Singapore and China looking to work together in new areas like sustainability, digital payments: Gan Kim Yong

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HOW US ‘ STANCE ON CHINA WILL AFFECT SINGAPORE

Additionally, Mr. Gan was questioned about the impact of America’s vehement opposition to China on Singapore’s connection with superpowers and the Southeast Asian region as a whole.

Donald Trump, the country’s next president, took a more hawkish stance toward China during his first term in office on Wednesday ( Nov 8 ).

Mr Gan said it is in the fascination of Singapore, being an available and little business, to see a steady and calm relationship between the two nations.

” China has been our vital economic companion. So, we want to remain to be able to do business with China”, he noted.

” At the same time, we have even informed our British friends that we value America as a significant mate.” We told both factors that both of them are significant to us, and they are actually the biggest investors in Singapore.

” This is a pretty narrow road that we need to understand, but we also emphasise to them that our connection to them must be built on concepts, and the rules must be Singapore’s national attention.

” So no matter who we work with, whether it’s US or China, any other state, generally start from Singapore’s federal guidelines, usually work for Singapore”.

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‘New and exciting’ collaboration opportunities for Singapore and Indonesia ahead: PM Wong

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Additionally, the officials exchanged opinions on the global environment in general.

Indonesia and Singapore share several common proper perspectives of the world, according to Mr. Wong, but we are entering a more disturbing era in international affairs.

Both Singapore and Indonesia “want to be companions to all,” to be” great neighbors,” and also have close ties to both the United States and China.

” We may both workout active and independent foreign policies towards that consequence, in order to achieve mutual gain, shared interest and important, peace, stability and prosperity for ourselves and for Southeast Asia”, said Mr Wong.

The prime minister continued, adding that both leaders hoped that Singapore’s and Indonesia’s close cooperation would “provide pathfinders to promote ASEAN inclusion and make for a stronger and more united ASEAN.”

A solid ASEAN may serve us well in this more complex world, he said to reporters,” and will help ensure that the region is able to live and entice investments into Southeast Asia.”

Mr. Wong concluded his statement by saying that he looked forward to introducing and continuing his meetings with Mr. Prabowo at the upcoming Singapore-Indonesia Leaders ‘ Retreat, which will be held by Singapore in 2025.

Before the leaders ‘ first meeting on Wednesday morning, Mr. Wong presented a crown at the Jakarta-based Kalibata Heroes Cemetery before heading to Mr. Prabowo’s Istana Merdeka for his service.

Following a service attended by members of the Indonesian government and the national guard, Mr. Wong met with Mr. Prabowo and his ministers and signed a guestbook.

Mr. Wong is being accompanied by Minister of State for Digital Development, Information, and Health Rahayu Mahzam, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State for Manpower Tan Discover Leng, and Minister of State for Digital Development and Information.

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PM Wong to meet Indonesian President Prabowo during introductory visit to Jakarta

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Beginning on Tuesday ( Nov. 5 ), Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will meet Indonesia’s newly elected president Prabowo Subianto during a two-day introductory visit to Jakarta.

According to a statement released from the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday, Mr. Wong may also join with Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Speaker of the Women’s Consultative Assembly Ahmad Muzani, and Speaker of the Regional Representative Council Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin.

The visit “reaffirms Singapore’s commitment to strengthening our long-standing connection with Indonesia” and provides a forum for leaders on both sides to exchange ideas on enhancing diplomatic relationships,” the statement continued.

This is one of a number of beginning trips to neighboring Southeast Asian nations that Mr. Wong has made since taking office in May.

The Prime Minister of Singapore traveled to Indonesia next month to witness Mr. Prabowo’s inauguration, who won a overwhelmingly positive vote in February to be Indonesia’s seventh president.

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‘Sex slave to my husband’: A Singaporean’s 18-year ordeal in a Malaysian cult-linked group

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HUSBAND HAS” Total” Right OVER WIFE

In 2007, on the pretext of” saving” her from rebellion and external influence, GISB forced her to marry a man 10 years her senior, who was also the son of an active and influential part, said Zoey.

” My lips made me want to marry,” I said. because I immediately disagreed with their wants.

The then-adolescent married without the parents ‘ consent or appearance. Before a solemnization can take place, the bride’s parents must give approval under Islamic law in Singapore and Malaysia, or in his absence, a member of the family’s equal authority. &nbsp,

When she asked what would happen if she did n’t marry the man, GISB threatened to kick her mother– who was then a strong believer&nbsp, – out of the community. &nbsp,

The gentleman kicked and hit Zoey in Penang a week later when the pair relocated there. She claimed that he continued to do so even though she was expecting his baby. &nbsp,

” While I was female all the way until I gave birth, whenever he wants to have sex, at any time, I have to say yes”, said Zoey. &nbsp,

Over the years, GISB leaders have been quoted claiming that&nbsp, physical skills took a back seat in marriage, beyond that of cliched” excellent mother or great cook” roles.

