PAP's Murali Pillai wins Bukit Batok by-election with 61.2% votes

SDP's Chee Soon Juan receives 38.8 percent of the votes.

May 8, 2016

Juztin Lan is back with his second mini album, Mou Mou, after 6 years

Juztin Lan is back with his second mini album titled Mou Mou (Someone) after six years.

May 8, 2016

Malaysia chopper crash: Body of minister Noriah's husband and Kuala Kangsar MP found

The remains of Wan Mohammad Khair-il arrived at the Sultan Azlan Shah Ipoh Airport at 6.10am.

May 8, 2016

Song Joong-ki tops list of the most desirable models, bags ad deals in plenty

'Descendants of the Sun' actor Song Joong-ki wins ad deals from Korea Tourism and ministries of culture and sports.

May 7, 2016

Labour Party's Sadiq Khan elected first Muslim mayor of London

Sadiq Khan has been elected as London's new Mayor on last Saturday.

May 7, 2016

Malaysian helicopter crash: Rescue teams lose hopes of finding survivors

The search teams working for the crashed helicopter carrying VIPs are losing all hopes of finding any survivors.

May 7, 2016

Singapore signs military training deal with Australia to enhance defence capabilities

Singapore will spend A$2.25 billion (US$1.7 billion) for the expansion of military training facilities in Australia.

May 6, 2016

Singapore court slaps 3 more charges on Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei in 1MDB probe

Prosecutor Kwek says Yeo has shown no qualms in attempting to subvert the course of justice.

May 6, 2016

Singapore court fines former Ranbaxy promoters $400 mln for hiding facts in Daiichi deal

Court says Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh concealed facts leading to losses for Daiichi Sankyo.

May 6, 2016

Body found near debris from missing Malaysian helicopter carrying minister and VIP entourage

Debris from the missing Eurocopter AS 350 helicopter are believed to be found near Batang Lupar, Malaysia.

May 6, 2016

Helicopter carrying Malaysian VIPs including minister goes missing in Sarawak

Eurocopter AS 350 goes missing with 5 Malaysian VIPs on board.

May 6, 2016

Bali shark attack victim Ryan Boarman 'failed to read post-rain shark activity'

American surfer who was mauled by a shark in Balian, West Bali last week is better now and will be able to surf again.

May 5, 2016

Syria conflict: Uneasy truce holds in Aleppo under US, Russia watch

The Syrian army agrees to respect a two-day truce in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo.

May 5, 2016

Singapore: Chinese woman raped three times in public on Chinese New Year eve

A 30-year-old man is on trial for raping the young woman on a public road at night.

May 5, 2016

China's Battle Declaration: PLA releases first hip-hop recruitment video

The 'masculine' sound track has lines such as "just waiting for the order to kill, kill, kill"

May 5, 2016

US kills Australian Isis recruiter Neil Prakash in air raid in Mosul

Neil Prakash was linked to several Australia-based attack plans and was featured in several Islamic State recruitment videos.

May 5, 2016

Malaysia dissolves 1MDB advisory board chaired by PM Najib Razak

The ministry said in a statement the ownership in 1MDB's subsidiaries and four land assets would be transferred to it.

May 5, 2016

Rosmah Mansor aide hits out at Mahathir over Najib snub

Mahathir accused Najib of looking down on Razak by not truly emulating the man that fathered him.

May 4, 2016

Kim Hye-sun, on verge of third marriage, says she 'met a good man'

Kim Hye-sun met her would-be husband in a volunteer group while she was sorting out her financial crisis

May 4, 2016

Singaporean jailed for two years for molesting Chinese woman

Singaporean molester sentenced to two years of jail for molesting a Chinese woman in Singapore.

May 4, 2016