SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) and Starhub on Tuesday announced separately that they have submitted bids for the lucrative broadcast rights to the EPL from August 2010 to May 2013.

If they are separate bids, a head-to-head battle between the two warrings sides looks inevitable.

Presently, Starhub holds the rights.

GIVE her a break, say Netizens who have come to the defence of Ms Ris Low who gave up her Miss Singapore World 2009 crown on Tuesday.

First criticised for her poor grasp of English in a Razor TV video interview, Miss Low has come under even more intense criticism after news that she was convicted of credit card fraud and placed under supervised probation came to light last week.

CORRUPTION is an accepted business practice in many parts of Asia, and few organisations have taken steps to fight it.

On Tuesday, 17 multinational companies operating in the region pledged to make a difference - and stamp out graft.

JAKARTA - INDONESIAN police released on Tuesday a series of files from slain terror leader Noordin Mohammed Top's laptop showing detailed and chillingly nonchalant planning behind the July bombings in Jakarta.

Videos on the laptop seized in the Central Java raid this month that killed Noordin, 41, show suicide bombers and other militants discussing and making preparations for the July 17 twin suicide bombings, which killed seven people.