Why Singaporeans don’t get the Hong Kong protests

Some Hongkongers say that based on what they see on social media, Singaporeans do not understand the situation, and why protesters are fighting for ‘freedom and liberty’
Reports of Hongkongers relocating to Singapore and moving assets there have fuelled the perception that the Lion City is capitalising on Hong Kong’s situation

11 Aug 2019 - 10:41AM

Hong Kong protests

Why Singaporeans don’t get the Hong Kong protests

11 Aug 2019 - 10:41AM

Some Hongkongers say that based on what they see on social media, Singaporeans do not understand the situation, and why protesters are fighting for ‘freedom and liberty’
Reports of Hongkongers relocating to Singapore and moving assets there have fuelled the perception that the Lion City is capitalising on Hong Kong’s situation

Why the Philippine economy is trading call centres for casinos

Business process outsourcing, a little known backbone of the country’s prosperity, is under threat from Chinese online gambling, efforts to spread the wealth outside big cities, and artificial intelligence.

11 Aug 2019 - 2:04PM

Hong Kong’s legal reputation still intact, say Singapore lawyers

Singapore and Hong Kong have been competing to be the leading dispute resolution centre in the region, but concerns have surfaced over the impact of ongoing protests against the now-shelved extradition bill

11 Aug 2019 - 1:00PM

Singapore doesn’t profit from Hong Kong chaos: law minister

Singapore’s law and home affairs minister K Shanmugam says solutions will have to be found for Hongkongers’ socio-economic and political concerns but to move forward, compromise is necessary.

11 Aug 2019 - 12:27PM

Singapore’s foreign domestic workers turning to sport to battle the bulge

Singapore can be a good career move for foreign domestic workers, but its tasty food means bulging waistlines. In fighting the flab many maids have found a new passion: sport

11 Aug 2019 - 9:15AM

OPINION

Sino File | Watch out free world, the China-Russia threat goes over your head

Cary Huang

11 Aug 2019 - 9:52AM

China Briefing | China’s solution to Trump’s trade tantrums? Treat him like a natural disaster

Wang Xiangwei

10 Aug 2019 - 11:51PM

Opinion | An Asian future? Not if we don’t admit to some inconvenient histories

Imran Shamsunahar

9 Aug 2019 - 7:41PM

Opinion | Here is where the next revolution may take place in Hong Kong

Chow Chung-yan

9 Aug 2019 - 6:12PM

Singapore

Singapore becomes an option for Hongkongers amid political crisis

Of nine property agents and international schools polled in the city state, most said there had been a recent uptick in inquiries on home purchases
Hongkongers once ‘thumbed their noses’ at Singapore permanent residency, according to ex-civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow, but the city state is now an option

6 Aug 2019 - 12:35PM

Singapore

Singapore becomes an option for Hongkongers amid political crisis

Most among nine property agents and international schools polled in the city state said there had been a rise in inquiries from Hong Kong on home purchases and enrolments since June.

6 Aug 2019 - 12:35PM

China Briefing | Hong Kong needn’t fear the PLA, even if it is a US-China battleground

This is no Tiananmen moment – despite delusional radicals on both left and right itching for a military intervention, Beijing is likely to wait these protests out.

3 Aug 2019 - 8:05PM

Opinion | Why Macau has been spared from Hong Kong’s political turmoil

Residents of the former Portuguese colony have fully embraced ‘one country, two systems’, and its economy is doing better than Hong Kong’s.

6 Aug 2019 - 12:35PM

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