Property agents and immigration experts are seeing a surge in inquiries from Chinese nationals for family offices in Singapore, condos in Malaysia and residency in Thailand, as emigration to Southeast Asia becomes an increasingly tantalising prospect after three years stuck at home.
Some ultra-rich are making backup plans to move cash, firms and loved ones to the city state, after Nato held its first dedicated debate on the threat Beijing poses to the self-ruled island.
There was relative calm among many residents when the Chinese military staged large-scale drills around Taiwan in August, following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. But while most people did not believe a full-blown conflict was imminent, the threat of war had become too real for some wealthy Taiwanese families. Some have since been finalising exit.
SINGAPORE - The Online Citizen (TOC) editor Xu Yuanchen, 39, better known as Terry Xu, and a contributor to the sociopolitical site, Daniel De Costa Augustin, 38, were each sentenced to three weeks' jail on Thursday (April 21) for defaming cabinet members. De Costa was also sentenced to three months' jail for an offence under the Computer Misuse Act. He.
Singapore News - The Online Citizen (TOC) editor Xu Yuanchen, 39, better known as Terry Xu, and a contributor to the sociopolitical site, Daniel De Costa Augustin, 38, were each sentenced to three weeks' jail on Thursday (April 21) for defaming Cabinet members. De Costa was also sentenced. Read more at www.tnp.sg