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SINGAPORE -- Singapore has its first new prime minister in 20 years, with Lee Hsien Loong, 72, stepping down from the post this week to make way for Lawrence Wong, 51, who was his deputy.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The young man who attacked a Malaysian police station and killed two officers was a recluse and believed to have acted on his own, despite suspected links to the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, the country’s home minister said Saturday.
The Singapore government on Friday advised Singaporeans who are in or travelling to Malaysia to exercise vigilance after an attack took place at a police station in Ulu Tiram on the outskirts of Johor Bahru.
SINGAPORE -- Vertex Holdings, the venture capital arm of Singaporean state investor Temasek Holdings, is expanding its startup investment in Japan through a new dedicated fund, according to its CEO, in a rare move by a leading global investor to tap into the nascent cluster.
NEW YORK -- Super Hi International, the overseas operator of Chinese hot pot chain Haidilao, soared 46% above its opening price in the first hour of trading after it went public on the Nasdaq Friday morning.
Hello from Tokyo. 2024 is a big election year around the world, and if one thing is clear, it is that the internet has become a major battleground for getting votes. When the debate over whether to use the web in elections began raging in Japan in the early 2000s, the initial reaction was that adding an online dimension would give the opposition parties an advantage by enabling them to reach out directly to voters, especially young people, even if they were less well-funded.
In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss what to expect from Lawrence Wong, Singapore's new prime minister and the first leadership change in two decades.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what’s being investigated as a Jemaah Islamiyah terror attack. The man also injured another officer before being shot dead.