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Lee Hsien Loong’s time in office made Singapore a centre of globalisation
The departing Prime Minister's belief in international co-operation is increasingly underappreciated
Why did it take the deaths of western aid workers for Biden to act?
The short answer seems to be: white lives matter. Palestinian lives? Well, not so much
Talk of a Chinese slump belies a world still keen to do business with Beijing
It isn't just ordinary South-East Asians who have a favourable view of the superpower – American and European investors do, too
Can we trust whatever the US government says any more?
Sample the many dubious claims Washington officials have made before, and it becomes obvious why
Indonesia and Malaysia are worthy of leading the Global South
Both countries maintain an independent and active foreign policy of non-alignment
Why do Arab lives not seem to matter to so many western leaders?
It's the most plausible conclusion for why the US still refuses to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Can Malaysia's new search for MH370 solve a decade-old mystery?
Ten years after the Malaysian Airlines flight went missing, families deserve closure and we need to know the truth
Why do western leaders behave as if they want all-out war with Russia?
Not everyone in Nato is on the same page, but Macron's recent statements will have put Moscow on alert
Are liberals the real threat to democracy?
Refusing to accept the verdicts of the people, just because they voted for Trump, Duterte or Prabowo, is a troubling sign
Biden has gone from 'genial Joe' to a man all too comfortable with war
It isn't just his cognitive abilities that are worrisome, but also his appetite for belligerence
Malaysians needn't be outraged by the royal clemency for Najib Razak
When tempers cool, many parties may find the partial pardon for the former prime minister more satisfactory than they do now
So what if Indonesia's presidential frontrunner has critics in West?
It is what the voters think that matters most – and they seem to prefer Prabowo Subianto ahead of the February vote
Netanyahu's western backers let him play them for fools
They indulged the Israeli leader hoping – wrongly, as it turns out – that he would agree to the establishment of a Palestinian state
The ICJ case has exposed world's post-colonial fissures
Former colonial powers like the US are acting recklessly in their support for Israel, an occupier of the Palestinian territories
Peaceniks should back Trump – not Biden – to make the world safe again
The transactional former president has a better chance of resolving both the Ukraine and Taiwan crises
