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Next Budget will be “strong” to withstand global economic and political flux: PM Lee
The Government is currently working to construct a national Budget that will be "strong" enough to withstand any potential escalation...
Read moreSE Asia leaders snub US meeting after Trump skips ASEAN summit
by Jenny VAUGHAN / Joe Freeman Several Southeast Asian leaders snubbed a meeting with US officials on Monday after President...
Read moreASEAN leaders hope for trade deal as economies sag on US-China spat
by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI / Dene-Hern Chen Southeast Asian leaders meet for a second day in Thailand on Sunday, hoping for...
Read moreParliamentarians urge ASEAN leaders to put human rights at the forefront
Earlier today (1 Nov), parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia called on their leaders to not overlook the most pressing challenges...
Read moreThailand may pave the way to legalising same-sex unions in Southeast Asia
Thailand may become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions as the country's parliament inches towards passing...
Read moreiPrice study reveals the biggest e-commerce companies in Singapore and SEA in Q2 2019
iPrice Group, together with its partner App Annie Intelligence, recently updated its Map of E-commerce via the latest study to...
Read moreRefugees protest in Indonesia over Australia border policy
Thousands of refugees protested in Indonesia Tuesday, saying they had been stranded in the Southeast Asian nation for years because...
Read moreUnionBank is the first bank to use blockchain-based remittance from Singapore to Philippines
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) recently became the first Philippine bank to successfully pilot blockchain-based remittance from Singapore to...
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Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad suggests implementation of e-commerce tax
Malaysia should impose an e-commerce tax against online businesses, given how their growth presently exceeds that of businesses utilising 'traditional'...
Read more34% e-commerce consumers in Southeast Asia are unhappy with delivery experience
Despite being the fastest growing e-commerce region with over 62% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) growth over the last 3...
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MOH announces fifth confirmed case of Wuhan virus in Singapore -
Mongolia closes China border to cars, shuts schools over virus fears -
Malaysia imposes ban on Chinese tourists from Wuhan -
France to fly home citizens from China’s virus-stricken Wuhan - Anxious foreigners await rescue from China virus epicentre
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Over 5,000 in Singapore sign petition to call for govt to ban travellers from China due concerns over Wuhan virus -
Singapore: 14 days leave of absence enforced for students, eldercare and healthcare workers who visited China -
EIU study: Singapore ill-prepared to stand against disease outbreak, more so than Malaysia and Thailand -
Online petition to ban Chinese nationals from entering Malaysia garnered over 370,000 signatures -
China extends holiday to buy time as virus keeps spreading -
NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash -
China death toll spikes to 80, over 2,700 cases confirmed - Japan will evacuate nationals from China virus city: Abe
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M’sia reports all 4 Wuhan virus cases came through SG; Philippines returns back Wuhan tourists -
Hong Kong Disneyland says closing over China virus fears
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Singapore PR explains why he chose to leave Singapore and become Australian citizen -
Video showing Chinese woman eating bat at restaurant goes viral as the world combats Wuhan virus -
PM Lee not inviting siblings to CNY reunion dinner again this year -
DBS' red packets printed with controversial inauspicious Chinese character -
Single mother arrested and held in lock-up for 10 hours over unpaid S&CC bills amounting to S$2,150 -
PM Lee’s son asks Li Shengwu to not include him in issues that he has with Singapore government -
MOH confirms same eye drop medication costs $45.80 in NUH but $34.24 in TTSH - M'sia reports all 4 Wuhan virus cases came through SG; Philippines returns back Wuhan tourists
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Netizens call out Heng Swee Keat over remark about "nativist tendencies" -
NEA denies rental is the main driver of hawker food prices -
A woman and child caught on CCTV throwing hanged clothes off common corridor at Toa Payoh -
Indian national lorry driver arrested for dangerous driving has only 20 days of driving experience -
DPM Heng Swee Keat says visitors pay GST too but doesn't mention that they can claim a refund when leaving -
Netizens do not believe NEA statistics about hawker food costs - PRC with virus uses public transport but MOH says risk low; Bloomberg says some patients have no fever
