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Inside Sheng Siong supermarket billionaire Lim Hock Leng’s home in Singapore

A pig farmer’s son-turned-billionaire owner of a supermarket empire, Singapore entrepreneur Lim Hock Leng takes the Post on a tour of his home, sharing the stories behind its design and decoration.

(Photo: Ta.Le Architects)

March 27, 2021
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India’s migrant workers are struggling to return home after a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, announced at just four hours' notice in late March, upended their lives and suddenly left them out of...03:35
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Workers struggle to get home amid India’s Covid-19 lockdown
May 23, 2020
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As the world rings in a new year, five major elections are set to take place in Asia in the first half of 2019. The poll results could dramatically change the political landscape of the region.02:00
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2019 elections in Asia
January 3, 2019
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A year after militants loyal to the Islamic State laid siege to the southern Philippines city of Marawi, prompting a near five-month battle with the country’s military, the city lies in ruins. 237...02:00
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A year after siege, Philippines’ Marawi lies in ruins
May 18, 2018
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Sumba, an 11,059 sq km island, is part of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia’s second poorest province. The crushing poverty rate has driven at least 50,000 people to seek a better life in Bali, the...02:33
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The struggle of Indonesia’s forgotten people
May 18, 2018
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In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Indonesian President Joko Widodo indicated that he wants Chinese investors in his country to build a name as long-term partners that...01:33
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Widodo speaks to SCMP on Chinese investment in Indonesia
April 29, 2017
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, who is from Singapore, denied any ties to the Communist Party of China as he was repeatedly pressed by US Republican Tom Cotton of Arkansas during a Senate hearing....01:03
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TikTok CEO denies ties to China’s Communist Party in heated exchange with US senator
February 2, 2024
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in his first overseas trip on January 9, 2023, since taking office in November the previous year. The two leaders...02:38
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Malaysian PM Ibrahim meets with Indonesian President Widodo
January 9, 2023
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Hanoi becomes world’s most polluted city
February 13, 2025
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Investigation launched after a version of Baby Three toys with a design similar to a map of the waterway were being widely sold02:17
Vietnam
Vietnam targets Chinese dolls over South China Sea ‘map’
March 20, 2025
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The village of Letpanhla is controlled by an anti-junta militia called the People’s Defence Forces01:55
Myanmar
Military bombs Myanmar village twice in one week
March 20, 2025
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The 554 rescued workers will be interrogated by police to determine whether they are victims or perpetrators03:02
Southeast Asia
Freed Indonesians return from Myanmar
March 19, 2025
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Napat was introduced to his craft by his father who hoped it would cure his addiction to smartphones01:56
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This Thai tattoo artist is only 9 years old
March 18, 2025
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Duterte video message tells supporters not to worry
March 13, 2025
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The former leader’s daughter, current Vice-President Sara Duterte, said she will fly to The Hague to assist in his legal defence03:48
The Philippines
Mixed reactions in Manila over Duterte’s ICC arrest
March 12, 2025
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The city state’s manpower minister Tan See Leng quoted lines from 2004 Hong Kong film Blood Brothers02:03
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Singapore minister quotes Andy Lau line in parliament
March 11, 2025
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Myanmar
Myanmar to hold election by January
March 10, 2025
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Thailand
More Chinese scam workers repatriated via Thailand
March 7, 2025
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Indonesia
Floods in Indonesian capital displace thousands
March 5, 2025
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Xu Bochun said he was duped by a fake job offer in 2023 which led to him spending the ‘darkest’ three months of his life trapped in a Myanmar scam centre13:19
Myanmar
Life inside Myanmar’s notorious scam centres
March 1, 2025
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About 7,000 people endure heat and mosquito bites at squalid camps in Myawaddy as the repatriation process slows02:47
Myanmar
Freed Myanmar scam workers desperate to go home
February 28, 2025
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India’s Maha Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival, drew to an end on February 26, 2025, in the northern city of Prayagraj. Held in the sacred waters of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, the gathering...01:43
Southeast Asia
World’s largest mass gathering ends in India
February 27, 2025
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Survivors fear losing access to life-saving treatments following cuts02:41
Indonesia
Funding cuts endanger aid for Bali bombing survivors
February 25, 2025