The Southeast Asian leaders posed for a family photo at the opening ceremony during the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore on Tuesday, November 13.
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Suu Kyi beckons investors to Myanmar despite troubles
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday implored foreign investors to take a punt on her country — Southeast Asia’s “final frontier” — but warned its resources are not open for exploitation at the cost of its people. Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader, has toured Asia in recent months beating the drum for her country’s economy, which the World Bank forecasts to grow at seven percent next year. A tangle […]
President Duterte flies to Singapore today for 33rd ASEAN Summit
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is flying to Singapore today, Monday, Nov. 12, to attend the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit which will start on November 13 until Nov. 15, where key issues will be touched including the South China Sea territorial dispute, countering terrorism, and illegal drug trafficking. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary and Director General of ASEAN-Philippine National Secretariat Junever Mahilum-West said the President was invited by Singapore Prime Minister […]
Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore’s prime minister made an impassioned plea Monday for open markets and warned “political pressures” were driving countries apart, in a swipe at rising protectionism at the start of a gathering of world leaders. Leaders including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and US Vice President Mike Pence are meeting this week in the city-state against the backdrop of a months-long trade dispute between Beijing and Washington. Some of those attending are expected […]
Malaysian drug trafficker hanged in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) — A convicted Malaysian drug trafficker was hanged in Singapore on Friday, officials said, after the city-state rejected last minute efforts to save him. The Malaysian government — which decided earlier this month to abolish the death penalty — had asked neighbouring Singapore to spare the 31-year-old man from the gallows on humanitarian grounds. But Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement late Friday that Prabu N Pathmanathan was executed in […]
Jetliner lands in US after world’s longest flight
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — An Airbus jetliner arrived in Newark on Friday after a nearly 18-hour trip from Singapore, completing the world’s longest commercial flight. It marked the revival of a route that had been eliminated in 2013. Singapore Airlines Flight SQ22 arrived at 5:29 am (0929 GMT), the Newark Liberty International Airport website said. That made for a flight of 17 hours and 52 minutes. The flight had been scheduled […]
World’s longest flight departs Singapore for New York
SINGAPORE (AFP) — The world’s longest commercial flight takes off from Singapore, with excited and apprehensive passengers on board settling in for a marathon 19 hours in the air to New York.
The longest flights in the world
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A new Singapore Airlines route connecting the city-state to New York goes into operation Thursday, becoming the longest commercial plane ride in the world. The journey covers a distance of 16,700 kilometers (10,400 miles) in just under 19 hours, making it the lengthiest in both distance and time. There is no economy class. The cabin is configured in only two segments: 67 business class seats and 94 premium economy seats. The […]
Jinggoy Estrada seeks Sandiganbayan approval for Singapore trip
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Sandiganbayan he be allowed to accompany his mother to Singapore, where she will undergo a medical exam. Estrada said former First Lady Loi Ejercito was scheduled to be at the Singapore Brain-Spine Nerves Center at Mount Elizabeth Hospital to meet a neurosurgeon named Dr. Pillay. Based on a certification from the family physician, Dr. Regina Bagsic, Ejercito was suffering from “severe compression deformity of the lumbar spine with […]
Singapore watchdog fines Grab, Uber $9.5 mn over merger
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore on Monday fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber $9.5 million for breaking competition rules when they merged, saying the deal had increased fares and thrown up roadblocks for competitors. Singapore-headquartered Grab agreed to buy US firm Uber’s ride-hailing and food business in Southeast Asia in March, ending a bruising battle between the companies. In return, Uber received a 27.5 percent stake in Grab. However the deal came under scrutiny […]
Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data center, first in Asia
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Facebook said Thursday it will invest over $1 billion to build a data center in Singapore, its first in Asia, powered by renewable energy and adapted to the city-state’s tropical climate. The center is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralize its IT operations, Thomas Furlong, Facebook vice president of infrastructure data centers, told reporters. The 170,000 square meters (1.83 million square foot) site in the […]
Pompeo to travel to SE Asia, calls for ‘free and open’ region
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region Monday, taking aim at China ahead of a trip to Southeast Asia to promote America’s strategic vision for Asia. Pompeo will depart later this week on a trip to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to hammer home the Trump administration’s commitment to the region, and also press for denuclearization in North Korea. The trip comes at […]
