One of the reasons why Singapore has been so successful is because “it has been able to bring together people who may look different, but they all think of themselves as part of Singapore”, said US President Barack Obama yesterday…
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Today the Asean region is confronted with the challenge of coping with Rohingya who have taken to the seas to seek a safer life elsewhere. At the same time, the European Union is forced to deal with the phenomenon of…
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Lee Kuan Yew was sworn in as prime minister of Singapore on June 5, 1959, when Singapore then was a self-governing state within the British Commonwealth. When the Federation of Malaysia was established in 1963, Lee ushered Singapore into the…
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In its latest effort to reach out to supporters in South-east Asia, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has posted photos and a video of Malay-speaking children training with weapons. The footage depicts a group of at least…
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Four US warships designed to fight in coastal areas similar to South-east Asian waters will be operating out of Singapore by 2018, up from one currently, a senior US Navy official said on Tuesday. The “rotational deployment” of the vessels,…
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