Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm, and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong. Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state’s president to appoint Wong, who is currently deputy prime minister and finance minister, to succeed him, his office … Read more
A Singaporean court has announced eight new charges in the corruption case involving former Transport Minister S. Iswaran, alleging that he received valuable items, including golf clubs and whiskey, from Lum Kok Seng, a contractor who had dealings with the government. In a hearing at the State Courts of Singapore on Monday, S. Iswaran pleaded … Read more
Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader defended his tiny country’s lucrative concert deal that could cause bad blood with neighboring nations. Singapore is a key member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a 10-nation bloc known as ASEAN. Its three-day summit in Australia was expected to focus … Read more
Singapore’s former transport minister has been charged with multiple offenses including corruption and obtaining valuables as a public servant, seven months after the government announced that he was under investigation. The charges against S Iswaran, 61, were announced in a hearing at the State Courts of Singapore this morning, Channel News Asia reported. He faces … Read more
Malaysia and Singapore have agreed jointly to develop a special economic zone in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, with the aim of attracting investment and increasing the movement of goods and people across their shared border. In a ceremony yesterday, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong signed … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia He will hand over power to his deputy and Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong late next year. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during ASEAN – India Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 12, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Anupam Nath, file Advertisement Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday he … Read more
Advertisement The speaker of Singapore’s parliament and another lawmaker from the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) have been effectively sacked for having an extramarital affair, a rare sign of turbulence in the upper echelons of the party which has governed the city-state since independence. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that he had accepted … Read more