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Lee Kuan Yew recovering after surgery (3:40 p.m.)
SINGAPORE — Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was recovering in a hospital Sunday after surgery to implant a cardiac pacemaker to remedy an irregular heart rhythm.
Lee, 85, is expected to be discharged from the hospital Monday after a successful surgery on Saturday, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
Lee was hospitalized in September [...]
Previous Stories
- Rocket attack near UN compound kills 2 (5:36 p.m.)
- US: Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan (2:56 p.m.)
- Fighting escalates at Taj Mahal in Mumbai standoff (10: 33 a.m.)
- 300 tawo nahilo (3: 57 p.m.)
- Mga empleyado sa Dasureco napagan, di maka-sweldo? (3:53 p.m.)
- Barbara Bush in good condition after ulcer surgery (10:08 a.m.)
- Diarrhea outbreak kills 3, downs 200 (9 a.m.)
- Afghan police: 4 dead in blast near US Embassy (4:13 p.m.)
- Malaysia to pull out of peace mission (3:10 p.m.)
- Thailand shuts down second airport (2:42 p.m.)
- Death toll from floods rises to 12 (2:34 p.m.)
- Economy slows to 4.6% in 3rd quarter (12:14 p.m.)
- Gunmen torch buses in north, 7 wounded (12:13 p.m.)
- At least 82 killed as gunmen rampage in India city (12:10 p.m.)
- Zimbabwe’s new export: cholera (4:44 p.m.)
- Palace: Takeover of Thai airport won’t happen in RP (3:16 p.m.)
- Protesters shut Thailand’s international airport (1:01 p.m.)
- FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula (12:58 p.m.)
- Ship capsizes; 9 rescued (12:05 p.m.)
- Justice panel to vote on substance of impeachment rap (10:53 a.m.)
- Oil falls below $53 in Asia after rising overnight (4:52 p.m.)
- Asian stock markets rise after Wall Street rally (4:19 p.m.)
- 2 anggulo ang gilantaw sa pagpamusil (3:36 p.m.)
- Minority walks out of impeachment hearing (2:25 p.m.)
- Wing glitch forces Northwest jumbo back to Manila (1:50 p.m.)
- Stock index jumps 6% (1:47 p.m.)
- Cebu lawmaker defends Arroyo in impeachment hearing (11:26 a.m.)
- Roadside bomb wounds 4 RP marines (9:51 a.m.)
- Oil prices rise above $50 on Obama economy team (6:32 p.m.)
- JDV accuses Arroyo of bribing lawmakers (4:47 p.m.)
- Pamilya gimasaker (4:01 p.m.)
- Asian stock markets drop amid Citgroup jitters (3:14 p.m.)
- US government unveils plan to rescue Citigroup (2:30 p.m.)
- JDV reveals US$10M offer for silence on ZTE issue (11:30 a.m.)
- Palace: Arroyo travels for the good of RP economy (11:03 a.m.)
- JDV: Not speaking is a crime itself (10:46 a.m.)
- Floods leave at least 6 dead (2:17 p.m.)
- Bautista upset (11: 25 a.m.)
- World War II veterans seek US benefits (10:42 a.m.)
- Police arrest suspected militants (3:14 p.m.)
- Leaders of Asia, Americas face pressure on economy (11:18 a.m.)
- Piracy watchdog hails Indian attack on pirate ship (4:54 p.m.)
- China to overhaul battered dairy industry (3:10 p.m.)
- Stock index slides 3.5 pct on US losses (2:55 p.m.)
- Fed sees economic woes persisting into 2009 (2:43 p.m.)
- Soldiers take NPA war material after clash (2:24 p.m.)
- Coordinating center put up in Lanao del Norte (1:18 p.m.)
- Pictures: One True Love premiere night
- Arroyo to visit Columbia after Apec summit (11:44 a.m.)
- Oil steady near 22-month low in Asia (5 p.m.)
- Scientists find new penguin species (4:52 p.m.)
- Indian navy fights off pirates in Gulf of Aden (4:11 p.m.)
- P12 milyones todas sa sunog (3:30 p.m.)
- RP rebels say civilians hurt in airstrike (3:11 p.m.)
- Lawmakers dismiss 3 belated complaints, junk MOA inclusion (11:34 a.m.)
- Owner of hijacked Saudi tanker says crew safe (5:10 p.m.)
- RP to raise rebel attacks in Norway talks (5 p.m.)
- Fire devastated 80 houses (4:10 p.m.)
- Rihanna-Chris Brown concert a success (3:41 p.m.)
- Bolante attends House probe on fertilizer mess (3:08 p.m.)
- Lawmakers clear names in fertilizer probe (2:48 p.m.)
- 3 Moro rebels killed, 2 others hurt in clash (12:50 p.m.)
- Oil lingers near $55 as investors mull recession (12:47 p.m.)
- House finds JDV’s son impeach rap sufficient in form (12:30 p.m.)
- Enrile is new Senate president (4:45 p.m.)
- Villar dominates presidential survey (4:31 p.m.)
- Oil falls below $56 as Japan slips into recession (3:41 p.m.)
- Foreign employers can stay in RP forever (2:25 p.m.)
- Power quake in eastern Indonesia crumples homes (1:18 p.m.)
- Crusading broadcaster shot dead (12:39 p.m.)
- Army seeks release of soldier (11:23 a.m.)
- Floods kill 11 in central and southern Vietnam (5:04 p.m.)
- Gunmen seize cargo ship with 23 crew off Somalia (3:04 p.m.)
- Death toll in China tunnel collapse rises to 3 (3:03 p.m.)
