English test proposal for new citizens sparks debate in Singapore Parliament, along with calls to disclose origin data

In a parliamentary exchange during the Committee of Supply debates for the…

Countries meet to halt wide-ranging threats against oceans

by Francisco Jara PANAMA CITY, PANAMA — The world’s oceans and the…

Hong Kong scraps mask mandate after almost 1,000 days

HONG KONG, CHINA — Hongkongers will finally be able to leave home…

Lawyers for Liberty condemns arrest of teens over SPM paper criticism as “excessive and arbitrary”

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA— Lawyers for Liberty (LFL), a human rights and law…

Malaysia police arrest two SPM students for vulgar rant against history exam paper and Singapore

MALAYSIA— The police have arrested two teenage boys to assist in the investigation…

Tighter controls on higher-skilled foreign workers will less likely prompt firms to hire locals than on lower-skilled workers: Tan See Leng

Tighter controls on hiring lower-skilled foreign workers are more likely to prompt…

One killed, dozens wounded in fresh quake in eastern Turkey

ISTANBUL, TURKEY — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Monday,…