03 Dec 2009 23:46:10 GMT World is big enough for both India and China
DESPITE Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's befuddlement at what he calls 'a certain amount of aggressiveness on the Chinese part', he and his aides have taken the unprecedented step of making statements designed to demolish dominant ...
03 Dec 2009 23:46:08 GMT S'pore's response
SINGAPORE'S response to President Barack Obama's announcement on Afghanistan:
'Singapore welcomes the United States' continued commitment in Afghanistan that President Obama outlined today. This is a positive and pragmatic way forward.
03 Dec 2009 23:46:08 GMT Troop surge but with 2011 drawdown
Wisdom of exit timetable questioned
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama yesterday announced a widely anticipated surge in troops as well as an unexpected exit clause in a major speech on Afghanistan.
03 Dec 2009 23:46:08 GMT Building on existing efforts
Much done to cut emissions; new target will need habit change
PERSUADING motorists to switch from cars to public transport is one area in which the Government has its work cut out for it, on the way to achieving its goal of reducing carbon ...
03 Dec 2009 23:46:08 GMT Adjusting to a low-carbon environment
BELOW is an edited excerpt from a media interview yesterday when Senior Minister S. Jayakumar, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim announced Singapore's commitment to cut ...
03 Dec 2009 23:46:08 GMT Relief, scepticism, anxiety
A range of emotions expressed in South Asia
NEW DELHI: United States President Barack Obama's announcement of a troops surge in Afghanistan evoked a range of emotions - from scepticism, to relief to anxiety - in South Asia yesterday.
03 Dec 2009 23:46:08 GMT President's pledge
In America's vital national interest
'As commander-in-chief, I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home.'
03 Dec 2009 23:28:31 GMT Phase II polls by and large peaceful; 1 jawan killed in blast
RANCHI/GIRIDIH: The second phase of polling for 14 of the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly ended peacefully on Wednesday, barring the death of a CISF jawan in a landmine blast in Giridih district. The average voting percentage for the 14 seats ...
03 Dec 2009 23:28:30 GMT Fight against AIDS
ALLAHABAD: Besides initiating HIV/AIDS education and awareness campaigns, the health department is mobilising other measures too to fight against the disease. Health Officials informed that four NGOs are currently implementing TI (targeted ...
03 Dec 2009 23:28:29 GMT Strike at HIV when prevalence is low: Expert
MANGALORE: "The return on investment in the prevention of HIV far exceeds that of standard capital investments. Studies have indicated that these returns, in terms of cost savings through preventing HIV, are as much as 3.5-7.5 times the ...
