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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong listens to the speech of China's President Xi Jinping during the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, September 4, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Nicolas Asfonri/Pool

AT Finance, China, Singapore

Lee family feud in Singapore

by Kirsten Han June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Water pours out from the mouth of the landmark Merlion in Singapore's opulent Marina Bay. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, China, Singapore, World

A classic free market falls in Singapore

by Kirsten Han May 20, 2017February 18, 2020

The facade of a Public Housing Flat at Kampong Kayu Road, Singapore. Over 82% of the island nation's population lives in publicly developed and managed housing. Photo: Getty Images

AT Finance, Singapore, World

No vacancy: Singapore’s ‘housing for all’ only for some

by Kirsten Han April 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Singaporean dissident Amos Yee waves as he leaves court after his trial on May 12, 2015. Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

US gives asylum to Singapore teen dissident

by Kirsten Han March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Singapore has targeted activist Han Hui Hui with punitive legal threats and actions. Reuters / Edgar Su

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Singapore rains down on its critics

by Kirsten Han March 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Laborers work at a construction site for an office building in Singapore. Photo: AFP / Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, World

Singapore’s non-payment economy

by Kirsten Han February 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Singapore rebel teen Amos Yee, who is out on bail, speaks to reporters outside the State Courts after he was jailed for six weeks for insulting Muslims and Christians in a fresh brush with the law, in Singapore on September 29, 2016.
Yee, 17, first gained notoriety in March 2015 after posting an expletive-laden video attacking Lee Kuan Yew as the founding prime minister's death triggered a massive outpouring of grief in the city-state. Photo: Elizabeth Law/ AFP

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Singaporean blogger’s US asylum application awaits review

by Kirsten Han December 29, 2016