Biography of the Author Leong Wai Kit

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  1. Rohingya
    Asia

    Myanmar refutes report that UN will withdraw aid in Rakhine

  2. Around 740,000 Rohingya people have been forced to flee Myanmar to refugees camps like this one in
    Asia

    AHA Centre defends leaked report on Rohingya refugees

  3. Myanmar domestic workers to arrive in Singapore end of year after ban lift | Video
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    Asia

    Myanmar domestic workers to arrive in Singapore end of year after ban lift | Video

    Myanmar’s Labour Ministry has officially lifted a five-year ban on sending domestic helpers to Singapore. The first batch of properly ...
  4. Thai community in Singapore marks king's coronation | Video
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    02:39minutes
    Singapore

    Thai community in Singapore marks king's coronation | Video

    The elaborate three-day coronation ceremony of King Maha Vajiralongkorn started on Saturday (May 4) and the Thai community in Singapore marked the ...
  5. Myanmar could soon lift ban on sending domestic workers to Singapore | Video
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    02:46minutes
    Asia

    Myanmar could soon lift ban on sending domestic workers to Singapore | Video

    Myanmar could soon lift a ban that forbids its citizens from working as maids in Singapore. Maid associations from both countries said they are ...
  6. Myanmar's annual water festival begins on Saturday | Video
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    Asia

    Myanmar's annual water festival begins on Saturday | Video

    As water festivals go, Thailand's Songkran is well known to many people. The lesser known Thingyan is an event that people in Myanmar mark. It is ...
  7. Authorities step up security in south Thailand ahead of elections | Video
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    03:29minutes
    Asia

    Authorities step up security in south Thailand ahead of elections | Video

    Authorities in Thailand’s restive Deep South have stepped up security measures ahead of the general elections on Sunday (March 24). Leong Wai Kit ...
  8. More political parties eye Southern Thailand | Video
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    03:32minutes
    Asia

    More political parties eye Southern Thailand | Video

    Southern Thailand has traditionally been the Democrats' vote bank, enabling the veteran party to win almost every seat there in previous elections.
  9. Lift at Taman Jurong where woman's hand got severed
    Singapore

    Woman's hand severed after it got stuck between HDB lift doors

    The Building and Construction Authority has asked Jurong Town Council to suspend use of the lift in question and to appoint an Authorised Examiner ...
  10. Visitors not shunning Myanmar | Video
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    03:57minutes
    Asia

    Visitors not shunning Myanmar | Video

    Ddespite the ongoing Rohingya crisis Myanmar is still a destination on some travellers' minds. Leong Wai Kit reports.