Singapore to ratify UN Law of Sea treaty
SINGAPORE will accede to the most ambitious UN treaty to regulate man's activity on the high seas.
"I guess we will
Author: Derwin Pereira
Call for more efforts to keep Malacca Straits safe, clean
SINGAPORE, Malaysia and Indonesia must step up their efforts to keep the Straits of Malacca pollution-free and safe for navigation.
This was one
10 nations in region to fight marine pollution jointly
TEN nations in the South-east Asian region will soon work together to keep their waters pollution-free.
Asean countries, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos
Differences over sharing of oceans’ resources resolved
Diplomats to meet in NY to finalise draft pact.
DEVELOPED and developing countries have resolved their differences over the most ambitious treaty to
Navy slowly recovering its poise
RUSSIAN CASE
RUSSIA is well on its way to re-establishing its military and industrial power at a time when its free-market economy is
Ships now more vulnerable to attack
Navies of the West declining in numbers, says Jane's Fighting Ships.
COMMERCIAL ships are becoming more vulnerable to hostile action because the navies
Greater rapport between East and West needed
KL to study regional link to Nafta too: Anwar
THERE should be greater rapport and dialogue between East and West on equal terms,
Boycott will end when ties improve, says Anwar
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MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that the ban on British companies was not indefinite and would be
Hanoi banking on education to modernise economy
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VIETNAM is banking on education and training for its workforce to modernise its moribund command economy.
"In the coming
‘Change in India will not be as dramatic as China’s’
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INDIA would change but the transformation would not be as dramatic as China's, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Suzhou project : How it all began – SM Lee
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SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday recounted how the idea of the Suzhou industrial township project in China
Vice-PM Li says China and world need each other
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CHINA needed the world and the world needed China, the Chinese Vice-Premier, Mr Li Lanqing, said yesterday.
"China's development