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Singapore Archive
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MM Lee at the FutureChina Global Forum, Singapore
Speaking at the inaugural FutureChina Global Forum at the Ritz Carlton, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew tackled a host of issues, ranging from United States-China relations to political succession in China and bilingualism. The FutureChina Global Forum, organised by Business China in celebration of 20 years of diplomatic ties between Singapore and China, hopes to build [...] -
Singapore and Malaysia to finalize land swap deal in three months
After the meeting between the Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya, Malaysia on June 22, an announcement was made that the land swap proposal between the two countries will be finalized in three months. The plan is part of the project [...] -
Singapore: $4b Shell chemical complex opens
Shell opened its $4b Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex in Singapore’s Pulau Bukom and Jurong Island yesterday. The complex is Shell’s largest investment in the petrochemical industry, and will be a good boost to the chemical industry in Singapore, which forms 33% of Singapore’s total manufacturing output. Shell’s decision to develop its petrochemical operations in Singapore has [...] -
Myanmar: Suu Kyi appeal refused, Singapore ‘disappointed’
The house arrest of Myanmar’s leading dissident Aung San Suu Kyi’s will continue, after the Supreme Court of Myanmar refused an appeal to shorten it. The current 18-month sentence extension was ordered after an uninvited American swam across a lake to Suu Kyi’s home, where Suu Kyi allowed him to stay. The [...] -
Romanian envoy claims he was framed
Romanian envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu, is claiming that the hit-and-run accident was a “set up” by the Singapore government. He claims that his increased reporting on Singapore’s political scene made him “an inconvenient person” in Singapore. The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement which “categorically rejected” Ionescu’s claim, and that these were “very [...] -
US Ambassador-designate to promote multiparty democracy in Singapore
US Ambassador-designate to Singapore Mr. David Adelman has said that he would promote democratic reforms in Singapore, one of Washington’s closest political, economic and military allies in Asia. Speaking at a nomination hearing in Singapore on Tuesday, he said “make no mistake, currently Singapore is not a multi-party democracy, and I intend, if confirmed, to use [...] -
Singapore weathers the crisis and prepares for a stronger year
The story on Singapore in 2009 has been that of a vulnerable small and open economy overcoming the fallout from the global financial crisis with sound economic and financial fundamentals, good governance and a timely stimulus package. The exposure of Singaporean financial institutions to failed and distressed institutions in the US and Europe was not significant [...] -
PM: Renew commitment to Apec’s goal
BY STRAITS TIMES – Twenty years ago, a group of 12 economies went against the grain, deciding to band together and commit to free trade. Now, in a pivotal moment in economic history, the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) must once again take the lead in breaking down trade barriers and helping global businesses. That was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's call to his fellow Apec ministers, as he welcomed them to the Apec talks taking place here this week.
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