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May 2, 2025 at 5:06 pm

Singapore’s long-ruling party wins another landslide in election boost for new prime minister VIEW

Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party has secured another general election landslide, extending its 66-year unbroken rule.

Nation & World

May 1, 2025 at 6:14 pm

Singapore’s long-ruling party seeks stronger election victory in test for new prime minister

Singaporeans will vote Saturday in a general election that is set to return to power the city-state’s long ruling party.

Nation & World

February 18, 2025 at 1:57 am

First tri-foldable phone hits global markets

Chinese tech giant Huawei has held a global launch for the industry’s first tri-foldable phone.

Business

January 18, 2025 at 7:31 pm

Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute VIEW

Southeast Asian foreign ministers met this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes...

Nation & World

January 5, 2025 at 9:15 pm

Afghans arrive in the Philippines to complete visa processing for resettlement in US

A group of Afghan nationals have arrived in the Philippines to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States.

Nation & World

October 22, 2024 at 5:47 am

Son of Singapore’s founder says he has been granted political asylum in the UK

Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a “political refugee” after the British government...

October 10, 2024 at 8:29 pm

Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea. VIEW

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the...

Nation & World

October 8, 2024 at 5:42 pm

Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war and disputed sea VIEW

Southeast Asian leaders are meeting at an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China...

Nation & World

October 3, 2024 at 7:37 am

Cambodian maid is arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodia leaders on social media

A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been arrested and deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media...

Nation & World

September 13, 2024 at 3:40 am

Sexual abuse at Islamic welfare homes exposes weaknesses in child protection in Malaysia

A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children were allegedly sexually abused has exposed weaknesses in child protection in...

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