Singapore

Rapping for the vulnerable of Singapore
Siblings Subhas and Preeti Nair are raising the voices of marginalised minorities in the Southeast Asian city-state.
Published On 14 May 2022
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ASEAN leaders head to White House for key summit
US rolls out the red carpet for Southeast Asian leaders amid increasing rivalry in the Asia Pacific.
Published On 12 May 2022
The Kashmir Files: Singapore bans film praised by India’s Modi
The controversial film banned in the Southeast Asian city-state over ‘provocative and one-sided portrayal’ of Muslims.
Published On 10 May 2022
Disabled Malaysian man executed over drugs charges in Singapore
Execution comes the morning after mother’s last-ditch effort to save her intellectually disabled son was dismissed.
Published On 27 Apr 2022

Asian economies join Canada and New Zealand in raising interest rates amid soaring inflation worldwide.

The death penalty is not the appropriate response to any offence, including those related to drugs.

Ukraine war threatens ‘rules-based order’ globally, including in Asia-Pacific region, US president tells Singapore PM.

Dismissing bid for reprieve, Court of Appeal accuses Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s lawyers of ‘abuse’ of court processes.

Move comes as more Asia-Pacific countries ease border restrictions.

M Ravi takes on the cases few want to touch, and is convinced Singapore will eventually abolish the death penalty.

Russia’s attack on its European neighbour has generated relatively little condemnation in Asia compared to the West.

Australia decriminalised homosexuality 40 years ago but in many former British colonies, sex between men remains illegal

Families of two men convicted of drug offences were informed of plans to carry out the executions a week ago.

While most of the city-state has returned to quasi-pre-pandemic life, migrant workers’ freedoms remain restricted.

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