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China defends Xinjiang crackdown after criticism from European leaders
China on Thursday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region.
The...
International
Israel to expel Human Rights Watch country director
by Joe Dyke
Israel was set to expel the country director of Human Rights Watch on Monday after a lengthy court battle over claims he...
Asia
Uighur researchers say China running more camps than known
by Shaun TANDON
Uighur activists said Tuesday they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by China to detain members of the ethnic group,...
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Jho Low granted asylum in a ‘third country’ but is he currently in China or the UAE?
Fugitive businessman and alleged mastermind of the global money-laundering 1MDB case is giving up billions that many say do not belong to him, but...
Asia
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over ‘brutal’ Xinjiang abuses
The US is to blacklist 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim...
SG Economy
On Jolovan Wham’s arrest and the making of “repression costly to the state”
Singapore – With the recent sentencing of local activist Jolovan Wham to 16 days imprisonment in place of an S$3,200 fine for holding an...
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International human rights lawyer launches website
One of Singapore’s leading human rights law advocates, M. Ravi launched his own website on February 15.
The website serves as an account of his...
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Singapore Freedom Film Fest 2018 this weekend at The Projector
The 7th Singapore Freedom Film Fest (FFF), in conjunction with Freedom Film Network, Malaysia, will be presented by Function 8 on December 8 and...
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Neo Kian Hong elected as chairman of Singapore Golf Association
SINGAPORE — Former SMRT group chief executive Neo Kian Hong has been elected as the Singapore Golf Association’s (SGA)...
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‘This guy stole my brother’s iphone, then denied he stole’ — Netizen shares CCTV footage of alleged theft
SINGAPORE — An online user shared security camera footage on Tuesday (Jan 31), claiming that a man seen in...
‘Brand new BTO, Westscape Bukit Batok, yet this is the state of our estate’ — Resident on wall cracks & water leakage in public...
SINGAPORE — A Singaporean resident shared a video of a huge crack along a carpark wall of a supposedly...
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Trump order targets Chinese internet giants TikTok, WeChat
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping restrictions against...
Ground floor Yishun flat sold for S$1 million, netizens question buyer’s decision
More Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats are being...
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