SINGAPORE: The Ministry of National Development (MND) is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self—contained", Foreign Minister George Yeo told reporters at a community event on Sunday. More »
BANGKOK (AFP) - - Elderly people lounge in front of televisions, a barber gives free haircuts and even one-hour massages and musical entertainment are on offer. More »
HANOI, Vietnam - A military official says authorities in Vietnam's Central Highlands have discovered a mass grave containing 22 sets of remains of communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War. More »
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Shares of Singapore's banking stocks jumped on Monday after the U.S. bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac gave the sector a boost, dealers said. More »
BEIJING - China says it is further easing restrictions on travel to Taiwan to increase exchanges between the sides, amid warming ties between the political rivals. More »
PATNA, India (AFP) - - India was grappling on Sunday with the task of feeding and housing close to a million villagers displaced by huge floods in the eastern state of Bihar, as the rescue effort wound down. More »
BEIJING - Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer. More »
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's embattled prime minister denied a rift with the army Sunday and dismissed the possibility of a coup when he travels to the U.N. General Assembly in New York later this month. More »
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's embattled prime minister denied a rift with the army Sunday and dismissed the possibility of a coup to overthrow his government later this month when he travels to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly meetings. More »
SINGAPORE: The middleman involved in Singapore’s first illegal kidney transplant case will be sentenced on September 5. More »