For a country that prides itself on staying ahead of the competition, Singapore has slipped down several global rankings over the past year or so. From competitiveness and ease of doing business to the ability to nuture and attract talent…
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In a landmark ruling, the Jakarta Military Court has sentenced a one-star Indonesian Military (TNI) general to life for embezzling US$12 million (S$17.18 million) through defence weaponry procurement between 2010 and 2014. The verdict, which was read out in an…
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President-elect Donald J. Trump inherited a complicated world when he won the election last month. And that was before a series of freewheeling phone calls with foreign leaders that has unnerved diplomats at home and abroad. In the calls, he…
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Aung Sang Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner but yet remain deafeningly silent on the treatment of Rohingyas in Myanmar. In United Nation’s own word, Rohingya maybe enduring crimes against humanity and Myanmar is carrying out ethnic cleansing…
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Amid international accusations that the Myanmar military is leading a crackdown against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said she wants to make the situation better. Asked if the problem is intractable, she…
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