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(28 May) - A court in Ho Chi Minh City has accepted a lawsuit filed by five foreign teachers against a Singaporean-owned education company for terminating their labor contracts. The teachers are each suing Raffles International Vocational Training Ltd., Co. (Raffles Vietnam) for between VND180 million and over VND200 million... 

The rise of a more educated, more affluent middle class across Asia is pressuring governments in the region, including Southeast Asia and Singapore, to adopt more democratic principles, media practitioners said on Tuesday. Michael Vatikiotis, regional director of the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue — who moderated a panel... 

The government and the People’s Action Party (PAP) in Singapore have been experiencing a rough patch. An unprecedented slump in popularity and a growing chorus of complaints about life in Southeast Asia’s nanny state have left the authorities feeling a little unwanted. That feeling wasn’t helped by a weekend by-election...