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The Biggest Moments From the TIME100 Events in Singapore
By Amy Gunia and Ruairi Arrieta-Kenna
TIME100 Impact Awards: Read the Acceptance Speeches
By Ruairi Arrieta-Kenna and Amy Gunia / Singapore
Singapore Proposes Online Foreign Interference Bill
By Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg
Singapore PM's Brother Decides Not to Run Against Him
By Faris Mokhtar, Philip J. Heijmans and Krystal Chia / Bloomberg
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Why Singapore Lost Control of Its Outbreak
Singapore was once a model. Now it has the highest number of reported cases in Southeast Asia
By Hillary Leung
April 20, 2020
Pirates Have Attacked 5 Ships in 4 Days in the Singapore Strait
Pirates attacked five ships over four days in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, including two separate attempts on Monday, the Straits Times reported. Just after midnight on Monday, pirates attacked a crude oil...
By Saket Sundria / Bloomberg
December 24, 2019
Singapore ‘Repatriates’ Hongkonger Who Held Political Chat: Report
The gathering of about 10 people reportedly shared their views on the escalating protests
By Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg
November 21, 2019
Singapore's Prime Minister Threatens Editor With Libel
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong demanded online news outlet the Online Citizen apologize and take down an article about his family
By Amy Gunia
September 2, 2019
Social Media Sites Reportedly Blocked Singaporean Rap Video
The Singaporean government allegedly requested the video's removal over fears it would inflame racial tensions
By Amy Gunia
August 2, 2019
Singaporean Broadcaster Apologizes Over 'Brownface' Controversy
The ad featured a Chinese actor playing a Malaysian woman and an Indian man
By Amy Gunia
July 31, 2019
Singapore Seizes 8.8 Tonnes of Elephant Ivory in Record Haul
The haul, estimated to have come from nearly 300 elephants, is the largest the city-state has seen
By Hillary Leung
July 23, 2019
Singapore's Fake News Legislation Stokes Controversy
Critics fear it empowers the government to stifle free speech
By Hillary Leung
April 2, 2019
Couple Stuck in Singapore With $180K Bill After Baby Born Early
A British couple are facing a hefty medical bill after their baby was born prematurely during a stopover
By Hillary Leung
March 13, 2019
Singapore Arrests Man Trying to Smuggle Kittens in His Pants
Officers heard meowing sounds coming from a suspicious bulge in his pants
By Supriya Batra
January 9, 2019
The Ultra-Wealthy World of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Is a Real Thing. Here's Why
The roots of those fortunes go back centuries
By Suyin Haynes
August 14, 2018
This Is What Trump Needs to Do to Make North Korea Get Rid of Their Nukes
It's premature to write the meeting off as a meaningless photo opportunity
By Kelsey Davenport
June 13, 2018
Ending War Games With South Korea Is the Best Thing to Come Out of the Summit So Far
War games are just a practice run for the mass murder of civilians, writes the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning anti-nuclear campaign.
By Beatrice Fihn
June 13, 2018
Meet the 'Unsung Hero' Who Interpreted for Trump and Kim Jong Un
"She doesn’t try to be the star of the show, she says in the background"
By Eli Meixler and Mahita Gajanan
June 12, 2018
How Trump Successfully Cleaned Up North Korea's Brand
The American president sounded more like he was pitching a casino to a potential investor, than a denuclearization deal with a dictator
By Brett Bruen
June 12, 2018
'Think of It From a Real Estate Perspective': The Most Memorable Quotes From the Trump-Kim Summit Press Conference
President Trump held a news conference in Singapore after his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
By Siobhan Morrin
June 12, 2018
Here's What Body Language Reveals About the Singapore Summit
Both men sought the alpha role but Trump took the upper-hand by playing host
By Laignee Barron
June 12, 2018
Read the Agreement Signed by President Trump and Kim Jong Un
The document included a commitment to "complete denuclearization" in Korea
By Eli Meixler
June 12, 2018
What President Trump and Kim Jong Un Said After the Signing
Kim declared that following the summit, the "world will see a major change"
By TIME Staff
June 12, 2018
What Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un Ate at their First Lunch
The menu included a range of options to satisfy Western, Southeast Asian, or Korean palettes
By Eli Meixler
June 12, 2018
The Dark History of Singapore's Sentosa Island
The island's name means "tranquility"—but it has a troubled past
By Suyin Haynes
June 11, 2018
Trump and Kim Come Face-to-Face
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet here Tuesday.
