The group supporting Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama on Sunday (Jun 5) apologised for planning to stage a demonstration in front of the Singapore embassy in Jakarta. Singgih Widiyastono, one of the founders of Teman Ahok, or “Friends of…
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This article was originally on GET.com at: 5 Reasons Why Singaporeans May Not Like The Idea Of Live-Out Maids We’re all so accustomed to the idea of having our domestic maids live under the same roof as us, aren’t we?…
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On a Thursday evening three weeks ago, three men and a teenage boy from a boarding school in Bogor, West Java, got off a budget airline at Changi Airport. They were dressed in T-shirts, jeans and casual jackets, and carried…
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JAKARTA — Singapore’s offer in September of only “one aircraft” to Indonesia to help fight forest fires that have caused thick haze to descend around the region was “insulting”, said Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Luhut Binsar…
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Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (Sep 14) spoke with Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar and reiterated Singapore’s offer of help to combat forest fires, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said…
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