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Arton Capital's Passport Index is the world’s most popular online interactive tool, which collects, displays and ranks the passports of the world. The methodology of the Passport Index is described here. Passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories are considered.

(This post was originally published on Backbench UK here, you can find all my previous articles here)

Terrorism threat to Singapore has remained its highest level in years, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore (MHA) today.

Main threats are said to come from the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.

Dr Gerard Lee, former bomb technician and counter-terrorism specialist of the Singapore Armed Forces, says that terrorism threats come from the region, and also locally with regard to “racial and religious tensions” within Singapore.

Have you been gripped by the General Election? Do you have a passion for politics? Then this is a fantastic opportunity for you to join our friendly team producing a regional political debate show on behalf of the BBC. The Sunday Politics South East is a fast-paced, studio-based programme, which holds MPs, Ministers and local authorities to account, and scrutinises major issues and policies that affect us all.  

(This piece was initially published on Backbench UK here, minus the original Paul Weller references, which is sad. Find my profile here)

The 2016 Iranian drama The Salesman by two-time Oscar-winning Director Asghar Farhadi will be screened by the Rochester Film Society today at 7:30 pm.