Milan fashion week opens with eclectic, embellished looks

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi inaugurated the Milan Fashion Week.

Feb 25, 2016

Indonesia supreme court overturns foreign teacher's acquittal in sexual abuse case

The men were arrested in July 2014 after parents of a 6-year-old boy at the school alleged that he'd been sodomized.

Feb 25, 2016

Singapore ranked fifth in global 'travel freedom' index

Germany is the top country in the index in 2016, as its citizens can access 177 countries without a visa.

Feb 25, 2016

Beirut's river of garbage swells by the day

A general view shows packed garbage bags in Jdeideh, Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2016.

Feb 24, 2016

Singapore's GIC to invest $387 mln in Indonesian retail firm

PT Trans Retail, the retail arm of Indonesian conglomerate CT Corp, runs stores under the Carrefour and TRANSmart brands.

Feb 24, 2016

Breaking: Tara Airlines plane missing in Nepal mountains with 21 people on board

Reports say the missing aircraft is a Twin Otter operated by Nepal's Tara airlines.

Feb 24, 2016

Standard Chartered posts worst losses since 1998; shares tumble

The bank says it expects the financial performance to remain subdued during 2016 given current market conditions.

Feb 23, 2016

Buddhist monks pray as they observe Makha Bucha Day at Thailand's Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple

Buddhist monks pray at Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony on Makha Bucha Day in Thailand.

Feb 23, 2016

Singapore consumer prices fall for 15th straight month in January

Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private road transport, was at 0.4 per cent, compared to 0.3 per cent in December.

Feb 23, 2016

Singapore's catholic archbishop hits out at 'permissive' Madonna concert

Archbishop Goh said catholic Christians should not support "the 'pseudo arts'.

Feb 23, 2016

The startling, young faces of the migrant crisis

A child sleeps on a blanket pulled by two men as refugees and migrants walk towards the Greek-Macedonian border

Feb 22, 2016

Elderly woman dies in Collyer Quay accident

As the car struck the truck from behind the woman fell on to the bonnet of the BMW while her husband was thrown off the rear of the vehicle.

Feb 22, 2016

Google plans hub in Singapore to help 'next billion Internet users'

The technology and content hub will focus on creating products for mobile-first Southeast Asian users,

Feb 22, 2016

DBS posts 20% rise in Q4 net profit; bad debts rise

Southeast Asia's largest bank made record full-year profits at S$4.45 billion.

Feb 22, 2016

Thai Airways in talks to buy 20% stake in Thai AirAsia

The deal talk follows a move made by Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

Feb 21, 2016

To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee dies aged 89

To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee dies aged 89

Feb 20, 2016

Donald Trump: When Isis attacks Vatican Pope would think of me

'A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian'

Feb 19, 2016

Genting Singapore reports Q4 loss of S$7.8 million

The Q4 loss was the second quarterly loss in 2015, which was marked by weak performance in the gaming business

Feb 19, 2016

Malaysian economy expands 4.5% in fourth quarter

Exports rose 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter, helped mainly by Ringit's decline against the dollar.

Feb 18, 2016

Singapore exports to China weakest in seven years; dives 25% in January

'Manufacturing and jobs growth are contracting and there are signs that services are starting to buckle'

Feb 18, 2016