Eileen Ng, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore delivers a speech at a session of the International Conference on “The Future of Asia” in Tokyo, May 26.

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Singapore to decriminalize gay sex

by Eileen Ng Associated PressAugust 21, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s traditional norms and its definition of marriage.During his speech at the annual National Day…

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, walks with Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, as she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. ( Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

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Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, in defiance of Beijing

by Huizhong Wu Associated Press, and Eileen Ng Associated PressAugust 2, 2022

Activists hold posters against the impending execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, during a candlelight vigil gathering outside the Singaporean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. The Singapore Court of Appeal has dismissed a last-minute legal challenge filed by the mother of a mentally disabled Malaysian man in an attempt to halt his execution for drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Singapore executes man on drug charge

by Zen Soo Associated Press, and Eileen Ng Associated PressApril 27, 2022

Protesters hold placards baring the words "Release People", shout slogan as they gather near the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Hong Kong leader vows to ‘seriously reflect’ on election

by Eileen Ng Associated Press, and Ken Moritsugu Associated PressNovember 25, 2019

Protesters throw back tear gas at police in Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of protesters braved the rain Sunday to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban aimed at quashing violence during four months of pro-democracy rallies. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Clashes erupt as bid to block Hong Kong mask ban fails

by Eileen Ng Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressOctober 6, 2019

In this combination of photos on Oct. 1, 2019, participants perform a dragon dance, left, during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing and black-clad protesters hold umbrellas to shield themselves in Hong Kong. (AP Photos)

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Hong Kong protester shot as China marks 70th anniversary

by Eileen Ng Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressOctober 1, 2019

In this image made from a Feb. 13, 2017, video provided by Fuji TV, Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is shown on a stretcher at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia. Japan's Fuji TV broadcast on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, what it described as exclusive airport security videos showing an unconscious Kim being taken on a stretcher to an elevator.AP Photo

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Murder trial continues for slain brother of North Korea’s leader

by Eileen Ng Associated Press, and Stephen Wright Associated PressOctober 9, 2017

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, center, is escorted by police as she arrives for court hearing at Shah Alam court house in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam have pleaded not guilty to killing Kim Jong Nam on Feb. 13 at a crowded Kuala Lumpur airport terminal. They are accused of wiping VX on Kim's face in an assassination widely thought to have been orchestrated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Sadiq Asyraf)

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Chemist: VX traces found on both suspects in Kim slaying

by Eileen Ng Associated PressOctober 5, 2017

An unidentified van believed to be carrying the body of Kim Jong Nam comes out from the forensic department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, March 30, 2017. Malaysian police on Thursday stopped guarding the morgue that held the body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s murdered half-brother, after the van departed amid reports that his remains will leave the country. Shortly after the van left the hospital, police left the building and the morgue was reopened to the public. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)

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Nine Malaysians freed as Kim’s brother’s body returned to N. Korea

by Eileen Ng Associated Press WriterMarch 30, 2017

Siti Aisyah, center, a suspect in the assassination of the half brother of North Korea’s leader, is escorted by police officers as she arrives at Sepang court in Sepang, Malaysia, Wednesday.

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Suspects in Malaysia airport killing charged with murder

by Eileen Ng Associated PressMarch 1, 2017