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Vigilance needed as ISIS retains diffused presence globally
In a press release issued on Tuesday, June 29, MFA acknowledged that despite ISIS s territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group retains a diffused global presence by exploiting the digital sphere to extend its networks and propagate extremism . Vigilance is therefore still needed, the ministry said.
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan spoke at the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held at Rome on June 28.
It was reconvened after two years at the invitation of the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is postponing his May 3, 2021 Singapore visit to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong due to the escalating Covid-19 situation in both countries.
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his Malaysian counterpart, Hishammuddin Hussein, announced on Sunday, May 2 that the meeting between the two leaders planned for Monday will not proceed.
Both parties cited the current situation in the two countries saying it does not provide the right environment for discussions on the gradual resumption of cross-border travel.
Muhyiddin previously said he was invited to attend the 10th Malaysia-Singapore Annual Leaders Retreat after Singapore sent a letter from PM Lee in March during Vivian s Malaysia visit.
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Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has taken himself out of the running as Singapore’s next prime minister. TODAY file pic
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SINGAPORE, April 8 The news today that Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat was taking himself out of the running as Singapore’s next prime minister marked an unexpected turn of events that began in 2018.
That year, he was named the first assistant secretary-general of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), a role that analysts said put him in the almost-certain position of becoming Singapore’s next premier.
Letters sought clarifications from Singapore on misunderstandings perpetuated on social media
Liang, who was last stationed by the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Brussels for four years before being posted to Myanmar, said the embassy has been receiving letters from demonstrators over the past week starting from Feb. 16.
He explained that some of the letters sought clarifications from the Singapore government over misunderstandings of the city-state s position towards recent developments in Myanmar on social media.
For instance, Liang said there was a chart circulating on social media which claimed that Singapore “voted” against democracy in Myanmar at the 29th Special Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on Feb. 12.