Singapore companies to invest $5 billion in India’s Tamil Nadu state
A media release by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said the investments include $500 million by CapitaLand Investment in business parks, logistics and warehouses and…
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Eliminating cervical cancer is a movement, not just a programme: Indonesia’s health minister
Indonesia’s strategy to bring down its cervical cancer rate – which is higher than the global average – is early detection and vaccination on a massive scale.
Israel-Hamas war plunges Palestinian Americans into vortex of fear and emotion
“America is supporting Israel, and that’s what makes us mad as American citizens. We know that America always says it seeks justice, but we don’t see any justice in this,”…
Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn election loss
Trump insisted - and most of his supporters still believe - he won, despite no evidence of that standing up in multiple lawsuits across the country.
Asean needs strong leadership to stay relevant, urges Indonesia’s ex-foreign minister Marty Natalegawa
The veteran top diplomat also said Asean has succeeded in creating strategic trust between countries whose past relations had been marked by tensions and animosity.
‘First step in a steep uphill climb’: Low hopes for US-China breakthrough on Blinken visit
The US will also explore the potential for cooperation on transnational challenges such as global economic instability, illicit synthetic drugs, climate change and global health.
US keen to sync with Asean on worsening crisis in Myanmar
Top US official Derek Chollet, who will be visiting the region, has called the situation in Myanmar the greatest challenge that Asean has faced in some time.
Long-sought high seas treaty by UN members a landmark win for oceans, biodiversity
The agreement will be formally adopted after vetting by lawyers and translation into the UN’s six official languages.
Al-Qaeda threat, blowback for Pakistan increasing from an Afghanistan in chaos
With the Taliban showing no sign of moving against Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, an old worry is surfacing – that the terrorist group could be re-emerging as a threat.
‘Identity politics hinders the compromises essential to working democracies’
Veteran Singapore diplomat Chan Heng Chee gives advise to the young people living in a world of increasing identity politics.