- Aftershock shakes China’s quake-hit southwest (12:29 p.m.)
- Dela Paz invokes right vs self-incrimination (2:34 p.m.)
- Government ready for weak peso (1:49 p.m.)
- Senate orders arrest of money changer (12:24 p.m.)
- Dela Paz appears in Senate probe on Moscow mess (11:38 a.m.)
- Militants free 2nd kidnapped aid worker (11:33 a.m.)
- RP will not lift ban on workers in Iraq (11:28 a.m.)
- Firefighters overwhelmed by raging California fire (10:18 a.m.)
- 6 teenagers die after drinking sour milk in India (5:32 p.m.)
- Oil steady at $58, underpinned by stock rally (4:46 p.m.)
- 2 shot dead in Muntinlupa (3:39 p.m.)
- Stock index climbs 3 percent (2:55 p.m.)
- Trader abducted (2:39 p.m.)
- BOC seizes Chinese counterfeit cigarettes (5:03 p.m.)
- Ex-Filipino official: Arroyo didn’t tap gov’t fund (5:01 p.m.)
- Islamic bloc urges RP, rebels to end war (4:57 p.m.)
- Oil falls to $55 on grim US economic outlook (12:34 p.m.)
- Ayala Corp. earnings down 43% (12:27 p.m.)
- Bolante denies appointment had anything to do with Palace connection (12 p.m.)
- Zubiri inhibits self from fertilizer probe (11:13 a.m.)
- Bolante: Arroyo is not involved (11:07 a.m.)
- Bolante apologizes for non-appearance in 2005 (10:40 p.m.)
- Oil slips below $59 on global growth pessimism (4:10 p.m.)
- HK finds melamine in fish feed from mainland China (2:36 p.m.)
- Pictures: Da Spooftacular Showdown
- 23 crew of RP ship seized near Somalia (5:06 p.m.)
- RP Army: 10 Muslim rebels killed in clash (2:23 p.m.)
- NPA member killed in Compostela clash (1:45 p.m.)
- RP says it won’t give asylum to Thaksin (5:14 p.m.)
- Oil jumps above $63 on higher Asian stocks (3:25 p.m.)
- Doctors approve Bolante’s discharge from hospital (2:27 p.m.)
- 6.5-magnitude quake strikes northwest China (1:14 p.m.)
- New case of bird flu found in northern Thailand(1:04 p.m.)
- Teachers protest for salary hike (11:08 a.m.)
- Ombudsman awaits counter-affidavit of Bolante, 23 others (11:00 a.m.)
- 2 killed in dawn shooting (4:18 p.m.)
- PNP: We are not cutting off media (2:43 p.m.)
- Communist rebels kill 3 in Compostela Valley (4:50 p.m.)
- Militants free nurse held hostage(12:56 p.m.)
- Oil steady at $61 after 2-day plunge (5:10 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Lalaki naipit sa elevator (1:15 p.m.)
- Gensan: 11 anyos gilugos (1:10 p.m.)
- Davao: Gitipi sa DDS (1 p.m.)
- San Miguel Corp. profits surge 195% (9:58 a.m.)
- 20 illegal OFWs denied at airport (3:31 p.m.)
- ‘Quinta’ approaches C. Visayas (2:44 p.m.)
- Stock index sinks 3.2% (2:32 p.m.)
- Oil follows stock markets, falls below $65 in Asia (1:50 p.m.)
- Coast guard suspends hunt for 8 missing (1:41 p.m.)
- Palace, Masbate gov’t aid ferry victims (5:21 p.m.)
- Captain held for ferry sinking (4:10 p.m.)
- RP inflation eases for 2nd straight month (4 p.m.)
- Marijuana seized from driver, conductor (3:47 p.m.)
- Exit poll: Obama wins women, blacks, Hispanics (11:46 a.m.)
- Democrats pick up 4 Senate seats in early counts (11:16 a.m.)
- Ferry overturns, at least 4 killed (6:28 p.m.)
- DBM releases yearend bonus, cash gift (5:55 p.m.)
- New US president should keep troops in RP (5:08 p.m.)
- Pictures: Undas 2008
- Fare cut to start Wednesday (4:22 p.m.)
- Callie, Erica’s romance over on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (3:09 p.m.)
- Obama wins in earliest vote (2 p.m.)
- Report: Google, Yahoo make concessions on ad deal (11 a.m.)
- Obama’s grandmother dies 2 days before election (10:58 a.m.)
- Gonzalez suggests leave extension for Sabio (10:19 a.m.)
- Bolante’s chest pains due to gastric ulcers, esophagitis (5:45 p.m.)
- Oil price cuts to top Neda meeting agenda (5:32 p.m.)
- Son asks CA to order release of Bolante (5 p.m.)
- Oil rises above $68, lifted by firm stock markets (4:28 p.m.)
- Stock index climbs 3.8 percent (3:07 p.m.)
- 3 abandoned NPA camps found (3:04 p.m.)
- Driver in Edsa mishap banned from driving PUVs (12:05 p.m.)
- MMDA wants stricter penalties for accidental drivers (11:31 a.m.)
- Obama takes battle to Republican territory (3:15 p.m.)
- Vietnam capital under water as death toll hits 17 (3 p.m.)
- Obama warns of more attacks to come (6:50 p.m.)
- Geoff-Maja pictorial
- China: Feed makers defied rule in adding chemical (5 p.m.)
- MMK tackles abortionist’s life (3:16 p.m.)
- 7 killed in bus mishap (2:58 p.m.)
- Troops kill 19 Muslim rebels (2:31 p.m.)
