TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his visiting Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong pledged to work together to preserve regional peace and stability at their summit on Thursday (May 26). Lee, noting that ties with Japan form one of Singapore's most important bilateral relationships in Asia, said at the outset of their … [Read more...] about Singapore, Japan key partners to protect regional peace: Lee and Kishida
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Singapore’s democracy is a system that works: Lee Hsien Loong
TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pic) on Thursday (May 26) described the Republic's brand of democracy as a system that works and has yielded results such as law and order, growth and efficient governance. He was responding to a question by Nikkei Asia editor-in-chief Shigesaburo Okumura, at a discussion at the 27th … [Read more...] about Singapore’s democracy is a system that works: Lee Hsien Loong
Thai garment workers win US$8.3 million (RM36.5 million) in back pay after layoffs
NEW YORK, May 27 (AP): More than 1,250 Thai workers who sewed bras for brands Victoria’s Secret, Lane Bryant and Torrid - and who were laid off last year without their legally required severance - have received 281 million baht (US$8.3 million) in compensation, according to worker rights groups Solidarity Center and the Worker Rights Consortium. The compensation will be … [Read more...] about Thai garment workers win US$8.3 million (RM36.5 million) in back pay after layoffs