JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s score in the press freedom index has slightly improved in 2021, according to the Press Council report. The 2021 score stood at...
Myanmar troops killed several members of a local “defence force” in a day of clashes, the junta said on Friday, with local residents and media reporting...
Thailand plans to reopen Bangkok to fully vaccinated visitors in October, officials said on Friday, as the kingdom seeks to salvage a tourism industry hammered by...
Industrial services organisation Tutt Bryant Group Limited – which is owned by one of Singapore’s richest families – has reportedly received $5.4 million in JobKeeper payments,...
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has tabled a motion in Parliament on securing the jobs and livelihoods of Singaporeans, which is similar to the motion filed by...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — A role as economic adviser with ministerial status appears to be on the horizon for former Prime Minister Najib Razak, in what...
This article contains material on suicide and mental health issues. Readers’ discretion is advised. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Discussions on mental health and suicide cannot be...
Dozens of local community politicians in Hong Kong swore a newly required loyalty oath to China on Friday after hundreds of their colleagues quit in protest...
A super typhoon that rapidly formed in just 48 hours is threatening both the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains over the coming...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday (7 Sep) has warned against travel to Brunei, Sri Lanka, and Jamaica amid the spike...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The Constitutional Court has held the second hearing in the judicial review trial against the Law on Mineral and Coal (UU Minerba/Law No.3/2020)...
Fitness Best Asia announced on Thursday (9 Sep) that it will reward S$700 and a special edition Fitness Best Asia Award to the first person who...
The National University of Singapore (NUS) will be holding a virtual townhall next week for parents of Yale-NUS College students and alumni after over 260 parents...
The disciplinary tribunal hearing against Deputy Public Prosecutors (DPPs) Tan Wee Hao and Tan Yanying over their conduct in former domestic worker Parti Liyani‘s trial concluded...
US President Joe Biden talked with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in seven months on Thursday, urging they ensure that “competition” between...