Official reaction differs sharply from the diplomatic uproar when Ottawa made similar claims, analysts note, adding that the case is unlikely to dampen Washington’s courtship of New Delhi.
Henry Kissinger’s mixed legacy in Southeast Asia: from ‘war criminal’ in Vietnam to ‘close friend’ of Singapore
Many Vietnamese think Henry Kissinger ‘crippled the country’, while in Singapore he is respected as a pivotal anti-Communist ally who was a confidante of Lee Kuan Yew.
UK and Singapore sign post-Brexit free trade agreement
The UK and Singapore have signed a trade agreement which will cover over $224.8 billion (£17bn) of current bilateral trade in goods and services when the UK’s departure from the European Union takes full effect.
US charges Indian national Nikhil Gupta with conspiracy to assassinate Sikh separatist
Prosecutors say Nikhil Gupta worked with an Indian government official in the unsuccessful bid to murder a US citizen living in New York.
Saudi Arabia’s PIF to buy stake in London’s Heathrow Airport, joins Singapore’s GIC, Qatar wealth funds in ownership
The Saudi public fund would join existing owners including Qatar, which holds 20 per cent, and smaller investors including Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund, which has an 11.2 per cent stake.
FCA announces sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) policy
New sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and a fund labelling regime for asset managers have been confirmed by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with the measures due to take effect in 2024.
TikTok faces Singapore civil lawsuit from K Shanmugam over ‘false, baseless’ claims of extramarital affair
Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has launched a civil lawsuit against social media giant TikTok requiring they identify three users who, he said, spread false allegations of an extramarital affair.
127 Malaysians, suspected to be scam victims, rescued from Myanmar fighting, along with Indonesian, Hongkonger
Malaysia’s foreign ministry said the group were stranded in Laukkaing, a town known as a notorious hub for major organised crimes. An Indonesian and a Hongkonger were also evacuated.
Security policy supports shift to cloud in the UAE
The national cloud security policy adopted in the UAE can serve as “a detailed checklist” for businesses seeking to take advantage of new technologies made available by cloud service providers (CSPs), a Dubai-based expert in technology and cybersecurity law has said.
New Zealand’s bid to repeal tobacco ban a blow to global anti-smoking efforts: critics
The measures would have banned selling tobacco to anyone born after January1, 2009, reduced the amount of nicotine allowed in products and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by over 90 per cent.