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'I've been on seven solo holidays this year without my partner - I don't feel any guilt'

Christina Patel will have been on holidays to Barbados, USA, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines and Sri Lanka by the end of this year, all without her partner

Daily Mirror

El Nino may hammer Asian farms

SINGAPORE: Early signs of hot, dry weather caused by El Nino are threatening food producers across Asia, while American growers are counting on heavier summer rains from the weather phenomenon to alleviate the impact of severe drought.

Bangkok Post

Heat shatters seasonal records in Asia

SINGAPORE: Countries across Asia have been hit by another round of extreme heat that has toppled seasonal temperature records throughout the region, raising concerns about their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

Bangkok Post

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Singapore prime minister tests positive for COVID again in rare rebound case

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in less than two weeks, in a rare case of a rebound

The Independent UK

China and key US partner Singapore agree to top-level defense hotline

China and Singapore have laid the groundwork for a hotline between the two countries that would establish a high-level communications link between Beijing and a close American partner in Asia at a time when Chinese tensions with Washington are high and dialogue has stalled

The Independent UK

Asia's factories signal more pain as China recovery falters

SINGAPORE: Asia’s factories saw further easing in demand in May as China's faltering recovery weighed on a region already smarting from a global trade downturn.

Bangkok Post

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics

This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were being shattered. Spain for instance saw temperatures in April (38.8°C) that would be out of the ordinary even at the peak of summer. South and south-east Asia in particular were hammered by a very persistent heatwave, and…

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Re-introduce direct flight between Chennai and Tokyo: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges Centre

On his way back from Tokyo, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 wrote to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiradiya M. Scindia requesting to re-introduce a direct flight connectivity between Tokyo and Chennai. Mr. Stalin also requested to increase the number of flights between…

The Hindu

New depositary receipts launched in Thai-Singapore venture

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) jointly launched trading of three depositary receipts (DRs) of listed Thai companies on the SGX yesterday, in a venture that lets investors access listed securities of both bourses through trading in their home markets.

Bangkok Post

Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering

Prospects for a renewed military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore

The Independent UK

China declines meeting between defence chiefs with US

The United States proposed the two men meet on the sidelines of this week’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Al Jazeera

Singapore starts trading in Thai depositary receipts

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Tuesday started trading in depositary receipts (DR) of three securities listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

Bangkok Post

1MDB fugitive Jho Low placed in Macau as associates in spotlight

Malaysia’s anti-corruption body reveals Jho Low’s alleged whereabouts after questioning of 1MDB suspect Kee Kok Thiam.

Al Jazeera

China declines U.S. request for a meeting between defense chiefs

China has declined a request from the United States for a meeting between their defense chiefs at an annual security forum in Singapore this weekend, media reported on Monday, a new sign of strain between the powers.

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Why taxing the world's biggest companies at 15% won't fix the gaping hole in global tax rules

Australia’s federal government has a plan to discourage companies from shifting profits to tax havens. The idea is to impose a “global minimum tax” on large Australian and foreign-owned companies with subsidiaries in low or no-tax countries.

The Hindu

Stalin takes Bullet train ride in Japan; bats for ‘equivalent’ service in India

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had earlier embarked on a two-nation official trip of Singapore and Japan

Bangkok Post

Doing Singapore in style

A weekend break is always nice and it is nicer if it is to Singapore. It is nicest when now and again we remind ourselves of how an efficient world works and this is one of the main reasons I go to Singapore. Breath in the clean air, feel the…

The Guardian - AU

Human rights and wrongs: the Australian calling out oppression at home and around the world

Undeterred by the scale of challenges in her in-tray, the new head of Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, says ‘We need to be standing with those people’

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Russia, China in arms trade with Myanmar

It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions…

Autosport

Williams asks fans to vote on special Gulf F1 livery

The team has designed four potential options, and the winner of the public vote will be used on its cars at the Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grands Prix.

The Independent UK

Credit Suisse owes millions to Georgia's billionaire ex-prime minister, court says

A Singapore court says Credit Suisse owes billionaire and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to protect his money in a trust pilfered by a manager

The Guardian - AU

Mike Cannon-Brookes wins control of Sun Cable solar project from Andrew Forrest

Entrepreneur says plan to send renewable energy to Singapore from Northern Territory a ‘nation-building project for Australia’

Bangkok Post

Grab co-founder stepping aside

SINGAPORE: Grab Holdings co-founder Tan Hooi Ling is stepping down from her operational roles by the end of the year, more than a decade after she helped start the Singapore-based ride-hailing and food delivery company.

Al Jazeera

Singapore economy beats estimates as government warns of risks

Southeast Asian city-state warns of rise in ‘downside risks’ amid rising interest rates, escalation of war in Ukraine.

AFP

Singapore economy beats estimates but govt warns of global risks

Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's economy posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2023, official data showed Thursday, but the government warned that the global outlook remains gloomy.

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