A Project Frozen, Then Unfrozen Construction is moving again at Indonesia’s Lido Special Economic Zone — and with it, the Trump Organization’s most ambitious foothold in Asia has regained its footing after more than a year of regulatory paralysis. The…
The Court’s Decision The Court of Three Judges ruled on Thursday, 13 August, to strike Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh off the legal rolls. The decision followed disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Law Society of Singapore against Singh, who had…
The Philippines is considering one of Southeast Asia’s most sweeping restrictions on minors’ access to social media. The legislative impulse is understandable. The policy logic, however, is shakier than its proponents acknowledge. Following a surge in school violence — culminating…
The European Union’s decision to require labels on authentic-looking AI-generated content, effective August 2, represents more than a consumer protection measure. It is a deliberate intervention in the architecture of digital truth — and its implications extend well beyond Europe’s…
ASEAN foreign ministers declared “significant progress” in negotiations on a long-awaited Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea at their 59th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on Friday, 25 July, expressing collective hope that talks could be concluded…
Washington is closing a loophole — and the implications extend well beyond American borders. On Monday, 20 July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to substantially restrict defence contractors’ ability to source critical minerals and other sensitive materials…
A Historic Reversal in Global Opinion For roughly two decades, Pew Research Center’s tracking of global attitudes consistently placed the United States ahead of China in international favourability. That long-standing pattern has now broken. In its latest survey, conducted between…
Picture the scene: a Singapore office tower, mid-afternoon, the equatorial sun pressing down at 33°C outside, and inside, a colleague reaching under her desk for a cardigan. The air-conditioning has been cranked to somewhere near arctic. It is a small,…
On a Monday morning in Washington, President Donald Trump stood before cameras to announce the launch of a new federal programme — tax-deferred investment accounts for every American child under the age of 18. The initiative, branded as Trump Accounts,…
When the United States Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 decision on Tuesday affirming birthright citizenship for children born on American soil — including those born to parents present unlawfully or on temporary visas — President Donald Trump did not…