By Charlie Campbell / Sentosa, Singapore
June 11, 2018
Why Singapore? 6 Ways It's Perfect for the Kim-Trump Summit
The equatorial city-state has security, neutrality and much more going for it
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
June 8, 2018
Singapore Leader's Younger Siblings Concerned About 'Big Brother'
A dispute over the family estate has erupted into public view
By Miyoung Kim / Reuters
June 14, 2017
Trump Consults Asia Allies on North Korea Nuclear Threat
Donald Trump spoke to the leaders of Thailand and Singapore about the North Korean threat and invited both of them to Washington
By Doina Chiacu and Jason Lange / Reuters
April 30, 2017
ISIS Is Recruiting Asia's Domestic Helpers for Suicide Missions
The revelations will fuel already considerable fears of ISIS' encroachment in the region
By TIME Staff
December 14, 2016
How Singapore Sees Asia-and America
Singapore is Globalization's clearest success story. A trading hub for centuries, this tiny island city-state of close to 6 million people sits at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca, the passageway through which one-third...
By Ian Bremmer
October 27, 2016
Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong on the U.S. Election, Free Trade and Why Government Isn't a Startup
"Maybe Americans feel they don’t need the rest of the world anymore"
By Ian Bremmer / Singapore
October 26, 2016
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on America's Declining Influence in Asia
The U.S. is in danger of losing the region
By Ian Bremmer/Singapore
October 26, 2016
Once Sleepy Singapore Has Become Asia’s World City—While Hong Kong Is Lagging
I read with more than casual interest about The Wall Street Journal celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Asian edition in September. I had been the first managing editor of the edition, when it was...
By Norman Pearlstine
September 29, 2016
Singaporeans Wary as Zika Spreads
Some 150 cases have been reported since the first locally contracted infection was found a week ago
By Fathin Ungku and Aradhana Aravindan / Reuters
September 2, 2016
Three Countries Issue Singapore Travel Warnings Over Zika
As of Tuesday afternoon, 56 people in Singapore had contracted Zika
By Nash Jenkins
August 30, 2016
Joseph Schooling Beat Michael Phelps at Rio. But Long Before That, He Was a Fan
See a photo of the two of them together in 2008
By Alexandra Sifferlin
August 13, 2016
ISIS Launches Newspaper to Recruit S.E. Asian Fighters
The launch underscores growing fears of ISIS encroachment in the region
By Yenni Kwok
July 11, 2016
Singapore Removes Same-Sex Kiss From
Les Miserables
Organizers say the kiss was supposed to be comical
By Casey Quackenbush
June 13, 2016
Singapore Warns Gay Rights Event Sponsors
Pink Dot SG supports the LGBT community in conservative Singapore
By Simon Lewis
June 8, 2016
Singapore to Take Civil Servants Offline
100,000 government computers will be taken offline over security concerns
By Simon Lewis
June 8, 2016
Singapore Arrests 8 Bangladeshis on Terrorist Charges
The group was reportedly planning to overthrow Bangladesh's government
By Rishi Iyengar
May 3, 2016
McDonald's Oldest Employee Is 92
Her only complaint is that she gets a little hot standing near the fryer
By Simon Lewis
May 2, 2016
Australian Sentenced for Sedition in Singapore
The woman, who is pregnant, was arrested during a visit to the city-state last year
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
March 24, 2016
Malaysian Prime Minister's Son at Center of Singapore Nightclub Row
The club's management has since explained the incident as a misunderstanding
By Nash Jenkins
March 8, 2016
What Taiwan's Founder Said Before Meeting China's Communists in 1945
Looking back 70 years on the eve of the first meeting since then
By Rishi Iyengar
November 3, 2015
2015 Asian Haze Could Be Among Worst Ever
The seasonal pollution has already caused weeks of disruption across the region
By Nash Jenkins
October 4, 2015
Worsening Haze Sparks Anger and School Closures in Singapore
The smog has cloaked Singapore for weeks
By Joanna Plucinska
September 25, 2015
Indonesia Arrests Executives in Haze Crackdown
Personnel from another 20 companies are said to be under investigation
By Lisa Spear
September 17, 2015
Choking Smog Isn't Going to Stop the Grand Prix in Singapore This Weekend
Current air-quality levels are rated unhealthy, but not dangerous
By Lisa Spear
September 15, 2015
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