Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for the war-torn country.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore forecast slower growth and contained inflation at home amid rising uncertainty from trade frictions abroad.

Singapore's central bank eased its monetary policy for the first time in nearly five years, making the change as it forecast slower growth and contained inflation at home amid rising uncertainty from trade frictions abroad.

Singapore's overall inflation has continued to slow, coming in at 2.4% for 2024. That's lower than the 4.8% from the year before. Market watchers said the trend might give authorities room to address other economic concerns.

Singapore has a responsibility to help Bangladesh retrieve the ill-gotten money that has found its way into the Singaporean shore.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Thursday met with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on the sidelines of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

Singapore home prices rose at the same pace as initially estimated in the last quarter of 2024, amid speculation that the government may intervene to cool the market this year.

Singapore on Friday loosened its monetary policy for the first time since 2020, citing a faster than expected decline in inflation and warning about a growth slowdown.

Singapore's central bank eased its monetary policy for the first time in nearly five years, saying economic growth is likely to slow this year and inflation will stay contained.

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