Singapore News - The police are investigating a case of a man who allegedly kicked a woman in her chest and shouted a racial slur at her for not wearing a mask properly while brisk walking. Madam Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai, 55, said she was exercising last Friday when the incident. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SPH Media s editorial integrity questioned in SG parliament debate Details 11 May 2021
Singapore s communications and information minister S. Iswaran and leader of the opposition Pritam Singh crossed swords in parliament yesterday over funding and editorial independence of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) new media entity. Last week, SPH said it is transferring its media business to a newly-formed public company limited by guarantee (CLG). Iswaran said in a ministerial statement yesterday that SPH Media must chart its own course to revise - and if necessary, reinvent - its business model for the digital age. He added that the government is committed to supporting the media business as it builds capabilities and adapts for a digital future.
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The incident of a man allegedly kicking a Singaporean Indian woman and shouting a racial slur at her has raised the ugly spectre of racism in the country.
It sparked a powerful backlash, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday condemning the alleged racist attack, saying it goes against everything that our multiracial society stands for .
Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said Singapore will fail if it allows attitudes of racism and xenophobia to be part of society.
Singapore s multiracial, multicultural harmony has been studiously nurtured by the Government over the years, but social scientist Mathew Mathews said that just like in so many other developed countries, racism will still rear its ugly head here from time to time, especially in tough moments such as the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Concern voiced over US Navy operations in India’s EEZ
Islamabad
May 8, 2021
Islamabad : The US Navy’s navigation operations in India’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is an attempt to assert its dominating role in the Indian Ocean Region and carries a message for the coastal states in the region, especially major maritime powers India and China.
This was the crux of the thoughts shared by panelists in a webinar on ‘Freedom of Navigation Operations Patrol (FONOP) – Issues and Legalities’, which was organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad.
Chaired by IPS Vice Chairman, former ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain, the session was addressed by Commodore (r) Syed Mohammad Obaidullah SI(M), former executive director, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation and founding director of National Centre for Maritime Policy Research, and Commodore (r) Baber Bilal SI(M), director, National Institute of Maritime Affairs, Islamabad.