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FILE - United States' Michael Phelps and Singapore's Joseph Schooling check their times after a men's 100-meter butterfly heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Olympic gold medal swimmer Joseph Schooling has apologized for using cannabis in Vietnam while competing there on leave from military service in his native Singapore. Schooling achieved superstar status in Singapore when he won his country’s first and only Olympic title at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. He won the 100 meters butterfly beating Michael Phelps in the American great’s last Olympic race. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Olympic swimmer Joseph Schooling admits cannabis use

Aug. 31, 2022 05:45 AM EDT

An Indian woman is administered a dose of Covishield, Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca vaccine as others wait their turn in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. India has the second-highest coronavirus caseload after the U.S. with more than 25 million confirmed infections. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Singapore chides Indian politician for false virus claims

May. 19, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

People wear masks and observe social distancing while lining up to pay at a supermarket in Singapore, Friday, May 14, 2021. Singapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it sought to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections in the city-state. (AP Photo/Zen Soo
Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely

By Zen Soo May. 14, 2021 03:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 22, 2019 file photo, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat attends a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, at Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing. Singapore’s designated future leader, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, has taken himself out of the running in a surprise decision, saying in a letter released Thursday, April 8, 2021 that a younger person with a “longer runway” should become the next prime minister. (Florence Lo/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Singapore's designated future leader steps aside, citing age

Apr. 08, 2021 12:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, people are dwarfed against the financial skyline as they take photos of the Merlion statue along the Marina Bay area in Singapore. Singapore has approved the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and the first shipment will arrive by end of this month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)
Singapore approves use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Dec. 14, 2020 05:58 AM EST

Passengers onboard the Quantum of the Seas are seated outside their cabins' balconies as the cruise ship is docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 in Singapore. Royal Caribbean said in a statement that a guest on the Quantum of the Seas “tested positive for coronavirus after checking in with our medical team." The ship returned to port in accordance with government protocols. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim)
Singapore: Virus tests on cruise passenger now negative

Dec. 08, 2020 11:42 PM EST

FILE - In this March 2, 2020 file photo, Lee Man-hee, a leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, speaks to the media during the press conference in Gapyeong, South Korea. Singaporean authorities on Wednesday, Nov. 11, have arrested 21 people who are thought to be connected to a secretive South Korean religious sect that was widely blamed for thousands of virus infections in that country.(Kim Ju-sung/Yonhap via AP, File)
Singapore arrests 21 members of South Korean religious sect

By Kim Tong-Hyung Nov. 12, 2020 01:39 AM EST

Women wearing face mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus pass by flowers at a park in Goyang, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. South Korea reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of the coronavirus, half of them linked to a hospital in Busan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: SKorea reports 110 cases, half in Busan hospital

Oct. 14, 2020 09:52 PM EDT

North Carolina Department Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen encourages North Carolinians to wear a face mask in public during a briefing on North Carolina's coronavirus pandemic response held at the North Carolina Emergency Operations Center, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
The Latest: US extends ban on cruise ships through October

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2020 01:17 AM EDT

Voters observe social distancing while lining up at the Dunearn Secondary School polling station in Singapore Friday, July 10, 2020. Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-ruling party to power. (AP Photo/Royston Chan)
Safety protocol, job fears, family feud in Singapore polls

Jul. 09, 2020 09:42 PM EDT

Wheelchair-bound voters, wearing face masks, leave the Alexandra Primary School polling center after casting their votes in Singapore, Friday, July 10, 2020. Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-governing party to power. (AP Photo)
Singapore's ruling party holds on to power but faces setback

By Eileen Ng And Ee Ming Toh Jul. 09, 2020 08:05 PM EDT

Heng Swee Keat, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and First Assistant Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party, wears a face mask while speaking to residents at the Bedok South market during the final day of the election campaign Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Singapore. Singaporeans go to the polls on July 10, 2020, in Southeast Asia's first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and an economic recession expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's party and extend its unbroken rule. (AP Photo/Royston Chan)
Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections

By Eileen Ng And Ee Ming Toh Jul. 08, 2020 08:56 PM EDT

People's Action Party Secretary-General and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, right, fields questions from the media at a nomination center ahead of the general election in Singapore, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Campaigning began Tuesday for Singapore's general elections, with the opposition hoping to dent the ruling party's supermajority in parliament with support from Prime Minister Lee's estranged younger brother. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)
Singapore election campaign begins, PM's brother not running

By Ee Ming Toh Jun. 30, 2020 04:38 AM EDT

Lee Hsien Yang, left, brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, meets with opposition party's candidates in Singapore Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Lee Hsien Yang said Wednesday he has joined the Progress Singapore Party because he is concerned about issues such as governance and transparency, but declined to say whether he will run in the July 10 polls. (Risa Suzuki/Kyodo News via AP)
Singapore PM's brother joins opposition party ahead of polls

Jun. 24, 2020 05:58 AM EDT

In this photo provided by Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong makes an announcement about general elections in Singapore. Lee called for early elections to seek a fresh mandate despite the coronavirus pandemic. (Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information via AP)
Singapore leader calls early elections despite pandemic

By Royston Chan Jun. 23, 2020 04:37 AM EDT

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calls for general elections amid coronavirus pandemic to seek fresh mandate

Jun. 23, 2020 04:23 AM EDT
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calls for general elections amid coronavirus pandemic to seek fresh mandate. ...

Yomiuri Giants starter Tomoyuki Sugano pitches with a backdrop of empty stands during play in an opening game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome, Friday, June 19, 2020, in Tokyo. After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s second-most famous baseball league opened a shortened season Friday without the presence of fans. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asia Today: South Korean cases rise, Singapore reopening

Jun. 18, 2020 10:02 PM EDT

In this Sunday, May 10, 2020, photo, the S11@Punggol complex of dormitory buildings for foreign workers are seen behind a row of trees in Singapore. A second wave of coronavirus infections in tightly packed foreign workers' dormitories has caught Singapore off guard, and exposed the danger of overlooking marginal groups in a health crisis. (AP Photo/YK Chan)
'Tale of 2 outbreaks': Singapore tackles a costly setback

By Eileen Ng May. 11, 2020 01:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2020, file photo, a health worker collects sample for coronavirus testing from a worker at a locked down wet market as one of its traders tested positive for COVID-19 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. A Malaysian minister has defended the government's mass arrest of immigrants without valid documents in viral hotspot areas. Senior Minister Ismail Sabri says 586 immigrants were detained during an operation Friday in several buildings under strict lockdown in Kuala Lumpur. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
Asia Today: Singapore to reopen some businesses May 12

May. 01, 2020 10:23 PM EDT

In this handout photo taken and released Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2020, by Singapore's Ministry of Communication and Information, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in the city state. Singapore has announced that it would extend its lockdown by another four weeks after a sharp upsurge in COVID-19 cases in recent days. (Singapore Ministry of Communication and Information via AP)
Singapore prolongs virus lockdown until at least June 1

Apr. 21, 2020 07:52 AM EDT