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Singapore’s growing strategic presence in global aviation was underscored this week as Colombia’s national airline, Avianca, finalized a key fleet expansion deal with Singapore-based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation. The agreement reflects deepening commercial ties between the two countries, even as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund—among the world’s most influential institutional investors—marked a notable shift in its financial exposure to Colombian debt markets.

On the quietly elegant stretch of Tras Street in Singapore’s historic Chinatown, a modest sign outside a conserved white shophouse reads,LATIDO – A Taste of Colombia. Step inside, however, and what awaits is far more than a taste: it’s a deeply personal expression of memory, identity, and belonging. Earthy hues, handcrafted Nariño masks, and Mopa Mopa vases frame an open kitchen, where chef Fernando Arévalo brings to life his most intimate project yet.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is facing fierce backlash after announcing plans to bypass the country’s Congress and push through a national referendum by presidential decree— a move oppositionleaders and legal experts have condemned as a threat to the country’s constitutional order.

On the quietly elegant stretch of Tras Street in Singapore’s historic Chinatown, a modest sign outside a conserved white shophouse reads,LATIDO – A Taste of Colombia. Step inside, however, and what awaits is far more than a taste: it’s a deeply personal expression of memory, identity, and belonging. Earthy hues, handcrafted Nariño masks, and Mopa Mopa vases frame an open kitchen, where chef Fernando Arévalo brings to life his most intimate project yet.

Hugo Zapata, one of Colombia’s most revered contemporary artists and a master sculptor whose black stone works transformed the country’s relationship with landscape, form, and time, has died at the age of 80 in his home in El Retiro, Antioquia.

The mere mention of Jakarta conjures a rush of sensations – steamy pavements after a tropical rainfall, the scent of clove and tumeric drifting on humid air, the rhythmic call to prayer echoing between glass towers. This is what makes travel in Southeast Asia so unforgettable. So captivating. So timeless.

An important deadline is approaching for the Colombian capital as registration for the first edition of theInternational Violin Contest: City of Bogotácloses on May 31.

As the global race toward net-zero emissions accelerates, Indonesia’s landmark floating solar power plant on the Cirata Reservoir is illuminating a path forward for countries across Latin America – especially Colombia – where fractured geography, a post-conflict recovery, and social inequality pose challenges to energy access, food security, and climate resilience.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has renewed his call to resurrect Gran Colombia, the historic union of northern South America under the leadership of independence liberator Simón Bolívar. This time, from Quito, Petro believes that a 21st-century confederation that includes Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama will provide a bulwark against democratic backsliding, organized crime, and foreign interference.

Eight rural communities from across Colombia – each as distinct as the territories they inhabit – have been nominated for the 2025 edition of theBest Tourism Villagesinitiative, a global recognition led by UN Tourism.