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The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, or Fica/FICA, [1] is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore. Enacted in 2021, it seeks to "protect the public interest by counteracting acts of foreign interference". [2] The Bill was introduced on 13 September 2021 and passed on 4 October 2021.
Singapore has designated a 59-year-old businessman as a "politically significant person" under a law on foreign interference that is being used for the first time. The man, Chan Man Ping Philip ...
Singapore on Monday (4 October) passed a controversial law to counter foreign interference after more than 10 hours of intense debate in Parliament.
Singapore's government introduced a bill in parliament on Monday to prevent what it called foreign interference in domestic politics, which proposes empowering authorities to issue take-down ...
Singapore was one of the first to respond to India's "Look East" Policy of expanding its economic, cultural and strategic ties in Southeast Asia to strengthen its standing as a regional power. [65] Singapore, and especially, the Singaporean Foreign Minister, George Yeo, have taken an interest in establishing the Nalanda University.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Economy of Singapore Skyline of Singapore's Downtown Core Currency Singapore dollar (SGD/S$) Fiscal year 1 April – 31 March Trade organisations WTO, APEC, CPTPP, IOR-ARC, RCEP, ASEAN and others Country group Developed/Advanced High-income economy Statistics Population 6,040,000 (2024 ...
The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act is passed in Parliament with a vote of 75–11. 13 October – Wildlife Reserves Singapore rebrands as the Mandai Wildlife Group . New logos for all its five parks are unveiled, with River Safari being renamed to River Wonders , and Bird Paradise replacing Jurong Bird Park when it relocates to ...
Singapore has a close defence and political relationship with the United States and is one of its strongest bilateral partners in Southeast Asia. [119] The US is an important arms supplier to Singapore, with US$7.34 billion in active sales under the Foreign Military Sales system as of 2020. [120]