CHINESE Government employees should be banned from offering or receiving cigarettes on social occasions, a member of parliament said, a move that would reverse an entrenched tradition and is unlikely to see the light of day
MALAYSIA`S prime minister was sworn into office in a colourful traditional ceremony, despite a dramatically reduced majority that makes it tough for his government to push through its projects
TIBETAN spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attacked China`s human rights record, accusing it of "unimaginable and gross violations" in his Himalayan homeland
Scandal ... nude shots of diminutive diva Rima already doing the rounds
