The practice of giving Giant Pandas as diplomatic gifts to other countries has its roots way back in ancient times. For instance, Empress Wu Zetian sent a pair of pandas to the Japanese around 700 A.D.. The practice was revived during Chairman Mao’s...

By Neil Shah and Chip Cunmins from Wall Street Journal Dubai’s debt debacle is stoking a new fear for investors across the globe: potential government default by heavily indebted nations. The Dubai government roiled markets this week with its move to...

Written by Our Correspondent Extensive publicity was given to the “We are One” Project two days before it closes on 30 November 2009. The project is jointly organized by CapitaLand, LEGO Singapore and MediaCorp to raise S$1 million for Singaporeans and...

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani from The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Veteran lawmaker Lim Kit Siang condemned Umno bloggers on their campaign to paint the DAP as a communist party. Lim told The Malaysian Insider that the tactic used by...

By Novia Lim I first came across Fruit Paradise among the mad crowd in Manpuku (Tampines). You can now tantalize your taste buds at Fruit Paradise in Orchard Central with a lesser crowd! This new branch also serves a reasonable list of food other than...

Written by Our Correspondent A Singaporean by the name of Edmund Lin has written to the Straits Times Forum complaining about free riders among new citizens “using the Singapore passport as a springboard to greener pastures”. He proposed putting strong...