ICC claims jurisdiction over Myanmar’s deportation of Rohingya The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has jurisdiction to probe the forced deportation of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar’s military as a possible crime against humanity. — […]
Fintechs need more scrutiny from regulators: DBS CEO Bloomberg reports that DBS CEO Piyush Gupta said regulators need to increase scrutiny of non-bank firms moving into the financial business. — Singapore Business Review Who’s the […]
Wives Of Two Jailed Myanmar Journalists Shocked By Their 7 Year Sentences: My Hope Was Broken | TIME The wives of two Myanmar reporters for the Reuters news agency sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for […]
Singapore growth outlook unchanged despite uncertainties Private sector economists kept their growth forecast for Singapore intact despite increased concerns stemming from protectionism in the U.S., a quarterly central bank survey showed on Wednesday. — Nikkei […]
Journalists’ conviction in Myanmar a message that press ‘cannot operate fearlessly’ – UN rights chief Earlier in the day, Kyaw Soe Oo (also known as Moe Aung) and Thet Oo Maung (also known as Wa […]
Govt accepts recommendations of Active Mobility Advisory Panel; restricts speed limit for PMDs to 10km/h on footpaths The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced that it has accepted all of the following recommendation submitted by […]
Singapore-owned PhillipBank has partnered with Kredit Microfinance Institute (Kredit) to raise more than $13,000 to aid some 300 Cambodia flood-hit victims following recent inundation that killed at least 30 people in Steung Treng and Kratie […]
Reuter’s journalists jailed by Myanmar court for journalism (video) A Myanmar court on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching the country’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act and sentenced them each to seven years in […]
Singapore court says PM’s nephew can fight order in long-running contempt case A Singapore court on Monday ruled that the prime minister’s nephew, Li Shengwu, can contest a government move to serve him court papers […]
The Road to East: Connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand; gateway to ASEAN This is the ambitious project that seeks to connect India with Myanmar and onwards to Thailand, which Delhi hopes will be its gateway […]
Singapore trade minister says ‘broad deal in sight for RCEP Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has said that ministers from the 16 countries negotiating an Asia-wide free trade pact have decided on […]
Suu Kyi should have ‘resigned’ over Myanmar crackdown: UN rights chief Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned as Myanmar’s de facto leader over last year’s brutal army campaign against the Rohingya, the […]