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News Singapore » Southeast » Politics: How Storms Are Shaping Politics in Southeast Asia

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/storms-shaping-politics-southeast-asia-050027954.html

Published on: Tuesday 14 October 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. While the flooding has receded, the country is still struggling to handle power ...

News Singapore » Southeast » Politics: Singapore: Lawrence Wong to Lead Amid Economic and Political Challenge

News channel or source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/05/03/singapore-lawrence-wong-to-lead-amid-economic-and-political-challenge/

Published on: Thursday 02 May 2024

Singapore has announced that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over as the country’s next leader on May 15. Wong, 51, has garnered unanimous support from lawmakers within the People’s ...

News Singapore » Southeast » Politics: Lawrence Wong is the ultimate ‘safe’ pair of hands for Singapore

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/05/12/lawrence-wong-is-the-ultimate-safe-pair-of-hands-for-singapore/

Published on: Sunday 12 May 2024

On 15 April 2024, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a month’s notice that he was stepping down after 20 years in the job and that Lawrence Wong — his 51-year-old deputy — would succeed ...

News Singapore » Southeast » Politics: Southeast Asia political instability

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/tag/southeast-asia-political-instability/

Published on: Friday 27 March 2026

History suggests the energy crunch is just the beginning of a chain reaction that ends with a food and social stability crisis.

News Singapore » Southeast » Politics: US corporations and the politics of compliance in Southeast Asia

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/03/28/us-corporations-and-the-politics-of-compliance-in-southeast-asia/

Published on: Friday 28 March 2025

On 10 February 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pause and revise the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) — a law that has played a key role in ...

News Singapore » Southeast » Politics: Governance and Environmental Politics in Southeast Asia

News channel or source: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/topics/l4/governance-and-environmental-politics-in-southeast-asia

Published on: Friday 28 February 2025

Southeast Asia showcases a complex tapestry of political structures and environmental challenges whereby states, regional bodies and local communities vie to shape resource management and conservation ...