In a country where freedom of expression is discouraged, the only Bengali newspaper in Singapore is giving a platform to migrant workers to share their stories of hardship and joy in the affluent city-state they are helping to build from the ground up.
peng shuai breaks her silence. speaking to international media for the first time since her explosive allegation. are you taking a video, peng asks? yes, says the reporter. from a singapore newspaper, known for pro-beijing coverage, the only overseas chinese-language newspaper allowed in the mainland. are you free to go as you please, the reporter asks? is anyone monitoring you? peng replies, why would anyone monitor me? i have always been free. peng s freedom has been in question for weeks ever since she disappeared in early november. she accused a retired communist party leader of sexual assault. an accusation peng apparently now denies. translator: i want to emphasize one thing that is very important. that i have never spoken or written about anyone sexually assaulting me. this point is very important to
congratulated the new president-elect. boric will take office on march 11th for a four-year term. pro-beijing candidates are claiming victory in hong kong s election amid historically low voter turnout of just about 30%. the legislative council election comes after beijing introduced sweeping electoral reforms giving local authorities far greater power to ensure only so-called patriots are even allowed to stand as candidates. it resulted in hong kong s first legislative council election without the participation of major pro-democracy parties. chinese tennis star peng shuai says she never accused anyone of sexual assault. this happened in an interview to a singapore newspaper, and it s despite a post on her social media account about being coerced into sex by a former senior chinese official. in a video of the interview, she says she s always been free and
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