The eldest daughter of Abuya’s princess has also made a statement to Malaysian press that she was forced into marriage with a GISB head following her father’s passing and was subjected to physical abuse from senior members of the organization. Ummu Atiyyah, then 41, said earlier this month that she was beaten, burned with a lighter, locked in a place, submerged in a lake and forced to remove among other crimes.

Three years into her marriage, Zoey went to the police, and even sought to leave the man.

But she said her father-in-law&nbsp, told her to remove her statement, promising&nbsp, that his brother would change. &nbsp,

” He also said that a divorce will bring shame to ( GISB )”, said Zoey. &nbsp,

She said that her ex-husband also told her that before a woman turns 21, her spouse has “absolute caregiving rights” over her, and that if the husband does n’t want a divorce, there’s nothing the wife can do. &nbsp,

She tried once more with the person in 2014 after having four children with him.

But this time it was her own family who discouraged her from doing so, according to Zoey, who remains&nbsp, doubtful if her grandmother was simply carrying out GISB’s purchases.

Over the years, she said she continued to speak out about her maltreatment, also showing a photo of her wounds to her family as well as GISB’s senior management, including Abuya’s family. But her screams reportedly went ignored. &nbsp,

“(GISB leaders ) kept telling me, your husband is your path to heaven” .&nbsp,

Zoey claimed that she tried taking contraceptives, but another users objected because they thought it was against their faith.

Over the following seven years, she would include five more babies.

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Why more young Singaporeans are volunteering in ‘unfamiliar’ Laos

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Ms Kang from Singapore Polytechnic said the circumstance “forced us to consider on our feet, remain flexible and calm, and concentrate on non-verbal contact such as hand gestures, drawings, and demonstrations”.

Additionally, her team gained practical Thai expressions, which improved their host-host relationships and improved their kinship.

The rural schools were denied access to digital tools like Kahoot!, a game-based teaching software, and other language barriers.

Therefore, Mr. Soh’s group had to think outside the box to use the few resources at hand while engaging the students beyond books.

While learning about packaging, for example, students turned cheap containers into piggy banks and old papers into document pots.

The NUS group also made an additional impromptu by using layered report as a recycle whiteboard.

Ms. Yu, however, added that the ground in some Laosan regions also made transportation and logistics challenging for the YMCA’s volunteer teams, who then needed to turn to regional partners for assistance.

NOT ONE-OFF

According to Mr. Soh, Thai teachers have shown interest in adopting Malaysian methods to improve classroom life and make it more engaging through NUS’ Project Sabaidee.

In May 2025, the team will make a second trip it to establish a nursery in order to facilitate children’s smoother transition to the main school system.

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‘Gave me a second life’: How Singapore doctors saved this boy from rare cancer with experimental treatment

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ISOLATION

For a month, the child was isolated in a quiet, clean place in NUH. Due to the expectation that the cure would halt his immune system and render him seriously weakened, he had to be isolated.

” The caregivers, the doctors, all came up, we prepared for a balloon son in Viet Tai”, explained Prof Yeoh.

” So we had to steam all his pyjamas, all his base linens, all his towels, everything has to be fresh.

” We have to see him gowned, masked and everything … he does n’t get to see people, but just masked faces in and out during that period.”

An autoclave system uses gas at stress to kill harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi and germs on products.

Madam Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh, his mother, had not ease her son and was unsure whether the treatment do work.

Viet Tai’s mother could just see as her brother underwent the treatment because she was absent from her usual assist system and struggling with the language barrier.

” As a mom, seeing my child having to go through the different kinds of treatment, and he had to suffer the pain … I was thus heartbroken. I felt useless – like I could n’t help him,” Mdm Nguyen told CNA through a translator.

There were also useful problems. Viet Tai was a secret individual at the doctor because he was not a resident of Singapore and was unable to apply for any subsidies.

The expenses started to go up as a result of spending months or even months in a specially designed confinement ward.

The general public intervened. A give. A donation website was created and an india page created. With donations ranging from S$ 1 to S$ 5, 000, mostly from strangers, they raised more than S$ 115, 000 for the family.

Shielded from the rest of the world, Viet Tai thrived. He started recovering, raising hope that this experimental therapy was working.

