SINGAPORE — China committed “serious human rights abuses” — and potentially crimes against humanity — in the western province of Xinjiang, a top UN official announced, enhancing international pressure on Beijing...
SINGAPORE — On September 1, Taiwanese soldiers shot down an unidentified commercial drone that entered its airspace on a tiny islet just off China’s mainland. The defense command for Kinmen, a...
SINGAPORE — India’s Supreme Court has recently ruled that domestic, unmarried partnerships or same-sex relationships can be regarded as “familial relationships” and that these “atypical manifestations” of the family unit deserve...
SINGAPORE — Various large Chinese cities have intensified their draconian Covid-19 restrictions as of August 30, as authorities step up efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19 prior to a major...
SINGAPORE — Biden’s “weak leadership” and American actions of “poking the panda” could catalyze a U.S.-China conflict, Singapore’s former foreign minister, George Yeo, revealed in an interview ahead of the launch...
SINGAPORE — As of August 27, Singapore’s fourth archbishop and newly elected cardinal William Goh — the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore — became the first Singaporean cardinal...
SINGAPORE — Singapore is the No. 2 country in the world prone to China’s influence, based on a report known as the China Index, launched by Taiwan-based research institute Doublethink Lab...
SINGAPORE — Japan will reopen more existing unused nuclear power plants and explore improving next-generation reactors, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday (August 24). The prime minister’s comments smooth the...
SINGAPORE — Singapore will repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code and decriminalize sodomy, the country’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Sunday (August 21), affirming speculation that the government...
SINGAPORE — Controversies surrounding LGBTQ+ issues have long been occurring in Singapore. Section 377A of the Penal Code, which outlaws acts of “gross indecency” between males “in public or private,” is...
SINGAPORE — The assassination of the former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, in the Japanese city of Nara on July 8 came as a rude shock to Japan and the...