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A Singaporean blogger sued for damages by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pic) said Monday he had successfully raised fees for his legal defence in just four days through crowdfunding. Roy Ngerng Yi Ling, a government health worker who posts comments on social issues, said 1,104 people had...

Members of Parliament Cedric Foo and Chen Show Mao go back and forth over the need for immigrants, in light of Singapore's ageing society, and Opposition leader Low Thia Khiang says his Workers' Party is "not anti-immigration". SINGAPORE: Immigration proved to be a hot topic in Parliament...

The Chinese and Russian navies have concluded their live-fire drills in the East China Sea. The two navies taking part in the "Joint Sea-2014" drill returned to Wusong military port on Sunday morning. On Saturday, the Chinese and Russian warships conducted joint anti-submarine exercises...

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Japanese military planes have intruded on the airspace of China-Russia naval exercises and carried out dangerous actions, seriously violating international laws, China's Ministry of National Defense said Sunday. Two Japanese airplanes, OP3C and YS11EB, intruded...

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He also said that the bus contracting policies announced this week is a public admission of failure, and accused the Government of taking ideas from the opposition, as WP and SDP have previously advocated for the nationalisation of assets. Mr Tan said that Singaporeans First aims to be...

Tan Jee Say announces 'Singaporeans First' party A group shot of seven of Singaporeans First's founding members at their press conference, May 25, 2014. Photo: Ernest Chua New political party pledges to put "Singaporeans at the heart of the nation" SINGAPORE — Mr Tan Jee Say, former...

Tan Jee Say launches new political party Mr Tan Jee Say, a former presidential candidate, has announced the formation of a new political party, Singaporeans First, which pledges to put "Singaporeans at the heart of the nation". PHOTOS...

Thai military detains ousted leaders for "up to a week" Thailand's military will detain former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and ousted government leaders for up to one week, the army said Saturday, tightening its grip over the country following a coup that has provoked an...

Thailand's military government on Friday detained former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several members of her family as coup leaders tighten their grip on power. PHOTOS Former...

China, Russia pledge wide-ranging cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign a joint statement aimed at expanding cooperation in all fields and coordinating diplomatic efforts to cement the China-Russia all-round strategic partnership of cooperation...

Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was conferred the title of Honorary Doctor of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. PHOTOS...

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South Korea says a sunken ferry carrying 459 passengers and crew has left at least four dead and hundreds unaccounted for. South Korea says a sunken ferry carrying 459 passengers and crew has left at least four dead and hundreds unaccounted for. During its latest press conference, the South...

South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL divers, raced on Wednesday to find nearly 300 people missing after a ferry sank with 459 on board, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. JINDO, South Korea: South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL...

The defence lawyers representing the six leaders of City Harvest Church have attacked the prosecution's case, saying it has not proven beyond reasonable doubt that they misused church funds. PHOTOS...

Another 22 men have been arrested for rioting at a foreign workers' dormitory in Kaki Bukit, bringing the total number of people arrested to 35. PHOTOS Another 22 foreign workers have...

Tears and cries of inconsolable pain and loss echoed from a Beijing hotel ballroom on Monday as the relatives of MH370 passengers learned the news: their loved ones were dead. PHOTOS VIDEOS...

Malaysia says missing jet crashed at sea Malaysia on Monday said the passenger jet which went missing more than two weeks ago crashed in the Indian Ocean, but shed no light on the mystery of why it veered from its intended course. PHOTOS...

(CNN) -- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went down over the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday, citing a new analysis of satellite data by a British satellite company and accident investigators. The announcement appeared to rule out the possibility that...