Viet Tai’s dying came to an end in a month, for the first time in eight weeks.

Today, more than four-and-a-half decades later, he remains cancer-free.

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to visit Singapore from Oct 7 to 9

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PUBLIC Belief Study

In July, the ambassador conducted its first public view poll on South Korea involving 1,000 Singaporeans.

It aimed to gather insight to come up with public diplomacy activities for both nations ’ benefit, among additional goals.

Two in three Singaporeans, or 66 %, have a positive perception of South Korea, which is primarily driven by the Korean wave or the phrase “hallyu” in the survey results. About 30 per cent expressed natural landscapes.

The best three topics that Koreans were most interested in were Asian films, dishes, and music/dance among those who are familiar with Asian culture.

The study, carried out online by Mediacorp’s Media Research Consultants, even spelt out the best Koreans who have contributed to the good understanding of the state.  

Footballer Son Heung-min, who plays for English Premier League area Tottenham Hotspur, topped the list, followed by boyband BTS. Past player Park Ji-sung came next, simply ahead of lady group Blackpink.

But, respondents indicated fairly small attention of the business, athletics and other elements of South Korea.

Additionally, the majority of respondents claimed that the cultures of Singapore and South Korea were distinct in most areas, including standard music, food, and culture.

This, according to the military, suggests that there is room to foster reciprocal involvement in one another’s nations and foster markets.

Almost 8 in 10 respondents said both places maintain a strong connection. Additionally, they expressed a desire for greater participation in fields like the market, medical, and climate change.

BROADEN SCOPE OF EXCHANGES: Embassy

During Wednesday’s meeting, Ambassador Hong said that while the findings were “very positive”, there are a “couple of items to pay more attention to”.

Hallyu is a positive attribute of our diplomatic ties, and it is undoubtedly one of them. But tradition is lifestyle. Hallyu is, in my opinion, also one of the cultural changes that may strike us all of a sudden but also that you vanish as well, ” he continued.

“For more responsible and resilient diplomatic relationship, it would be better to enhance our scope of exchanges between our two people beyond the level of hallyu, which may contain areas like the economy, security, people-to-people exchanges and many other things. ”

He added that South Korea is interested in providing Malaysian secondary school students with Asian language instruction.

According to the embassy survey, 59 % of responders expressed an interest in learning Asian, with the main motivating factors being being able to communicate with Koreans and being able to understand Korean music and plays.

6 percent of those who are interested in or are already learning Korean said they would enroll their children in Korean language classes if their schools or institutions included it in their curriculum.

More information about the future social tasks will become shared in the coming days, according to Ambassador Hong.

He noted: “During the past 50 years, both Singapore and South Korea were ready to get out of poverty to develop into one of the very economic forces in our parts, both.

“ I’m confident during the process, we have been properly collaborating with each other. ”

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Singapore organisation to remove Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy as patron if convicted of sex offences

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If the Spanish priest Apollo Quiboloy is found guilty of a charge he is facing, a Singaporean organization announced that it would revoke his benefactor status.

The Kingdom of Jesus Christ church’s leader, Quiboloy, who has more than 7 million fans, has been detained and charged in the Philippines with crimes including child prostitution and sexual abuse.

He is likewise wanted in the US on suspicion of running&nbsp, a alleged sex trafficking activity between 2002 and 2018, and allegedly obstructing girls to have sex with him.

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Quiboloy claims to have received honorable phds from the Royal Institution of Singapore and describes himself as a sponsor of the company on his LinkedIn profile.

The institution’s president, Dr. Samuel Salvador, responded to inquiries from CNA on Tuesday by confirming that Quiboloy has been a benefactor since 2019.

He continued,” Royal Institution carefully monitors these cases, being aware of the current charges faced by Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. &nbsp,

” Definitely, all his titles awarded to him ( and/or conferments ) will be withdrawn once he is convicted by the court with finality.”

In an elaborate meeting held in Davao City in September 2019, Quiboloy was designated as a sponsor of the organization.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Helena Benitez, the former president of the Philippines, are among the visitors of the organization, which announced in a Twitter post that thousands of people had showed up for the ceremony.

Photos that have since been removed from the organization’s Instagram page show Quiboloy dressed in clothing and a king, with Arroyo standing future to him at the swearing-in service.

Rappler and the Philippine Star, two of the country’s media sources, distributed the images, and they received dozens of stocks.

According to a blog on the Jose Maria College Foundation’s Facebook page, which Quiboloy founded, he had been given 10 honourable diplomas by the Royal Institution Singapore.

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