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China to work for investment treaty with US, infra cooperation with Turkey: Vice Premier Wang

Wang met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and the Turkish counterpart Mehmet Simsek in Beijing on Sunday.

Feb 29, 2016

By Boby Michael

Fall in business travel drags tourism receipts to first decline since 2009

Decline in business travel hits Singapore tourism

Tourism receipts in the last year were S$22 billion, while international arrivals inched up to 15.2 million from 15.1 million a year ago.

Feb 29, 2016

By Jacob J

Singaporean hacked to death with cleaver in 'staring incident'

India: Mumbai man kills 14 members of family, hangs himself

The grizzliest massacre in India in recent years took place in the city of Thane in the western state of Gujarat.

Feb 29, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Pro-democracy candidate wins Hong Kong's by-election

Pro-democracy candidate wins Hong Kong's first election after 'fishball riots'

Edward Leung Tin-kei, who was arrested following the street riots, secured the third place

Feb 29, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore calls for code of conduct in South China Sea

Singapore has its "work cut out" as the coordinator of Asean-China relations in the backdrop of simmering tensions in disputed waters.

Feb 28, 2016

By Jacob J

For Indonesia LGBT community is people with psychiatric problems

The Indonesian Psychiatrists Association said it wants to keep Indonesian traditions free from foreign influence.

Feb 27, 2016

By Boby Michael

Japan's population shrinks by one million; first drop in almost 100 years

The 'ageing country's population now stands at 127.1 million, the internal affairs ministry said.

Feb 27, 2016

By Jacob J

Philippine army kills 42 Muslim rebel fighters in southern province

Rebel fighters with supposed links to the Islamic State were killed in a five-day operation in Lanao del Sur.

Feb 27, 2016

By Jacob J

China terms Pentagon remarks on South China Sea as 'fallacy'

China urges the U.S. to stop playing up the situation.

Feb 27, 2016

By Boby Michael

Syria: 140 killed in serials bombings in Homs and Damascus

Shaky truce halts Syria's 5-year war; Isis, YPG still at arms

The 'cessation of hostilities' is not a ceasefire but it allows aid agencies to reach people trapped in the conflict and those in dire need of humanitarian aid.

Feb 27, 2016

By Jacob J

Cambodia seeks modern Chinese warships to bolster maritime defence

Cambodia has a vestigial fleet consisting of patrol craft, and it would be in China's interest to help it beef up its maritime operations.

Feb 26, 2016

By Jacob J

Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman and Indonesian teaching assistant Ferdinand Tjiong get 11-year jail term

Neil Bantleman case: Canada, US express shock as Indonesia sends 'sodomy' teacher back to prison

US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake said he was "shocked and disappointed" over the verdict.

Feb 26, 2016

By Jacob J

Singaporean hacked to death with cleaver in 'staring incident'

A coffee shop employee, named Khor Tzoong Meng, had been detained from his apartment hours after the murder took place.

Feb 26, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Singapore crime

US proposes 'toughest UN sanctions in 20 years' on North Korea

Pyongyang's supply of aviation fuel including rocket fuel will be blocked under the new sanctions.

Feb 26, 2016

By Jacob J

Australia raises defence spending by $21 bln; submarine fleet a priority

Australia hikes defence spending by $21 bln amid rising China tensions

More money will be spent on buying new equipment such as frigates, armored personnel carriers, strike fighter jets, drones and submarines.

Feb 25, 2016

By Jacob J

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