Friday #sgroundup: Singapore voices concern to Vietnam over flag-burning incident

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Singapore voices concern to Vietnam over flag-burning incident
 
The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a strong statement to the Vietnamese government over the burning of a Singapore flag during a protest in Vietnam.
 
According to an MFA statement, the flag was burnt by protesters in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Binh Duong on 13 May.
 
Local media reports say that the protesters may have mistaken the Singapore flag for the flag of China.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-voices-concern-to-vietnam-over-flag-burning-incident-023239185.html

Singapore's Temasek buys into Virgin Mobile Latin America The reception area for state-linked Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings is seen in this file photo on August …
Singapore's state investment firm Temasek Holdings has invested in Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) in its latest move to extend its global reach into other regions and sectors.

The wealth fund giant confirmed in a statement it was the lead investor in a new round of capital funding for VMLA totalling $86 million, but did not give a breakdown of its share.

"The equity will help launch the Virgin Mobile brand in Mexico in 2014 and Brazil in 2015," Temasek said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapores-temasek-buys-virgin-mobile-045410505.html

India opposition wins landslide, early tally shows Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters shout slogans to celebrate preliminary results of their party outside their …
 India's opposition leader Narendra Modi and his party won national elections in a landslide Friday, preliminary results showed, driving the long-dominant Congress party out of power in the most commanding victory India has seen in more than a quarter century.

The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party captured a commanding lead for at least 272 seats in the lower house of Parliament, the majority needed to create a government without forming a coalition with smaller parties.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/india-opposition-wins-landslide-early-070015500.html

Bangladesh ferry capsizes; at least 26 dead
 Proches des victimes et curieux suivant le déroulement des opérations de secours après le naufrage d'un ferry …
Rescuers have recovered at least 26 bodies after a ferry capsized during a storm in a river in central Bangladesh, officials said Friday.

Police estimated at least 100 people were still missing, but there was no clear picture about exactly how many people were on board because the ferry operators did not maintain a passenger list, said a local administrator, Saiful Hasan.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-ferry-capsizes-least-26-dead-080839734.html

Indonesia mulls chemical castration after string of pedophile cases
 Indonesia's health minister has proposed the introduction of chemical castration to punish pedophiles in the world's …
Indonesia's health minister has proposed the introduction of chemical castration to punish pedophiles in the world's most populous Muslim nation, following a string of headline-grabbing child sex crimes.

Indonesia is the latest Asian country to consider chemical castration, with India and Malaysia recently mulling similar measures against rapists and repeat sexual offenders.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-mulls-chemical-castration-string-pedophile-cases-074329749.html

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