Tag: Singapore
Kazakhstan’s Tokayev first Central Asian President to deliver Singapore Lecture
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Central Asia countries should work closely together in areas of mutual interest, a senior Singaporean minister has said. Addressing the 46th Singapore Lecture, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister […]
Turning misfortune into triumph: Lee Kuan Yew’s enduring legacy
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In September, Singapore marked the 100th anniversary of Mr Lee Kuan Yew (born 16 September 1923) in full-throated praise for […]
A spell of grim aura for Singapore’s ruling party
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Will the House of Lee stay unscathed after the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) was rocked by a series of […]
Shanmugaratnam elected Singapore President
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The president-elect of Singapore is brimming with ideas and plans to ensure Singapore is “more than just another small nation”. […]
General election mode in Singapore’s presidential race
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: As Singaporeans go to the polls on Sept 1 to elect a new President, a non-partisan office, the electioneering is […]
Octogenarian Phey preaches Gospel of Papaya to Singaporeans
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: “Trade-unionist-at-heart’’ Phey Yew Kok, 89, is embarking on a green project with missionary zeal. A renowned labour organiser at oner […]
Singapore set to repeal homosexual law
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: A contentious decades-old law that criminalises sex between men but not women will be axed as the Singapore authorities found […]
Ire among some in Singapore over Sri Lankan Terminator’s stay
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The unexpected arrival in Singapore of former Sri Lankan strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 73, on July 1, has caused anger among […]
The invasion of Ukraine by its larger neighbour
By Ivan Lim, Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The world reacted with outrage when Vladirmir Putin sent Russian tanks and troops into Ukraine in a so-called special military […]
Flak and some praise for Singapore Press Club’s Hall of Fame
By Ivan Lim, Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: An initiative by the Singapore Press Club in setting up a Hall of Fame for media personalities has received some […]