THE Reds have landed in Singapore but the mass hysteria that they were supposed to spark off never materialised.
Instead, there was a subdued welcome for Fernando Torres and company on Thursday - in sharp contrast to the riotous scenes that marked the English football giants' last visit here in 2001.
PHUKET - NORTH Korea on Thursday spurned US offers of a package of incentives in return for scrapping its nuclear weapons programme, saying it could never trade security for cash.
The North, at a briefing on the sidelines of the Asean Regional Forum, also described six-party nuclear disarmament talks as dead and urged the United States to drop its 'hostile' policy.
BANGKOK - THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not consider expelling Myanmar over the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, rejecting US calls, Thailand's prime minister said on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Thai television on Wednesday that the regional bloc should consider kicking out the military-ruled member state if it does not free the Nobel laureate, who is on trial in prison.
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA plans to ease entry rules for Chinese labour in a bid to woo more investment from the country, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
Under the proposal, skilled and unskilled workers from China will be allowed to work at companies and factories set up in Malaysia by Chinese investors.
