Oct. 22, 2024 08:46 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said Tuesday that he's now a “political refugee” after the U.K. government granted him asylum from what he described as persecution at home.
The Lee brothers are the sons of...
Oct. 09, 2024 06:48 AM EDT
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc's credibility.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Sep. 24, 2024 04:24 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean cabinet minister pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts Tuesday, in the Asian financial hub's first ministerial criminal trial in nearly half a century.
Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran pleaded guilty to one count...