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Vietnam detains energy policy think tank chief

Vietnam detains energy policy think tank chief

September 21, 2023

Filipino activists freed after alleged abduction

Filipino activists freed after alleged abduction

September 20, 2023

Thais urged to halt crop burning, stay indoors

Thais urged to halt crop burning, stay indoors

September 19, 2023

One in 10 Japanese are older than 80

One in 10 Japanese are older than 80

September 18, 2023

Catholic priest found hanging in Indian diocese

Catholic priest found hanging in Indian diocese

September 15, 2023

China convicts Catholic priest for ‘fraud’

China convicts Catholic priest for ‘fraud’

September 15, 2023

Bangladesh court jails top rights activists

Bangladesh court jails top rights activists

September 15, 2023

56 people killed in Vietnam apartment fire

56 people killed in Vietnam apartment fire

September 14, 2023

Church leaders discuss synodal formation in Asia

Church leaders discuss synodal formation in Asia

September 13, 2023

Singapore

Singapore hangs prisoner for trafficking 1kg of cannabis

Singapore hangs prisoner for trafficking 1kg of cannabis

Wednesday April 26, 2023, AFP, Singapore

Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel or an interpreter

Singapore urged to abolish death penalty

Singapore urged to abolish death penalty

Tuesday April 25, 2023, UCA News reporter

Singapore executed 11 individuals for drug-related offenses in 2022

Revisiting Catholic history in Singapore, Korea, Thailand, and beyond (Pt. 2)

Revisiting Catholic history in Singapore, Korea, Thailand, and beyond (Pt. 2)

Friday April 21, 2023, Dr. Michel Chambon and Fr. Dr. James Ponniah

A synodal Church that narrates her past cannot cultivate anti-intellectualism and unquestioned mimetic behaviors

Revisiting Catholic history in Singapore, Korea, Thailand, and beyond (Pt.1)

Revisiting Catholic history in Singapore, Korea, Thailand, and beyond (Pt.1)

Friday April 21, 2023, Dr. Michel Chambon and Fr. Dr. James Ponniah

In Asia, Catholicism is often — and inaccurately— portrayed as a colonial import introduced by Western powers

Singapore police arrest 23 in child abuse crackdown

Singapore police arrest 23 in child abuse crackdown

Monday March 27, 2023, UCA News reporter

Reports suggest despite strict laws for the protection of children, the city-state has seen a relative rise in child abuse

Singapore lawyer suspended for criticizing judiciary

Singapore lawyer suspended for criticizing judiciary

Tuesday March 21, 2023, AFP, Singapore

M. Ravi, one of few defending death-row convicts in the city-state, stands suspended for five years

Singapore Catholic editors win US literary award

Singapore Catholic editors win US literary award

Monday February 20, 2023, UCA News reporter

'The Jesuit: Finding God in All Things' commemorates canonization of St. Francis Xavier, St. Ignatius Loyola 400 years ago

Malaysian jailed for Singapore penny-stocks scam

Malaysian jailed for Singapore penny-stocks scam

Thursday December 29, 2022, AFP

John Soh Chee Wen has been sentenced to 36 years in jail while his Singaporean accomplice is given a 20-year jail term.

Singapore PM hails gay sex legalization, marriage protection

Singapore PM hails gay sex legalization, marriage protection

Friday December 2, 2022, UCA News reporter

The Constitutional amendment defines marriage, blocks same-sex marriage

Cardinal Goh urges Asian clergy to be more communicative

Cardinal Goh urges Asian clergy to be more communicative

Friday November 11, 2022, UCA News reporter

Singaporean prelate says the Asian church is obligated to 'promote intercultural and interreligious dialogue'

Singapore to extradite alleged sex offender to US

Singapore to extradite alleged sex offender to US

Thursday November 3, 2022, UCA News reporter

The accused allegedly assaulted a five-year-old girl in California in 2017

The truth about Singapore’s war on drugs

The truth about Singapore’s war on drugs

Thursday October 27, 2022, Ben Joseph

Has the death penalty prevented the supply of illicit drugs in the city-state

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