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Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws; Indonesia urged to look other way

Indonesia’s top Islamic scholars have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant.

Bangkok Post

Singapore to drop most indoor mask requirements next week

Singapore will do away with requirements to wear masks indoors starting Aug. 29, as the country sees its COVID-19 situation stabilise further, the health minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

T-Hub, Hyderabad Angels join hands to benefit startups

Angel investor to provide access to investment opportunities from India, US, UK, Singapore, Dubai and UAE

The Hindu

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Tightening risks loom as Singapore July core inflation hits 13-year high

SINGAPORE: Singapore's key consumer price gauge in July rose again at its fastest pace in more than 13 years, official data showed on Tuesday, mounting pressure on the central bank to consider another policy tightening move later this year.

Bangkok Post

End of Singapore's gay sex ban a 'small step' for some LGBT couples

Singapore's decision to lift a colonial-era ban on sex between men is long overdue and will not end discrimination of LGBT groups in the conservative city-state, rights activists and members of the gay community said on Monday.

Reuters

Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud over ‘failure to declare £400m in overseas assets’

91-year-old billionaire alleged to have failed to declare trust fund in Singapore for daughter

The Independent UK

Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone pleads not guilty to fraud charge

Businessman accused of fraud by false representation after allegedly failing to declare existence of a trust in Singapore

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Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud over £400m in Singapore trust

The 91-year-old ex-Formula One boss was charged after a probe by HM Revenue and Customs.

The Independent UK

Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud over £400m of overseas assets

The ex-Formula One boss is accused of failing to declare a trust in Singapore with a bank account containing around 650 million US dollars.

The Independent UK

End of Singapore's gay sex-ban is small step in Asia-Pacific

Singapore’s decision to decriminalize sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a vast area of nearly 5 billion people with different laws and attitudes

The Independent UK

Singapore decriminalises sex between men to ‘relief’ of LGBTQ rights groups

Under Singapore’s Section 377A, offenders could be jailed for up to two years

Evening Standard

Gays hail Singapore sex-ban repeal, see long way to equality

Singapore’s gay community says the government’s plan to decriminalize sex between men is “a triumph of love over fear.”

The Independent UK

LGBTQ rights across the globe: marriage to the death penalty

Singapore announced on Sunday that it will repeal a law criminalising gay sex but in many other parts of the world homosexuality is illegal and sometimes subject to the death penalty.

Bangkok Post

Singapore takes cautious step to abolish ban on sex between men

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men, a major step forward in a region where homosexuality faces discrimination and prosecution.

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The Guardian - UK

Singapore to repeal law that criminalises sex between men

Scrapping of colonial-era section 377A law hailed as ‘a win for humanity’ by LGBTQ+ rights groups

The Independent UK

Singapore to decriminalize gay sex, but will limit change

Singapore announced it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state's definition of marriage

WEKU

Singapore will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he believed it is the "right thing to do now" as most Singaporeans will now accept it. However, he said the city-state does not plan to allow for same-sex marriage.

France 24

Singapore to end colonial-era ban on gay sex after years of debate

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, the prime minister said on Sunday, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state.

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Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, no change in marriage rules - PM

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men but has no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.

Reuters

Singapore PM says global geopolitical tensions affect security in Asia-Pacific

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said tensions between the United States and China and the Russia-Ukraine war affects security in the Asia-Pacific.

Bangkok Post

Flights to Hong Kong increased, but frequency still third of number to rival Singapore

HONG KONG: Major airlines such as Cathay Pacific Airways have scheduled 12% more flights to Hong Kong next month compared with July, but the frequency is still less than a third of rival Singapore.

The Hindu

Paddlers shine brightly through the fog of gloom

In spite of the administrative muddle that impedes Indian table tennis, the team — led by the inspirational Sharath Kamal and backed up splendidly by G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula — scripted a golden chapter at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Bangkok Post

Another Singapore crypto firm in trouble

SINGAPORE: The beleaguered cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut says it is the subject of “pending proceedings” involving Singapore police and that it has slashed its workforce.

The Independent UK

US and China could ‘sleepwalk into conflict’, warns Singapore’s next prime minister

Lawrence Wong says tense relationship between the two global superpowers is ‘very worrying’

Bangkok Post

What is the current cannabis situation?

It has been over two months since Thailand legalised the cultivation and sale of cannabis for medical purposes.

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