Singapore is very honoured to be invited by Indonesia to attend this year’s Group of 20 (G-20) summit, and will do its best to contribute to discussions there, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo extended the invitation to attend this year’s meeting to PM Lee during their fifth Leaders’ Retreat, which was held on Bintan Island yesterday.
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Cannes Film Festival rolls out red carpet for 75th anniversary
The world's biggest film festival runs from Tuesday to May 28, back to its traditional calendar following two years of pandemic disruptions.
Wong Kah Chun named chief conductor of Japan orchestra
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Thai sensation Puripol completes hat-trick
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Terror groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and AlQaeda have been hit hard in recent years with leadership losses and setbacks, but they have proven resilient and adaptable.
Biden's China strategy cannot work with weapons alone
An effective policy in the Indo-Pacific would balance Beijing's influence by raising US trade and investment
500.000 flee floods, landslides in India, 11 dead
Torrential rains lashed most of the rugged state, and the downpour continued yesterday, with more forecast over the next two days.
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