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Amnesty criticises Indonesia for blasphemy probe against Governor Ahok

If the charges are pressed and proved in the court, Ahok could be jailed for up to five years.

Nov 17, 2016

Singapore assets under management growth declines year-on-year

Is Singapore heading to full-blown recession in 2017?

Shipments to the biggest trading partners -- the US, China and the European Union -- on are steady decline.

Nov 17, 2016

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib seeks a big win in state polls despite of corruption allegations

Najib invokes Arab Spring as Yellow Shirts prepare to storm Kuala Lumpur seeking his ouster

The next general election in Malaysia will be held in June 2018.

Nov 17, 2016

Singapore economy expands by 1.8 per cent in Quarter 1

Singapore October exports contract 12% in worse than expected slump

Export numbers hit by an even fall in the shipment of both electronics and non-electronic products.

Nov 17, 2016

'Mark Zuckerberg knows Facebook fake news cost Hillary Clinton the election'

As much as 38 percent of posts by rightwing groups contained false or misleading information.

Nov 15, 2016

Mark zuckerberg

Oil rebounds after 8% fall as Iran says open to talks with Saudi Arabia

Swissco posts US$300 million net loss year to date, goes into judicial management

Singapore's Swissco Holdings reports a S$418.5 million (US$296 million) net loss in the third quarter.

Nov 15, 2016

Compromised sites include video sex-chat site cams.com and Adultfriendfinder

Identities of 412 million adult site visitors at risk in massive data breach

The sites include cams.com, Adultfriendfinder.com and adult magazine site Penthouse.com.

Nov 15, 2016

1MDB corruption: Najib denies ham-handed probe, affirms he alone started investigation

Singapore, Switzerland and the US are also probing people and organisations involved in the 1MDB scandal.

Nov 15, 2016

Japan and South Korea sign landmark defence deal

North Korea forces Japan and South Korea to sign landmark defence deal

General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) will be formally signed at the of this month.

Nov 15, 2016

SGX pulls up Swiber Holdings over $710 mln project linked to bond defaults

Offshore vessel provider Vallianz reports 85% fall in third quarter profits

Vallianz reduced aggregate administrative expenses and finance costs in the third quarter.

Nov 14, 2016

Malaysian PKR leader Rafizi Ramli arrested over leaked IMDB probe documents

Malaysia jails PKR leader Rafizi Ramli for leaking 1MDB probe papers

Rafizi Ramli had left the Najib Razak government red-faced by revealing documents related to the 1MDB probe.

Nov 14, 2016

New Zealand: 7.8 magnitude Pacific Ring of Fire quake kills 2; tsunami warning raised

New Zealand experiences hundreds of aftershocks, some with the intensity of 6.1, well into the morning on Monday.

Nov 14, 2016

Thailand to anoint Maha Vajiralongkorn as king on December 1

Thailand prince Vajiralongkorn returns, quelling another bout of rumours

The crown prince's return from Germany quells a fresh round of rumours.

Nov 12, 2016

Myanmar investigates mysterious space debris in jade mining area

The 15-foot long object with a 3-foot diameter fell in a jade mine in the Kachin State's Hpakant township.

Nov 12, 2016

Singapore's e-commerce market to increase S$7.46 billion by 2025

MAS says will act on 'excess volatility' after Singapore dollar slides

MAS says it is ready to curb excessive volatility in the trade- weighted Singapore dollar if needed.

Nov 12, 2016

India-Japan nuclear deal: Why is it termed controversial and opportunistic?

For India this is a diplomatic win over China after Beijing blocked its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

Nov 12, 2016

Donald Trump election: Facebook help and other conspiracy theories

One popular headline read; 'Breaking: Obama now considering martial law because of mass riots'

Nov 11, 2016

Abu Sayyaf militants release Indonesian sailor kidnapped in Sulu sea

Duterte, Najib agree to speed up three-nation pursuit of Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

Defence ministers from Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will work on a standard operating procedures against Abu Sayyaf.

Nov 11, 2016

Trump victory sets off wide scale protests in US; five shot in Seattle

Hillary Clinton supporters hold a candlelight vigil in front of the White House.

Nov 10, 2016

Us election results

Asian markets tumble as Donald Trump takes White House; gold, yen rise

Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 5.4 percent while India's Sensex benchmark index lost nearly 6 percent.

Nov 9, 2016

Us presidential election

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