Singapore&#39;s speech ran counter to basic rights
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The nation has always been independent from China. Not for a single day has it been ruled by China. Twenty-three million Taiwanese -- 7.7 times the number of
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ON TUESDAY, Singapore&#39;s highest-ranking United Nations official was cleared of sexual harassment and favouritism allegations. But instead of giving closure to an unfortunate situation, a wire report on Friday
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SINGAPORE&#39;S new leader tried to mend fences with China today, saying the city-state would back Beijing if Taipei &quot;provoked&quot; armed conflict across the Taiwan Strait.
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Singapore wants Thailand to clarify remarks made by its junta leader that he plans to take back control of satellites run by a firm sold to the city-state's Temasek Holdings, the foreign ministry said.
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JUST AS the diplomatic flap over Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong&#39;s visit to Taiwan dies down, Singapore has been drawn into another cross-straits row.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip suffered a symbolic setback on Monday when the legislature voted to reject the speech in which he raised the proposal.
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Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression. But, he warns race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.
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Taiwan&#39;s High Court has rejected a challenge to President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s victory in the March presidential election. The court threw out opposition claims the poll was marred
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WASHINGTON -- Despite pressure from US lawmakers and President Bush, President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam said yesterday that his country does not need to improve its human rights record.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) yesterday apologized for the words used to condemn a comment by his Singaporean counterpart who warned against Taiwan independence at a United Nations meeting last week.
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression but warned that race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.
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Protesters have twice disrupted British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s speech at his ruling Labor&#39;s annual conference in Brighton, southern England, as thousands of pro-hunt campaigners
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BEIJING -- Chinese officials yesterday rebuffed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's suggestion that they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to restart cross-straits discussions, telling him in strong terms that they are not impressed by Chen's words and are worried about his actions.
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The head of the World Bank  calls Singapore "authoritarian" for its handling of activists attending its annual meeting.
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SINGAPORE will not support Taiwan if it provokes a war with China, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday in his maiden rally speech, reiterating Singapore&#39;s position on cross-straits relations.
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SINGAPORE -- The leaders of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, meeting here for a gathering of financial leaders, sharply rebuked the host government yesterday for barring the entry of 27 accredited members of antipoverty and environmental organizations. They accused Singapore of breaking an agreement to open its doors.
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A Buckingham Palace protest by a fathers' rights campaigner has triggered a rethink over trespass laws.