Singapore’s High Court granted injunctions against the estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, preventing him from making defamatory statements against two of the country’s ministers. The injunctions announced Monday were sought by Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. The officials had previously demanded Lee Hsien Yang withdraw allegations made in […]
Read MoreHun Manet’s first 100 days as prime minister show that Cambodia’s leadership has no vision for the future and that an effective transfer of power has yet to take place. The new prime minister took over from his father Hun Sen on August 22. His lack of credibility was immediately clear when he addressed the […]
Read MoreIt’s been a busy few months of travel for me over here, made a bit less busy with a bout of Covid ruining my plans to finally meet the KMZero crew in Valencia (the new strains are pretty brutal so stay safe out there friends)! My last trip was to Singapore, where AgFunder hosted various […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, Nov 27 (Reuters) – A Thai Muslim group that spoke directly with Hamas said its efforts were key to ensuring that Thai hostages were among the first to be released in Gaza during a temporary truce with Israeli forces. “We were the sole party that spoke to Hamas since the beginning of the war […]
Read MoreChinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao pledged to deepen bilateral trade ties with Vietnam during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, China’s commerce ministry said. Wang said China-Vietnam trade cooperation had already achieved “fruitful results” and would include strategic areas such as the digital economy, green […]
Read MoreMalaysia will grant visa-free entry to citizens of China and India for stays of up to 30 days starting on Dec. 1, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar made the announcement late on Sunday during a speech at his People’s Justice Party congress and did not say for how long the visa exemption would […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Saturday he aimed to contest the presidency of his party during internal elections next year, a day after vowing to step down from the post. Muhyiddin had said it was time to pass the leadership of his Bersatu party to a new team, raising questions over who […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Vetoon Phoome’s family feared the Thai farm worker had been killed by Hamas in last month’s attack on Israel, until they found out on Saturday he had been freed along with other Thai hostages in Gaza. “He told me not to cry, to tell mother I’m coming back,” Vetoon’s sister, […]
Read MoreBy David Hutt It’s unclear what reform Prime Minister Hun Manet announced – or whether there was an announcement at all. He’s adamant on what hasn’t happened: his government isn’t about to start selling land to foreigners. But it sounds a lot like that’s exactly what is happening. As things stand, the Constitution doesn’t allow […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s opposition leader Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday he would step down as president of his party, which leads the Malay-majority bloc Perikatan Nasional. Muhyiddin, a former prime minister, said at his Bersatu party’s annual meeting he will not defend his position as party president during internal leadership elections next year. “The time for me […]
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