Philippines imposes curfew, arrests journalists

Manila - The Philippine government imposed a curfew from midnight to dawn Thursday, after a seven-hour siege....

UN chief will not discuss Burma with Thailand
Bangkok - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not discuss Burma when he makes his first visit to Thailand....

Series of earthquakes strike Indonesia, two dead
Jakarta - Strong earthquakes struck off the eastern Indonesian island of Sumbawa early Monday, killing at....

Burma overshadows Asean leaders summit
SINGAPORE -- A landmark charter hailed as a milestone by members of the Association of South-East Asian....

Wunderkind in Singapore searches for suitable university
SINGAPORE -- Ainan Celeste Cawley is a 7-year-old child prodigy currently looking for a place at a....

S'pore teens love junk food, exercise little, but level-headed about sex
SINGAPORE -- The average teenager in Singapore is a couch potato who loves junk food, but is level-headed....
Vietnam confirms arrests of foreign activists
HANOI -- Vietnam on Thursday confirmed the "urgent arrest" of three of the four foreign....
Asean going green
SINGAPORE -- East Asian nations in their third summit declared Wednesday they would play a role in coping with....
"Deradicalisation" and Indonesian prisons: ICG report
JAKARTA/BRUSSELS -- Indonesia's modest gains in persuading some convicted terrorists to reject violence....

Singapore style
Wake up slowly at CentralWorld with special toast and coffee, or come later for a type of comfort food....
Aroy aroy
Only a few months old, the Italian bistro Pizza Pizza already has a large following
Night at the palace
Just in time for loy krathong, historic Sanam Chan Palace celebrates its centennial by opening up after dark
Waterside revival
Organisers hope that a three-year-old floating market in Taling Chan is helping locals to see the canal not....