Nobel winner F. W. de Klerk on Nelson Mandela and what makes a good leader. The friendly, gum-chewing elderly gentleman sitting across from me was easy ...
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By Kwan Weng Kin Japan Correspondent [email protected] TOKYO - An acceptable score in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which measures proficiency in the language, is required for entry into many universities in the English-speaking world. But Japanese Prime Minister...
By Nirmal Ghosh Thailand Correspondent [email protected] BANGKOK - Mr Sombath Somphone, a Magsaysay Award winner for public service, was last spotted by the cold and unblinking eye of a CCTV camera on the evening of Dec 15 last year, getting into an unknown SUV on a street in Vientian...
By Tan Hui Yee Correspondent [email protected] THE skytrain seems unusually frigid as I settle down on a rare empty seat between two Thai journalists. Here, says the older one on my left, giving a bottle of mineral water to the one on my right. “Rot naam,” the elder mutters, before str...
By Reme Ahmad Assistant Foreign Editor [email protected] PALEMBANG, South Sumatra - Sending tents and medical supplies to flooded areas. Check. Ferrying ready-to-eat meals and blankets to volcano-hit zones. Check. Rebuilding collapsed schools and bridges in post-earthquake reconstructio...
By Grace Chng Senior Correspondent [email protected] Apple's iPad Mini, unveiled early this morning (Singapore time) will arrive here next week. But that's only the wi-fi version. Prices are $448 for 16GB wi-fi model and $578 for 32GB and $708 for 64GB. Prices for cellular versions a...
By Ho Ai Li Taiwan Correspondent [email protected] “To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.” So spoke caustic Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest. To paraphrase the great Wilde, “To lose one iP...
By Himaya Quasem Assistant to Editor [email protected] WITH barely a sound, the glossy black leaflet slid through the letter-box of my home in Aberdeen, North-east Scotland. I was around 13 or 14 years old at the time, but I still remember the phrase printed on it in bold white type....
By Eisen Teo Journalist [email protected] IF FOR you the story of Raffles and the Japanese occupation are the only things you easily remember about Singapore's history, then getting your hands on Singapore, A 700-Year History: From Early Emporium To World City could change the way y...
