TR EMERITUS

Once again, we punched above our weight at the 28th SEA Games with the classy way we delivered a spectacularly successful Games. Singing the emotive Majulah Singapura a capella when technology failed us was voted the most memorable moment of the Games. I also cherish the spirit of sportsmanship. At the finals for the men's marathon,... 

State media say scientists have developed a vaccine for ‘malicious infections’, including the respiratory disease currently sweeping through Asia South Korean health officials fumigate a theatre in Seoul in an attempt to combat the Mers virus. Photograph: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images North Korea says it has succeeded where... 

The House of Representatives stands at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington. (Photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters) The US House has passed Trade Promotion Authority bill that boost presidential authority in negotiating trade deals. This version of the legislation is not linked to any other bill. It was passed around noon today...