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In 2010, British author Alan Shadrake was jailed, charged with
In 2010, British author Alan Shadrake was jailed, charged with contempt of court for his book, Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, wh...

The latest viral story in China is the rags-to-riches tale of a
The latest viral story in China is the rags-to-riches tale of a young man named Mr Mei Aicai. A working-class high-school graduate who scored abysmall...

Are family businesses here to stay? In the latest global PwC
Are family businesses here to stay? In the latest global PwC survey of 2,378 family firms in more than 40 countries, 20 per cent of these businesses h...

Cities around Israel experienced dramatic drops in air pollution
Cities around Israel experienced dramatic drops in air pollution levels on Yom Kippur – the sole day in the year when traffic essentially ceases to ...

After the protests withered, however, thats when the real
After the protests withered, however, thats when the real crackdown came. Putin tightened the screws on Russian society, clamping down on independent ...

In an interview with the Chinese daily, Lianhe Zaobao, Minister
In an interview with the Chinese daily, Lianhe Zaobao, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr K Shanmugam said that Hong Kongers should be happy with Beijing...

China scores 40 in Transparency International’s Corruption
China scores 40 in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is perfectly clean. (Cambodia scores...