At the centre of world trade, Singapore is an affluent global power. However, as Katie Burton reports, its economic rise has come at a political cost ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Penang-born Chinese Peranakan derives great joy from creating new designs for manik shoes as well as teaching the craft ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

Bengalis provide examples of mobility as convicts, indentured or kangany labourers, and 'free' migrants under British imperialism. Both colonial governments in Bengal and the Straits Settlements ...

Hong Kong said the US tariffs are "grossly inconsistent" with the relevant WTO rules. Read more at straitstimes.com.

772: Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 1587: ...

the Straits Settlements, the Dutch East Indies, British India, and Australia. Next :n importance is the European business of the company, principally to England, France, and Scandinavia.

the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens was officially opened by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Cecil Clementi Smith. In its early years, the gardens became a social hub for the British and ...

A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has snowballed into a corporate governance nightmare ...