Background Uncertainty is defined as limited knowledge or lack of predictability about past, present or future events. The ...

If CNPC were to explore again in this region, or in blocks along Vietnam's coast, its rigs probably would be accompanied by China's increasingly sophisticated paramilitary forces and naval vessels.

The first Trump administration reversed decades of US policies regarding  Palestinians. The new one shuns genocidal ...

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has begun uncrewed deployments of its maritime security (MARSEC) unmanned surface vessel ...

Former Singapore president Halimah Yacob has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the Gaza ...

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SINGAPORE – Mortgage loan refinancing and repricing activity by private home owners and Housing Board flat owners picked up significantly in 2024 after fixed mortgage loan rates fell below 3 per ...

SINGAPORE – Polytechnics have been buzzing with excitement, hosting their open houses to give prospective students a look at the options in their post-secondary educational journey. The Straits ...

‘Tragically, Congo’s horror remains unchanged. Foreigners full of lust, rebel groups, and a corrupt government have and are ...

Singapore banks to post higher Q4 profit, but Trump tariffs could hurt 2025 growth Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and ...

The EU's military mobility budget funded 95 projects in 21 member states, but it remains relatively modest compared to the ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed laws extending martial law and mobilisation in Ukraine from 8 February to 9 May 2025. Source: draft law cards 220-IX and 4221-IX Details: On 14 January, ...