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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall

UK Royal couple Prince Charles, Camilla begin Singapore visit

During the four-day-long visit, Charles and Camilla will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph

Oct 29, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Indonesia pays price for massive palm tree plantation: Ground water depletion, increasing temperature and more

An International research team has found that oil palm cultivation has resulted in increasing surface temperatures in Indonesia. This has resulted in decreasing groundwater levels and increasing number of forest fires.

Oct 29, 2017

By Rahul K R

Myanmar police arrest journalists from Singapore and Malaysia

Local police arrested another person named Aung Naing Soe, who was working with Meng and Lin as an interpreter.

Oct 28, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Men are handcuffed after they were detained by police during a police anti-illegal drugs operation in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines November 9, 2016. Picture taken November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Czar Dancel TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Will arrest of ISIS financier end terrorism in Philippines?

Police authorities said Malawani was the suspected financier of the group who collected money from business owners in Manila and remitted them to Madie Maute, the brother of Maute notorious leaders Omar and Abdullah Maute.

Oct 27, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

9 Indian men arrested in Malaysia for assaulting co-worker, overstaying in country

The victim, a co-worker of the nine men, was punched, kicked and beaten, leading to injuries on lips, toes and buttocks.

Oct 27, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

47 dead, 46 injured in Indonesia fireworks factory

The authorities said that the injured people were taken to nearby hospitals in Tanggerang city and a police hospital in Jakarta.

Oct 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

U.S. Defence Minister Mattis is seen during a press conference at the George C. Marshall..

US Defence Secretary James Mattis visits DMZ of South, North Korea

The tension in the border is building up as North Korean Foreign Minister threatened last month while visiting New York for the UN General Assembly that his country will not hesitate using hydrogen bomb.

Oct 27, 2017

By IANS

Singapore: Sales of new private homes rises in July

Singapore quarterly private home prices gain for first time since 2013

Singapore's private residential prices gained 0.7 percent in the third quarter, rising for the first time in nearly four years, government data showed on Friday.

Oct 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Malaysia's Bentong town to host international durian fest

Bentong in Pahang, Malaysia will host the International Durian Cultural Tourism Festival 2017 on November 25 and 26.

Oct 26, 2017

By Sanchalita Mullick

Singapore Airlines orders 39 Boeing aircraft for $19.5 billion

New security procedures at US airports sure to affect Singapore

The new security measures might affect the East and Southeastern regions, causing a delay in flight take-offs, thus raising concerns over extended processing time and flight delays.

Oct 26, 2017

By Sanchalita Mullick

Additional security features of Singapore passport

Singapore passport gets new design, security features' makeover: Know all about it here

The new design is for the Singapore biometric passport and has additional security features that will make it hard to be forged or duplicated, ensuring a transparent immigration and travelling process.

Oct 26, 2017

By Adrita Biswas