(30/4)Singapore s Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has paid tribute to the nation s workers in his May Day message.He commended Singaporeans for their undaunted spirit in riding out rough economic times. >>>

(30/4)Universities in the United States are worried that strict student visa requirements by the government there may affect their competitive edge. One of the concerns is that top students from various parts of the world will be put off by the bureaucratic immigration process and go elsewhere for their education. >>>

(30/4)Singapore s Members of Parliament or MPs would no longer be allowed to serve on boards of companies. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said this in a letter addressed to the MPs of the ruling People s Action Party or PAP this week. >>>

(29/4)Singapore's Members of Parliament or MPs would no longer be allowed to serve on boards of companies. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said this in a letter addressed to the MPs of the ruling People's Action Party or PAP this week. >>>

(29/4)Thailand's government is facing growing criticism and calls for an inquiry over its use of "brute violence" in the southern Muslim region. More than a hundred Muslim militants were killed yesterday in clashes with security forces. >>>

(28/4)From next year, motorcyclists entering Singapore from Malaysia may need to have their eyes scanned. Iris scanning is expected to tighten border controls, to reduce instances of passport fraud, catch wanted criminals and keep out suspected terrorists. >>>

(27/4)Singapore's Defence Minister, Teo Chee Hean, has warned that Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia don't have adequate resources to deal with a possible terrorist attack in the busy Malacca Straits. >>>

(27/4)The recent violence in Ambon, the capital of Indonesia s Maluku province, over the weekend has shattered the 2002 government-sponsored peace pact. The military s involvement in separatist violence of this kind in Indonesia is a cause for concern, especially with the number of ex-generals in the presidential race. >>>

(22/4)The chairman of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference or OIC, today, urged the US to introduce a Security Council resolution granting the United Nations a central role in Iraq. >>>

(22/4)Latest opinion polls show that Yusof Kalla is the most popular candidate for the Indonesian Vice Presidency. He's partnering Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who's running for President. A former Coordinating Minister for People s Welfare, Yusof Kalla is a member of the Golkar party. So will contesting for Indonesia s number 2 position affect Yusof Kalla s standing within Golkar? >>>

(19/4) Indonesia's public welfare minister, Yusuf Kalla, has said that he will run alongside presidential candidate, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, as his vice-president. But just how successful will the Yudhoyono-Kalla combination be? RSI's Yvonne Gomez asked this of Dr Arief Budiman from the University of Melbourne in Australia. >>>

(15/4) In a TODAY news commentary, Rohit Brijnath says it's alarming that the whole world seems riveted by the the revelations of David Beckham's alleged extra-marital affairs. >>>

(8/4) RSI's Yvonne Gomez asks Professor Arief Budiman, Head of the Indonesian Programme at the University of Melbourne the likelihood of an effective coalition government between Golkar and the PDI-P. >>>

(6/4) RSI's Valarie Tan asks Associate Professor Bilveer Singh, from the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore how the smaller and newer parties will perform at the Indonesian elections. >>>

(2/4) Channel NewsAsia's Zainudin Afandi talks about the Indonesion election and the difficulties faced by the Election Commission in running an election as complex as this. >>>

(2/4) Indonesia's parliamentary elections will take place on Monday, and reports have suggested that Indonesia's Islamic parties are not really concentrating on religious issues but focusing more on corruption and the economy. Why is this so? RSI's Yvonne Gomez asked this of Dr Arief Budiman from the University of Melbourne in Australia. >>>

(1/4) Can Indonesia's PDI-P stand up against rival Golkar in Monday's election? RSI's Bharati Jagdish seeks the opinion of political analyst, Dr Arief Budiman from the University of Melbourne in Australia. >>>

(1/4) In a TODAY news commentary, Council secretary of Singapore Institute for International Affairs, Dr Eric Teo Chu Cheow says the 'recount genie' doesn't bode well for the Philippine, Indonesian elections >>>