Singapore to return ‘stolen’ 11th Century bronze to India
The sculpture is one of 30 items the museum bought from the art dealer (Photo: BBC) A Singapore museum will return to India an 11th Century sculpture believed to have been stolen from that country. The Asian Civilisation Museum (ACM) bought the artwork for $650,000 (£420,000) from New York dealer Art of the Past in 2007. The...
WikiLeaks releases IP chapter of TPP, stokes generic drug fears
Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has released the intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal negotiated in secret and concluded on Monday by 12 nations. The intellectual property chapter gives signatory countries greater power to stop embarrassing information going public and imposes new...
Haze Watch – 4 Indonesia companies and SG listed APP
The Singapore Government has written to four Indonesian companies for contributing to haze pollution as provided for under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA). Under the THPA, haze pollution is said to have occurred if the 24-hour PSI remains at 101 or higher for 24 continuous hours or longer. Haze pollution as prescribed...
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