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Malaysia upset of Singapore University's research linking palm oil to heart disease

Indonesia: Palm oil lobby angry over Joko Widodo's move to limit slash and burn farming

Last month Singaporean said the country suffered losses of about S$700 million due to large-scale haze in 2015.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

China plans nuclear power boost to land reclamation in South China Sea

Analysts say the nuclear power platform will play a key role in advancing China's long-term South China Sea strategy.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

China demands 'clean break' from militarism after Shinzo Abe makes offering at Yasukuni

Abe's offering of "masakaki" trees at Yasukuni comes ahead of Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to China.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte will not say sorry for comment on rape victim Jaqueline Hamill

Philippines: Duterte says will sever ties with allies US, Australia over rape remark row

Ambassadors of Australia and the US criticise Duterte for saying he should have been first to rape the 'beautiful' missionary.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore seized drugs worth S$9 million in 2015 - Narcotics Bureau

Singapore jails Malaysian actor Tony Eusoff for 8 months on drug charges

Singapore is in the forefront of nations that vouch for strict punishment for drug crimes, including death.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

39 die as migrant boat sinks off turkish coast

Witness accounts confirm more than 500 refugees drowned in Mediterranean boat capsize

Citing eye-witnesses, the UN agency officials said hundreds of people drowned in a matter of minutes as the boat sank.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms a SDP seeks alliance

SDP's Chee exudes confidence as Bukit Batok by-election confirmed on 7 May

According to the elections department, there are 25,616 voters in the Bukit Batok single member constituency.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Elderly woman dies in Collyer Quay accident

Three injured in multi-vehicle accident on Woodlands Avenue 12

Eye-witnesses who spoke to TODAY said they saw an overturned lorry on the Seletar Expressway.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte leads opinion polls; apologises for rape remark

Duterte had initially refused to offer apology, saying he will not say sorry for a mistake he did not commit.

Apr 19, 2016

By Jacob J

Car bomb targeting military kills 28 in Turkey

Netanyahu says will 'settle accounts with terrorists' after Jerusalem bus blast

The prime minister called the attack an act of terrorism though the police did not term the incident a terror attack

Apr 19, 2016

By Jacob J

Ridhuan Tee Abdullah: Controversial Malaysian writer 'denied entry in Singapore'

Singapore beefs up checkpoint security with BioScreen thumbprint scanning

Travellers aged above six who use the manned counters at checkpoints will have to scan thumbprints on arrival and departure.

Apr 19, 2016

By Jacob J

Malaysian PM Najib's brother Nazir Razak 'offered to resign' as CIMB chairman

Nazir, who was re-elected as CIMB chairman, said the funds transfer was a one-off event to help his brother.

Apr 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Malaysian boxer Ramkumar who won silver in SEA Games killed in prison

Ramkumar, who had been arrested and kept in the prison over a kidnap case, was stabbed in the back.

Apr 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte will not say sorry for comment on rape victim Jaqueline Hamill

Footage shows Duterte saying rape victim was so beautiful that he should have been the first to rape her.

Apr 18, 2016

By Jacob J

17 injured as SBS buses collide in Pasir Ris

All seventeen were conveyed conscious to Changi General Hospital.

Apr 17, 2016

By Boby Michael

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