Julian Assange

SINGAPORE (May 6): “What’s wrong with a female emperor, I wonder? Those practices need to change in the modern era.” — Yukiko Minegishi, who works with a uniform maker in Tokyo.

SINGAPORE (Apr 15): “The patience of Ecuador has reached its limit on the behaviour of Mr Assange.” — Lenín Moreno, Ecuador’s president, on the decision to allow UK police to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces accusations of rape.

(Apr 12): Julian Assange spent seven years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London trying to avoid facing what he believed were imminent US charges. Now, after he finally overstayed his welcome, he will try to buy more time in the UK courts.