Asean human rights mean no foreign interference

SINGAPORE -- Asean's new human rights body has been slammed as "toothless", and a mechanism to....

ASEAN SUMMIT

UN special envoy to go to Burma again
United Nations special envoy for Burma affairs Ibrahim Gambari said Wednesday he would make his next visit to....

ASEAN SUMMIT

In Singapore, Burma activists keep within the law
About 40 Burma nationals were having coffee at the Starbucks cafe at Orchard Parade Hotel, or standing around....

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....

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....
Cambodia begins first public hearing of former Khmer Rouge leader
PHNOM PENH -- The first public court hearing of a former Khmer Rouge leader began Tuesday with the former....
Burma: Targeted sanctions meeded on petro industry
NEW YORK -- The United Nations Security Council should act to prohibit any new investment in Burma's oil....

Singapore style
Wake up slowly at CentralWorld with special toast and coffee, or come later for a type of comfort food....
Tastes like poultry
Down-to-earth ambience and a decades-old secret recipe keep regulars coming back to this small eatery
Serious about cartoons
When it comes to the technology of animated films, TV series and computer games, the Thailand Animation....
Trade and tradition
Take your tastebuds on a trip through time by sampling Nang Lerng market's tried and tested recipes