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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (July 9) conveyed his condolences to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida over the death of former leader Shinzo Abe. In a lengthy letter, PM Lee expressed his "deepest condolences…

A potential new wave of Covid-19 infection may emerge sooner than earlier forecast in Malaysia, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Thursday (June 23). He said this was based on the number of cases reported in recent days both in…

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Friday (June 17) met with two key Indian ministers to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the energy, communications, financial and digital sectors, among other areas.…

Malaysian police have set up barbed wire along a section of the banks of Selat Tebrau, or Johor Straits, after eight individuals were captured on CCTV entering the country illegally. Johor Bahru South police chief Assistant Commissioner…

Calling for greater economic integration between India and South-east Asia, Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the “sky is the limit” if India and ASEAN can double or quadruple their GDPs over the next 20 years. “At…

Malaysian Senior Minister for Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein reaffirmed the long-standing ties during a call on Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said the republic’s Ministry of Defence (Mindef). In a statement…

Member states of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) said on Saturday (Jun 11) that they are committed to ensuring the 50-year-old defence pact has "modern relevance" in the face of complex security challenges. The FPDA, formed in…

Singapore's Climate Impact X (CIX) and Puro.earth of Finland on Monday (June 6) announced a partnership that aims to increase the availability of nature- and technology-based carbon removal credits. The idea is to give buyers a wider…

Singapore's chicken supply remains stable, with more chilled and frozen chicken products from alternative sources expected in the coming weeks, said Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Desmond Tan on Saturday (Jun 4).…

Bilateral merchandise trade between Singapore and Indonesia reached S$59.1 billion in 2021 – a 21 per cent increase from the previous year, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Wednesday (Jun 1). MTI released the figures a…