British Courts gives approval for bank robber David Roach to be extradited to Singapore
A British Court has ruled that Canadian David Roach could be extradited to Singapore, after Singapore had agreed to waive…
Netizens aghast that Thai Citizen who lived outside of Singapore charged for defaulting on NS
On Tuesday (28 Aug), a 24 year-old Thai National was found guilty of defaulting on his national service obligations even…
Police probing Facebook post of Singapore flag shown being ripped apart
4 days after a Facebook post disrespecting the Singapore flag went viral, the police have commenced investigations on this matter.…
COI finds inadequate on-site casualty management and delayed evacuation of CFC Dave Lee as factors to his death
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament on Monday (6 Aug) that inadequate on-site casualty management and delayed evacuation to…
Malaysian political activist: PAP risks falling like BN if it starts to believe too much in its own propaganda
In an opinion piece for Malaysiakini entitled ‘The fallacy of Singaporean exceptionalism‘ on Wed (25 Jul), Malaysian Political Activist Nathaniel Tan has…
Barely 4 months after Temasek invested millions in Turkish restaurant chain, its parent conglomerate is facing severe debt restructuring woes
Earlier in April, it was reported that Temasek Holdings – together with Britain’s Metric Capital – had invested $200 million for…
Award-winning columnist: Mahathir’s win will shock the “complacent” Lee Hsien Loong into much needed reform
In an article for Nikkei Asia on Monday (23 Jul), famed Bloomberg columnist William Pesek has argued that Mahathir’s success will be the one…
Chan says that diversity in leadership needed, even as government lacks succession plans and is seen as elitist
Speaking to this year’s Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarship recipients on Wednesday (17 Jul), Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan…
Despite Chan’s optimism, Bloomberg says that Singapore’s growth will be “good, but no longer distinctive”
On Thursday (19 Jul), well-known South-East Asian Economy reporter Michelle Jamrisko wrote an article for Bloomberg Entitled ‘Singapore’s Future Is…
Bloomberg: Singapore’s economic lead over Malaysia is Shrinking
In an article on Tuesday (17 Jul), Bloomberg noted that the economic gap between Singapore and its Northern neighbour is set…