115 killed in a train derailment in India
The accident happened when the train was travelling from Patna to Indore derailed on Sunday.…
‘The Christian in me brought me closer to Palestine’
Malaysian-born Ang Swee Chai was in Kuala Lumpur to launch a new edition of her…
Opium production in Afghanistan rises by 43 percent
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) calculates that opium production has increased by…
Without urgent action, climate change will push millions into hunger – U.N.
The UN estimates that, with climate change, an additional 42 million people will be vulnerable…
We need to find new pathways for peace and dispute resolution in South China Sea
By: Kumaran Pillai Background China claims historical rights to the area enclosed within the nine…
China warns PM Lee over South China Sea
By: 永久浪客/Forever Vagabond An opinion piece was published on the Global Times, cautioning PM Lee…
America’s geek-in-chief hosts Singapore’s lead-geek to state dinner at White House
By: Kumar R Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be attending a state dinner at…
No sign of Iraqi weapons – How now, Singapore?
The following commentary was first published in The Straits Time on 7 June 2003, and…
Why I support a Second Referendum
By: Tan Wah Piow Britain is split - between social classes, regions and age groups.…
Iran enforces a religious code of conduct
Iran’s new ‘morality’ police are tasked with reporting infractions of the Islamic moral code. By:…