By Alan Behr From Tribune News Service For anyone from the West who has not yet traveled to Asia, Singapore is a good starting point. Call it “Asia lite”—a cultural sampler in a clean and safe environment where nearly everyone you meet likely speaks English. The population of 5.6 million fills an island city-state slightly…
World’s Spy Chiefs—Including China’s—Meet in Secret Conclave in Singapore
June 4, 2023
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Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters. Such meetings are organised by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for…
LIVE 8:20 PM ET: Defense Ministers Speak at Shangri-La Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore
June 2, 2023
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On the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asia security summit in Singapore, defense ministers from the United States, Britain, Canada, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, as well as Europe’s foreign policy chief, Jose Borrell, deliver remarks from 8:30 p.m. ET on June 2. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III speaks around 8:35…
LIVE NOW: Defense Ministers Speak at Shangri-La Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore
June 2, 2023
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On the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asia security summit in Singapore, defense ministers from the United States, Britain, Canada, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, as well as Europe’s foreign policy chief, Jose Borrell, deliver remarks from 8:30 p.m. ET on June 2. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III speaks around 8:35…
Defense Ministers Speak at Shangri-La Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore
June 2, 2023
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On the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asia security summit in Singapore, defense ministers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and other countries deliver remarks on June 3. Schedule 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m. local time (8:30 p.m.–8:35 p.m. ET, June 2) Opening of the summit by Dr. John Chipman, director-general and chief executive of the…
Barbara Kay: ‘Doomography’: The Trend of Plunging Fertility Rates Is Eroding Societal Well-Being
Commentary With an estimated 1.4 billion people, India’s population has drawn even with China’s, and will soon surpass it, as China’s population is in decline and aging, while India’s is growing and young. A startling 20 percent of people worldwide under the age of 25 live in India. Environmental alarmists will see nothing in this…
A Flawed Compromise? Marriage Equality in Singapore
Commentary The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore recently decriminalised same-gender activity and, at the same time, adopted an amendment to the Constitution, which confers legislative power on the Parliament to define “marriage.” The electorate supports these changes because they purport to reconcile opposing and contentious views on same-gender attraction and same-sex marriage. However, do…
Operation Jaywick: Sinking Japan | Documentary
December 12, 2022
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This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. This documentary is the remarkable story of a daring attack by 14 British and Australian commandos on Japanese ships anchored in a Singapore harbor during World War II. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…
Hong Kong Seeks Goldmines in the UAE as Over 13,000 Mega-Riches Leaving Hong Kong and China for Singapore
October 25, 2022
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In response to the declining status of Hong Kong as an international financial hub, expanding family offices (rich people setting up private companies to manage investment) has become one of the critical performance indicators (KPI’s) for the Hong Kong government. With border clearance by China nowhere in sight, Hong Kong officials choose to find their…
Pelosi Lands in Singapore, Meets Top Officials at Start of Asia Trip
August 1, 2022
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Aug. 1 landed in Singapore and met with top officials there as she began an Asia trip that could include a visit to Taiwan. Pelosi met with President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishna, according to Singapore’s Foreign Ministry. Halimah…
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