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Just when the bilateral ties between China and Singapore have become a bit better, another incident has threatened to sour the "friendly ties between India and Singapore". This was reported by The Hindu on Sat (10 Jun),'Think tank snub clouds India-Singapore ties. The Hindu is the second most circulated daily English-language... 

Former GIC chief economist Yeoh Lam Keong Mr Yeoh Lam Keong in his Facebook posting of 5 Jun 2017 asserted that there is “inadequate community policing in Singapore”, and that “alienation from the police” was a “big reason” for the cause and “poor handling” of the Little India riot in 2013. Mr Yeoh’s sweeping... 

In the just concluded Belt and Road Forum, China has chosen to invite the Heads of Government for some countries, and only a ministerial representative from others. How did China choose? One can only guess from the list that China has separated her close friends and allies, from the rest. Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia...