest comments marked its more open stance to Aukus compared with its neighbours.
Taylor Swift deal not a jab at neighbors, Singapore PM says
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday an incentive provided to Taylor Swift to make Singapore the only stop in Southeast Asia on her world tour was not a hostile act towards its neighbors.
South China Sea: French ‘Spider-Man’ scales Manila skyscraper to support Philippines’ claims in waters disputed by China
He climbed the 47-storey GT Tower without a harness, and was promptly arrested after successfully descending from the skyscraper.
Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is in hospital with pneumonia
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, the mother of the incumbent president and widow of an ousted dictator, has been hospitalized with pneumonia.
Debate heats up as Singapore prime minister says exclusive Taylor Swift deal isn't 'unfriendly'
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour.
Philippines blames China Coast Guard for South China Sea collisions
MANILA -- The Philippines accused China of disrupting its mission to resupply troops stationed in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in the latest clash between the two countries in the disputed waters.