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Switching to e-cigarettes could save millions of smokers' lives, a conference on the rapidly expanding use of the devices heard on Tuesday. PHOTOS A person holding an electronic...

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak made a surprise visit Thursday to an island near the tense border with North Korea that was shelled by Pyongyang two years ago, a spokeswoman said. "We must defend (the maritime border) to the last man," Lee was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news...

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court charged a Cabinet minister's husband with corruption on Monday, a day after the minister announced plans to resign in a scandal that has embarrassed the government. Women's Affairs Minister Shahrizat Jalil announced Sunday that she would step down on April 8...

JAKARTA - An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smokes two packets of cigarettes a day has highlighted the government's failure to regulate the tobacco industry, the country's Child Protection Commission said Monday. After food, cigarettes account for the second-largest household expenditure...

SINGAPORE: The World Bank on Friday said the world's oceans were at risk and called for a coalition of governments, NGOs and other groups to protect them, aiming to raise $1.5 billion in five years. "The world's oceans are in danger," from over-fishing, marine degradation and loss of...

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SINGAPORE: The Singapore People's Party (SPP) said it has good support from professionals and former civil servants who have stepped forward to volunteer their services and the party will deploy them accordingly in the run-up to Polling Night. The SPP team for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC has been...

SINGAPORE: Former Reform Party vice-chairman and member of its Central Executive Committee (CEC), Mr Alec Tok said he will definitely take part in the upcoming general election. He said he is still in talks with various parties but has not ruled out standing as an independent candidate...

SINGAPORE : Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has confirmed his candidacy for Tanjong Pagar GRC in the coming general election. In a video posted on the People's Action Party's website, Mr Lee said: "I am happy to be still representing Tanjong Pagar." He said he first won his seat...

MANILA - Small amounts of radiation from Japan's leaking nuclear power plant have spread across Asia, authorities said Tuesday, deepening concerns for millions of people already wary of eating Japanese food. The governments of China, South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam reported that...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong banks that sold minibonds linked to now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers have agreed to repay tens of thousands of investors up to 96.5 per cent of their investment, regulators said Sunday. The 16 banks will buy back a large chunk of the financial products at the centre of a...

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BEIJING : A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit China's remote northwestern Qinghai province Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, in the same region where a strong quake killed more than 2,000 people last month. The quake, which struck at 10:29 am (0229 GMT), was centred in Yushu prefecture, 376...

SEOUL : China's Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday that his country wanted to see peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as tensions mounted over the sinking of a South Korean warship. "China is persistent in supporting peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," Wen was quoted telling...

SINGAPORE : SingHealth's Group chief operating officer, Dr Wong Yue Sie has died after developing a massive stroke. He was 49. SingHealth says that despite emergency surgery after his stroke last Friday, Dr Wong succumbed to the severity of the condition yesterday, without regaining...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A powerful quake with a magnitude of at least 7.2 hit the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday, causing panic in an area that was devastated by the killer waves of the 2004 tsunami. Coastal residents fled from their homes and headed inland fearing a destructive...

BRUSSELS: European air traffic faced disruptions Saturday as a cloud of ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano affected flights in Spain, France and Portugal, authorities said. Hundreds of flights were cancelled while many transatlantic services were delayed as they skirted the plume of debris...

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has declared this year a "good year", with Singapore emerging from the financial storm in a strong position. In his May Day message, he urged Singaporeans to take the opportunity to push forward with improving productivity and transforming the...

Singapore: The first person to be hauled to court for a gambling offence in Resorts World Sentosa has been sentenced to nine months jail. 53-year-old cabby, Loo Siew Wan pleaded guilty on 23 April to impersonating his brother to get into the Sentosa casino. Loo, who’s an undischarged...

TAIPEI : A strong 6.9 magnitude quake struck southeast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake, which could be felt as far away as Taiwan's capital Taipei, hit at 10:59 am (0259 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) with...