SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Rescue workers were searching by sea and air for nine people missing after a fishing boat capsized in waters off South Korea’s...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Ethnic Indian Malaysians massed in Hindu temples across the country Sunday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, months after the relaxation of...
SINGAPORE — Questions of possible conflicts of interest have been asked by netizens on social media and private messaging, as Ms Tin Pei Ling, a People’s...
MUMBAI, INDIA — India’s securities regulator said Saturday that markets were stable and protected from further volatility, following a phenomenal share rout that hit the business...
It was reported in the local media on Saturday (4 Feb 2023) that IT graduates from the local universities are having a hard time finding tech jobs. James...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A University of Indonesia (UI) student was named a suspect even as he died in a tragic accident after being knocked down by...
by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE — Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly...
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on Friday. The...
by Glenda Kwek MUMBAI, INDIA — Beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani denied Friday that his rise to become Asia’s richest man — a title he has...
PARIS, FRANCE — French oil and gas major TotalEnergies said Friday its capital exposure to troubled Indian conglomerate Adani was “limited” at US$3.1 billion. Adani’s market...
MUMBAI, INDIA — Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday her country’s markets were “well regulated” and she did not expect the controversy around tycoon Gautam...
On 7 July last year, 48-year-old Norasharee bin Gous was executed in Changi Prison after being accused by a rival gang member, Mohamad Yazid bin Md...
YANGON, MYANMAR — Myanmar’s junta has introduced tough new measures in resistance strongholds under which people accused of treason and “spreading false news” will be tried...
MALAYSIA — The Malaysia High Court has ruled against the permanent return of the personal passport for Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is the current...
by Glenda Kwek MUMBAI, INDIA — The market rout suffered by Indian tycoon Gautam Adani is the latest corporate scandal to plague one of the world’s...