BEIJING, CHINA — China’s top leaders on Thursday hailed the “miracle” of the country’s zero-COVID reversal, calling the dramatic turn away from hardline virus curbs a...
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA — At least 69 Rohingya refugees, many of them women and children, landed on Indonesia’s west coast Thursday in a wooden boat, an...
KAHRAMANMARAS, TURKEY — Turkish rescuers on Thursday pulled a 17-year-girl from the rubble of last week’s devastating earthquake, as hopes fade of finding more survivors. Aleyna...
Food service workers in Singapore will receive a three-year sustained pay hike under the Progressive Wage Model (PWM), according to an article published by The Online...
New seizure orders have been issued by Luxembourg court bailiffs on two units of Malaysian state oil company PETRONAS this week. The second order, which was issued...
BANJARMASIN, INDONESIA —The founder and chairman of the Sioux Snake Indonesia Foundation (YSUI), Aji Rachmat Purwanto, passed away after being bitten by a king cobra. Although...
TAIWAN — Taiwanese singer Liu Wen-cheng, known for his classic hits such as “Late” and “Soft Rain in March”, was reported yesterday to have passed away...
Yesterday (15 Feb), TOC reported that several People’s Action Party Members of Parliament served as Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Business China, a non-profit organization (NPO)...
FINLAND — Valio, a Finnish cooperative that is owned by around 4,000 Finnish dairy farmers, has been actively engaged in research aimed at reducing the carbon...
SG Mental Health Matters (SGMHM) was founded in 2020 by a group of friends and volunteers with the aim to conduct a public consultation to support...
PERAK, MALAYSIA — The Kampar Hospital in Perak, Malaysia has stated that it has never denied treatment to patients who do not comply with its dress...
HOYA, a global eyecare brand, is set to provide fitted eyewear to underprivileged children across Singapore in the coming weeks. The move follows a Corporate Social...
INDONESIA — Popular travel vlogger Nuseir Yassin, or more famously known as Nas from Nas Daily on social media, has once again sparked controversy after posting...
SINGAPORE — Singaporeans and residents of Singapore have expressed overall positive sentiments towards the Budget 2023 announcements, according to a post-Budget poll conducted by Southeast Asia...
by Hiroshi Hiyama and Katie Forster TOKYO, JAPAN — G7 host Japan is the group’s only member not to recognise same-sex unions, and ahead of this...