In ‘new era’ of great power contestation, Budget 2023 aims to reposition economy, buttress households

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SINGAPORE: To reposition Singapore for a “new era” of global development, the Government will spend around S$104.2 billion to grow the economy, equip workers and build up the country’s collective resilience, while making immediate moves to help families and vulnerable Singaporeans cope with high inflation. Delivering the Budget 2023 speech in ParliamentContinue Reading

In ‘new era’ of power contestation, Singapore unveils S4.2b Budget to reposition economy, buttress households

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SINGAPORE: To reposition Singapore for a “new era” of global development, the Government will spend around S$104.2 billion to grow the economy, equip workers and build up the country’s collective resilience, while making immediate moves to help families and vulnerable Singaporeans cope with high inflation. Delivering the Budget 2023 speech in ParliamentContinue Reading

Spy balloon saga driving US-China ties down and down

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Over the past week, the US has realized and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across the northern hemisphere for several years. This all started to become apparent when a Chinese balloon, some 60 meters high and carrying a sensor payload of more than a tonne, was sighted by […]Continue Reading

Everything Japan vowed to give Marcos Jr

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MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr triumphantly returned from his five-day trip to Japan with major economic and defense deals in his pocket. It was the leader’s ninth foreign visit in just over eight months, with previous trips to the US and China, and proved to be his most fruitful yet. In Tokyo, the […]Continue Reading