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Asian stocks, FX tumble as Russia attacks Ukraine

Asian stocks and currencies were battered on Thursday with shares in Thailand losing almost 1.6% and Singapore shares dropping 2% as the Russian attacks on Ukraine spoiled investors appetite for risk.

Bangkok Post

How a gay man from Singapore found acceptance in Australia

Australia decriminalised homosexuality 40 years ago but in many former British colonies, sex between men remains illegal

Al Jazeera

Jaishankar discusses economic cooperation, regional developments with Singaporean counterpart in Paris

EAM Jaishankar held a series of meetings with his counterparts from other Indo-Pacific countries participating in the EU Indo-Pacific Forum

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Singapore core CPI accelerates 7th month to most since 2012

Core inflation in Singapore accelerated for a seventh month to the fastest in almost a decade amid expectations that its central bank will act again in April to tighten policy.

Bangkok Post

In conservative Singapore, plus-size actors take centre stage

Singapore (AFP) - "I dare you, watch me as I undress," sings actor Ross Nasir in a Singapore musical comedy about dating as a plus-size woman, highlighting a nascent fat acceptance movement in a city-state that once forced children to join weight loss programmes.

AFP

Biden enlists Asian partners for Russian tech sanctions, plans to halt chip exports

The Biden administration has received support from Singapore, Japan and Taiwan to enforce export controls over Russia for invading Ukraine.

Crikey

Hong Kong Set to Overtake Singapore in SPAC Market, With Help From Mainland Sponsors

Key Takeaways: Hong Kong has received six SPAC listing applications in the last month, even as regional rival Singapore’s similar program starts to turn quiet Most of Hong Kong’s SPAC applicants are backed by mainland Chinese companies, highlighting a major advantage the city enjoys over Singapore By Jony Ho

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Singapore investor buys four-star Hotel Brooklyn for more than £24m

The hotel has 189 rooms and opened in February 2020

Manchester Evening News

ThaiBev to resume work on unit’s $2bn Singapore IPO

Thai Beverage Public Company Limited is set to revive the initial public offering of its brewery unit in Singapore after shelving the planned first-time share sale twice due to Covid-19, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bangkok Post

KFC Puts Its Skin in the Fast-Food Game

The fried chicken chain has found a new way to use its famous mix of herbs and spices.

The Street

Asian golf great Kyi Hla Han dies aged 61

Singapore (AFP) - Kyi Hla Han, one of the biggest figures in Asian golf both as a player and an official, has died, it was announced on Monday.

AFP

Singapore, Hong Kong left behind as global travel rebounds

A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch COVID-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs.

Tribune News Service

UAE expected to complete official process on FTA in 60 days: official

Trade pact will prompt international companies to shift to India from Hong Kong, Singapore

The Hindu

Asia Pacific set to become world’s largest data centre region over next decade

Asia Pacific’s data centre market continues to grow at a relentless pace and is set to become the world’s largest data centre region over the next decade. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest 2022 Data Centre Global Market Comparison report, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney are ranked among the top…

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The Hindu

Foreign quarter: On internal matters and India’s response

India must show maturity in response to international criticism of internal matters

Bangkok Post

Singapore raising GST and taxes on wealthy

Singapore is raising taxes on the wealthy and increasing other levies, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST), to restore its finances after unprecedented expenditures to weather the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters

India objects to Singapore PM's remarks about 'criminal' MPs

India has complained to Singapore about a remark its prime minister made on the number of Indian parliamentarians facing criminal charges, an Indian official said on Friday, in a rare instance of friction between the Asian allies.

The Hindu

Must learn to be less thin-skinned, says Tharoor on row over Singapore PM’s comments

The Congress leader says Lee Hsien Loong was making a ‘general and largely accurate point’

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Morning Digest | Singapore PM’s speech uncalled for, says India; India, UAE to sign trade pact, and more

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Emails between former NSE MD Chitra Ramkrishna & ‘yogi’, a coded puzzle for investigators

Out-of-context mention of travel plans and unknown ‘children’ raise suspicions

The Hindu

Singapore PM’s speech uncalled for, says India

Lee Hsien Loong said half of Indian MPs face charges.

The Independent UK

Singapore president stops execution of 2 death row inmates

A lawyer says Singapore’s president has ordered a delay in the execution of two men on death row who are believed to be mentally disabled

Caixin Global

Opinion: Can the Yuan-Dollar Exchange Rate Reach 5?

If China’s economy continues to develop steadily, its currency could strengthen against the greenback by 25% to 30% once per capita GDP reaches $20,000. But world-class industries are needed

Bangkok Post

Singapore opens to more countries, eases test rules

Singapore will ease Covid travel testing rules and launch new vaccinated travel lanes with the Philippines and Israel as it woos more tourists and seeks to reclaim its status of one of Asia’s major travel hubs. Shares of the city-state’s aviation-related stocks rose.

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Taiwan’s Minimum Wage Is Not Adequate for Its Cost of Living

Taiwan’s low minimum wage has contributed to half of workers earning less than what they need to have a basic standard of living.

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