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    Duelling Diplomacies: India and Pakistan offer competing narratives at defence forum in Singapore

    SINGAPORE: Fresh off their nerve-jangling, four-day conflict in May, top Indian and Pakistani military delegations have been making the rounds at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, billed as Asia’s premier defence forum. While much of the attention was on US Defense Secretary Pete...
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    If Singapore has to pick a side, it will choose principles, says Chan Chun Sing

    REWRITING HISTORY During the session, Mr Chan was asked whether choosing the side of principles meant not choosing a side. In response, he said Singapore does not base its positions on who the key players are in a given issue. "Instead, we look at every situation very carefully to decide what...
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    Final-year polytechnic student Georgina Dobson wins Mediacorp's 987 STAR competition

    A new voice may soon grace the airwaves: The winner of Mediacorp's 987 STAR 2025 competition, final-year psychology studies student from Temasek Polytechnic Georgina Pattarida Dobson. Dobson on Saturday (May 31) beat out the other three finalists – Lex Whitlock, Nicolette Callie Wee and Shaniah...
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    I took a 4-day men’s haircutting course for the first time – here’s what I learnt (apart from failure)

    Learning a new skill that has nothing to do with your day job is the quickest way to be humbled. Or so I realised after attending a men’s haircutting course at the Kimage Hairdressing School earlier this year. I was influenced to sign up after seeing a friend, who’d finished the same course...
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    Lion City Sailors complete domestic double with second consecutive Singapore Cup

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST SINGAPORE: The Lion City Sailors completed a domestic double on Saturday (May 31) with a 1-0 win against Tampines Rovers in the Singapore Cup final. After a goalless first half, Sailors attacker Bart Ramselaar scored the only goal of the game in...
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    Defence ministers looking forward to US translating Asia commitment into 'tangible actions': Chan Chun Sing

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST SINGAPORE: Singapore's newly minted Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing on Saturday (May 31) said his counterparts were "cheered" by the United States' commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and were looking forward to this being translated into...
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    Faishal Ibrahim 'agrees with' ex-Israeli PM that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza

    "DEEPLY PAINFUL" SITUATION "In recent years, the focus in the Middle East has been Palestine," Assoc Prof Faishal said, adding: "The situation there, especially in Gaza, is deeply painful. The suffering of the Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, including children, is...
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    Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira clinches 200m silver at Asian Athletics Championships

    SINGAPORE: Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira missed out defending her crown by 0.01s after a nail-biting finish in the women's 200m final at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on Saturday (May 31). Pereira clocked 22.98s but was pipped to the line by China's Chen Yujie...
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    Ministers reaffirm commitment to five-country defence pact

    SINGAPORE: Ministers from five countries have reaffirmed their nations' commitment to a defence agreement that has been in place for more than 50 years. The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FDPA) was formed in 1971 against the backdrop of armed conflict across Southeast Asia, and comprises...
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    Australia's defence minister urges greater military openness from China

    Marles said that while the drills were in accordance with international law, China should have been less disruptive. He also said Australia was able to closely scrutinise the Chinese task force. "It's fair to say that this was done in a bigger way than they have done before, but equally, that...
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    US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compares Donald Trump with Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In a major speech outlining US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Hegseth referred to...
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    Trump 'tough love' on defence better than no love: EU's Kallas

    Kallas pointed to Ukraine, where North Korean soldiers were already operating and China was providing military hardware to Russia. "There were some very strong messages in the US Secretary of Defense's speech regarding China," Kallas said. "I think again, if you are worried about China, you...
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    Singapore, Japan defence ministers discuss strengthening cooperation

    SINGAPORE: Japan's Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen called on his Singapore counterpart Chan Chun Sing on Saturday morning (May 31) at the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. Mr Chan welcomed Mr Nakatani back to the event, as he had attended the inaugural edition in 2002. During the meeting...
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    3.6kg of heroin seized in drug raids, 139 people arrested

    SINGAPORE: Nearly 3.6kg of heroin was seized and 139 people arrested during drug raids across Singapore in May, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Saturday (May 31). Of the 139 arrested, the youngest was a 14-year-old student for suspected drug use. CNB officers conducted raids from...
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    Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth warns of imminent China 'threat', pushes Asian allies to hike defence spending

    "STEPPING UP" Spending on weapons and research is spiking among some Asian countries as they respond to a darkening security outlook by broadening their outside industrial partnerships while trying to boost their own defence industries, according to a new study by the London-based International...
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