As of Sunday noon (18 Apr), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 23 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore. This brings the...
by AFP bureaus The global COVID-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like...
Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing is set to join Southeast Asian leaders at a special summit in Jakarta next week, the Thai foreign ministry said...
As of Saturday noon (17 Apr), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 39 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore. This brings the...
Only one in five Singaporeans who participated in a survey conducted by market research consultancy firm Blackdot Research has expressed confidence in the fourth-generation (4G) political...
Taiwan prosecutors on Friday charged a truck driver with negligent homicide over his role in the island’s worst rail disaster in decades that left 49 dead...
A “parliament” working in hiding to oust Myanmar’s junta from power announced a new shadow government Friday, with deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi at its...
The European Union is very unlikely to renew its COVID-19 vaccine contracts with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a French minister said on Friday. Denmark this week banned...
by Jerome Taylor A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled “troublemaker” who has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side thanks to his...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 12 months on Friday along with four other veteran democracy activists for helping to lead one of...
by Dene-Hern Chen Myanmar’s coup has opened an unexpected window of opportunity for the various ethnic rebel outfits, which have no loyalty to either the junta...
Former domestic worker Parti Liyani, who was acquitted of theft charges related to ex-Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong’s belongings in Sep last year, has...
As of Friday noon (16 Apr), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 34 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore. This brings the...
The Pakistan government on Friday ordered an hour-long shut down of social media and instant messaging platforms, after days of violent anti-France protests. In a notice...
North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung Thursday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang. The...