Month: November 2022

142 posts

Singapore Govt’s continued refusal to disclose remuneration of top executives at Statutory Boards and SWFs

The Singapore Government continues to resist calls to disclose the remuneration of…

China orders Covid lockdown in Zhengzhou after iPhone factory protests

A central Chinese city home to a vast iPhone factory has ordered an…

Tremors rattle Bogor and Probolinggo, no casualties reported so far

Quakes jolted the West Java city of Bogor and East Java’s Probolinggo…

Malaysia King names Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister, swearing-in to take place 5pm today

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — The impasse of the hung parliament has finally…

Indonesia rescuers race to find dozens missing after quake

by Dessy Sagita with Marchio Gorbiano in Jakarta CIANJUR, INDONESIA — Indonesian authorities…

TSA officer at JFK airport shocked to find cat in check-in luggage

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — Ever wonder if you could get a…

Malaysia’s hung parliament: Malaysia King to hold special meeting of The Conference of Rulers on Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — The Malaysia King will hold a special meeting…

Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue

by Dessy Sagita with Gemma Cahya in Jakarta JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Survivors of…

Jamus Lim explains why WP’s position on reserves is not equivalent to ‘leaving debts for future generations’

SINGAPORE — Member of Parliament Associate Professor Jamus Lim recently wrote to the forum…

Singapore state land while finite can be resold again for revenue after lease expires

Yesterday (22 Nov 2022), TOC wrote that Singapore achieves an average surplus of S$28.5b…