Singapore’s 2023 budget, announced by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Valentines Day, held increased grants and support for new families and working mothers as living costs rise. But some fear single parents may miss out and are calling for greater inclusivity.
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Cambodia’s former child soldiers continue living with trauma, resentment, and revenge as the lack of social support forced most of them into isolation and deep poverty.
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The balloon saga continues to drive US-China relations downwards – China’s top leaders appear apathetic, while America’s hawks seem vindicated, says this researcher.Continue Reading
CNA called and/or visited a number of condominium showrooms in Singapore on Tuesday evening after the announcement, but they were either closed or empty. Mr Ken Tay, a property agent at ERA Realty Network, a lot of buyers called him when they first heard the news. “They panic, they thinkContinue Reading
Activists in Thailand are suing the government for using spyware technology to monitor dissidents, the first such case in the country that they hope will help raise awareness and better protect citizens who are subject to increasing surveillance.Continue Reading
Under President Joe Biden, the United States has stepped up its campaign to build out and expand its geostrategic position in the Indo-Pacific. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent White House visit was a significant payoff for this strategy. The visit was preceded by Japan’s announcements in December 2022 of a new security strategy, including the doubling of […]Continue Reading
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The consortium behind the project said the cost of it has since ballooned to 113 trillion rupiah.Continue Reading
The visit of German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier could be a platform to reassess political, economic and cultural ties between ASEAN and Germany.
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But survey respondents from the 10 ASEAN states also expressed concern about the country’s expanding influence.Continue Reading