Singapore

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid curbs at busy border

Around 3,000 people a day will be able to cross using special bus services but will have to take virus tests

Singapore death row man's family plead for his life

Sister of 'mentally disabled' Malaysian urges the city-state to 'give him a second chance'

Singapore puts execution of drug trafficker on hold

Court accepts appeal after lawyers claim that hanging the 'intellectually disabled' Malaysian would be unconstitutional

Singapore's Catholic elderly home recognized for historic significance

St. Theresa's Home has provided vital services to elderly, poor and sick people in the city state since 1935

Singapore's heritage church resumes mission for migrants, seafarers

The Church of St. Teresa was built by French MEP missionaries in 1929

Scholars launch platform to research Asian Church's social roles

Social scientists studying the role of religion in shaping Asian societies have overlooked the role of the Catholic Church

Mobile procession honors Mother Mary in Singapore

Novena Church has been organizing an annual procession to honor Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, since 1953

Singapore Catholics spread love for poor beyond borders

CHARIS offers assistance to marginalized communities in Asian nations affected by Covid-19, natural disasters and poverty

Artifacts preserve history of Singapore Church

A 173-year-old cornerstone and a time capsule were discovered at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

Singaporean Catholics travel 800km to raise funds for children

Canossaville has been serving children and their families regardless of race, language or religion since 1941

Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into clean water

Recycled wastewater can now meet 40 percent of the city-state's water demand

Modern Singapore's dark secret: female genital mutilation

The city-state's conservative social values mean female genital mutilation — banned in much of the world — is not illegal

Thailand’s new curbs further harm press freedom

Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests

Filipino pastor claims new Covid variant is God's punishment

Korean Church raises funds to renovate care homes for elderly

Defrocked Timor-Leste priest's trial reaches final stage

Yet another Catholic church destroyed by Myanmar junta