Singapore - A 30-year-old Japanese gobbler emerged as the Asian champ of Singapore's Major League Eating competition by downing 5.4 kilograms of satay in
12 minutes, news reports said on Monday.
The 60-kilogram Takeru Kobayashi won the showdown on Sunday against 24-year-old American Joey Chestnut, who swallowed 4.1 kilograms of the meat on sticks, The Straits Times said.
Kobayashi leaves for home in Tokyo on Tuesday with a crystal trophy worth 3,000 Singapore dollars (2,068 US dollars).
Singapore - Parking in Singapore's prime area is not cheap but less expensive than in many other cities worldwide, ranking 52nd out of 138, a published study said on Monday.
Drivers in the city-state fork over an average of 27.16 Singapore dollars (18.83 US dollars) for eight hours a day compared to the top price of 92.63 Singapore dollars (63.88 US dollars) in the city of London, according to property consultant Colliers International.
Singapore - The number of visitors to Singapore declined in June, the first drop in 51 months amid the weakening economic climate, tourism board data said on Saturday.
Last month's arrivals were down 4.1 per cent from a year earlier, a sharp drop that followed a slow 0.8 per cent growth in April and May.
A total of 5.1 million people visited the city-state in the first half of this year, spending an estimated 6.5 billion Singapore dollars (4.8 billion US dollars) during their stay.
Singapore - Asia's main security forum on Thursday urged the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to expedite the formulation of guidelines governing the conduct in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
The ministers attending the 27-country ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) encouraged all countries which stake claims on the area to exercise self-restraint.
Singapore - Asia's top security forum said Thursday a disaster-hit country should facilitate assistance from other nations and international organizations for "prompt and effective disaster management and relief" where needed.
The foreign ministers from the 27-member Association of South-East Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) also agreed that external assistance should be provided with the consent of the affected country.
"Disaster relief efforts should be under its overall control and supervision," said the recommendations included in a "chairman's statement."
Singapore - A 30-year-old Japanese gobbler emerged as the Asian champ of Singapore's Major League Eating competition by downing 5.4 kilograms of satay in 
Parking in Singapore's prime area is not cheap but less expensive than in many other cities worldwide, ranking 52nd out of 138, a published study said on Monday.
Singapore - Asia's main security forum on Thursday urged the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to expedite the formulation of guidelines governing the conduct in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
