No jury for Hong Kong’s first national security trial: source
by Su Xinqi Hong Kong has decided against using a jury for the first trial under a sweeping national security ...
Day: February 8, 2021
How should ASEAN respond to the latest Myanmar crisis?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The Myanmar military junta orchestrated a coup of the civilian government led by de facto leader and ...
“People are promoted based on performance”: Minister Chan Chun Sing challenges perception that public service favours scholarship holders
Minister-in-charge of Public Service Chan Chun Sing has challenged the perception that scholarship holders in public service tend to be ...
Myanmar state TV warns of ‘action’ against threats to public safety
Myanmar state TV warned Monday that "action" would be taken against protesters who break the law, as huge crowds demonstrated ...
Coup opposition runs skin deep for Myanmar youth
As Myanmar navigates its shaky future following a military coup that ended a decade long experiment with democracy, young men ...
Supporters swarm Law Minister K Shanmugam’s Facebook post to criticise WP MP Jamus Lim on ex-convicts’ rehabilitation issue
The Workers' Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Jamus Lim was hit with an onslaught of criticism by Law and ...
SportSG promises to put an end to errant individuals who re-sell public sports facility bookings for profit
Sport Singapore (SportSG) has vowed to stop the “unscrupulous practice of a few ActiveSG members” who re-sell bookings in sports ...
Police use water cannon on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar capital
Police used water cannon Monday on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's capital, according to witnesses. "Police used water cannon to clear ...
Japan protests over China ships off disputed isles
Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted ...
Blinken presses China on Uighurs, Hong Kong in first call
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Beijing on its treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans and Hong Kong while China defended ...