The Latest Breaking News from Singapore

Gays hail Singapore sex-ban repeal, see long way to equality

Singapore’s gay community says the government’s plan to decriminalize sex between men is “a triumph of love over fear.”

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

LGBTQ rights across the globe: marriage to the death penalty

Singapore announced on Sunday that it will repeal a law criminalising gay sex but in many other parts of the world homosexuality is illegal and sometimes subject to the death penalty.

Bangkok Post · Aug 21, 2022

Singapore takes cautious step to abolish ban on sex between men

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men, a major step forward in a region where homosexuality faces discrimination and prosecution.

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, no change in marriage rules - PM

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men but has no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.

Reuters · Aug 21, 2022

Singapore PM says global geopolitical tensions affect security in Asia-Pacific

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said tensions between the United States and China and the Russia-Ukraine war affects security in the Asia-Pacific.

Reuters · Aug 21, 2022

Flights to Hong Kong increased, but frequency still third of number to rival Singapore

HONG KONG: Major airlines such as Cathay Pacific Airways have scheduled 12% more flights to Hong Kong next month compared with July, but the frequency is still less than a third of rival Singapore.

Bangkok Post · Aug 21, 2022

Paddlers shine brightly through the fog of gloom

In spite of the administrative muddle that impedes Indian table tennis, the team — led by the inspirational Sharath Kamal and backed up splendidly by G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula — scripted a golden chapter at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022

Another Singapore crypto firm in trouble

SINGAPORE: The beleaguered cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut says it is the subject of “pending proceedings” involving Singapore police and that it has slashed its workforce.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19, 2022

US and China could ‘sleepwalk into conflict’, warns Singapore’s next prime minister

Lawrence Wong says tense relationship between the two global superpowers is ‘very worrying’

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

What is the current cannabis situation?

It has been over two months since Thailand legalised the cultivation and sale of cannabis for medical purposes.

Bangkok Post · Aug 16, 2022