A driver who was allegedly playing Pokemon Go when he hit and killed a woman in Japan has been arrested, police said Wednesday.Media said that Tuesday's incident marked Japan's first fatal vehicle accident involving the popular gaming app.Keiji Gooh,...
Powerful quake hits Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples Hla-Hla HTAY Yangon, Aug 24, 2016 (AFP) - A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar Wednesday, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan,...
President Rodrigo Duterte has said his threat to pull the Philippines out of the United Nations for criticising his deadly crime war was just a "joke", while attempting a light-hearted wordplay on genocide.Duterte on Sunday said he may withdraw...
Indonesia's disaster management agency (BNPB) has deployed a fleet of 12 aircraft, including water- bombers and planes for cloud-seeding operations, in six fire-prone provinces before the dry season hits its peak next month to prevent a repeat of last...
A day after a Taiwan milk-tea beverage was recalled by Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), Hong Kong authorities have followed suit in removing the drink from 7-Eleven convenience store shelves.According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), a...
Indonesia's Broadcasting Commission (KPI) said it will investigate Radio HangFM for possibly spreading radical teachings, after Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said last week that it had detained two Singaporeans who claimed to have been radicalised by the...
JAKARTA - A mob gathered outside the Singapore embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday (Aug 23) morning to protest against the alleged mistreatment of a retired Indonesian general at Changi Airport last week.About 40 demonstrators, who identified themselves as the...
Around 900 Malaysians rode the bullet train from Beijing to Tianjin on Tuesday to experience the trademark Chinese technology in the wake of last month's announcement of a planned Malaysia-to-Singapore high-speed rail link.Fauwati Abdul Rahman, a businesswoman from Malaysia,...
BANGKOK - Thai traffic police rounded up 42 motorists for playing Pokemon Go behind the wheel on the first day of crackdowns on 10 main Bangkok streets.Bangkok traffic police arrested 42 motorists on the first day of the "Pokemon...
NAYPYITAW - Myanmar's Lower House of Parliament currently has seven vacant seats, and the Upper House has three. A total of seven constituencies across the country were unable to hold elections last year.Myanmar is expected to hold a by-election...
