Public caning as a tourist attraction? Why not, argue Aceh tourism officials who have been toying with the controversial idea in the past 10 years. It might seem a sick idea to those against corporal punishments being meted out in public,...
This is one road race every foodie might rush to register for. The main lure for finishing this particular race in Taiwan, which comes in three distances of 22.3km, 10.3km and 2,8km, isn't so much a fancy medal, finisher t-shirt...
Hong Kong will select a new leader on Sunday in a vote skewed towards Beijing that has once more opened up the city's political divisions. Pro-democracy campaigners describe the election process as a farce and predict weekend protests as the...
Even the heavens appeared to celebrate the long-awaited resurfacing of the sunken ferry Sewol. As authorities on Wednesday kicked off the salvage operation of Sewol, the internet buzzed with a photo of a cloud seen in Wonju, Gangwon Province. The cloud...
HONG Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, said that he would cast his vote at this Sunday's chief executive election for the candidate who has both Beijing's support and a deep understanding of Hong Kong, but stopped short of endorsing...
The Korean government on Wednesday announced that it will start issuing electronic visas to Southeast Asian tourists in May, as part of its plan to aid the local tourism industry which has been hit by tension between Seoul and...
WASHINGTON - The next round of India-Pakistan water talks - that the World Bank offered to hold in Washington next month - may be delayed or cancelled because of India's refusal to accept arbitration. Pakistan not only wants the talks to...
Sunflowers add joy to any landscape. The sunflower fields of Pirojpur are painting the district bright. And beyond their visual beauty, to farmers sunflower cultivation brings good profits. "We can make around Tk 10,000 (S$175) per bigha of land from...
Forest officials released an Asian civet, an endangered species locally known as Gondho Gokul, in the Khadim Nagar National Park in Sylhet yesterday afternoon. A team of forest officials rescued the civet from Lokkhonabondo Madrasa Bazar area under Golapganj upazila...
Two-and-a-half years into his presidency, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating has reached 66.4 per cent, according to a survey by Jakarta-based pollster Indo Barometer. "Based on our survey, Jokowi has achieved a lot considering recent political developments in his administration,"...
