The city-state's Gambling Regulatory Authority tells local ISPs to stop access to the leading prediction market.

Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: "I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage."

Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending aimed at fending off China.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.

She had lived there since marrying Taiwanese businessman Alex Tien, 45, in 2014. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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A strategy of borrowing the island’s currency to invest in higher-yielding alternatives has generated the second-highest return over the past month among Asian currencies behind the yuan.

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The emphasis on collaboration, mentorship and learning from failure remains universal, writes Sally Dale At the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) at the end of October, I had the chance to speak with technology ecosystem builders from Singapore,

Singapore joins France and Taiwan in blocking Polymarket in an effort to crack down on unlicensed online gambling platforms.

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The other curated films in the showcase include Chinese director Gao Peng’s award-winning crime thriller A Long Shot (2023) and An Unfinished Film (2024), a docu-fiction filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in Wuhan, China, by Chinese cinema maverick Lou Ye.