BANGKOK - Hope that the conditions will improve for the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi's new government has contributed to a slowdown in the number fleeing to Thailand and beyond, the United Nations and...
JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesian taxi drivers will take to the streets of the capital on Tuesday for a protest rally to demand the government prohibits ride-hailing apps like Grab and Uber, as a price war intensifies.The proliferation of...
JAKARTA - Indonesia "feels sabotaged" in its efforts to maintain peace in the disputed South China Sea and may bring its latest maritime altercation with China to an international court, a minister said on Monday.Indonesia is not embroiled in...
Jakarta - A Chinese envoy called on Indonesia Monday to release eight crew members of a Chinese fishing boat detained during a maritime confrontation, after he was summoned by furious Indonesian ministers.Jakarta says Indonesian vessels were on Saturday trying...
Seoul - North Korea on Monday fired four short-range rockets or missiles into the sea off its east coast, just days after test-firing two medium-range missiles in defiance of UN sanctions, South Korea's military said.An official with the Joint...
A snake owner has sparked outrage among animal lovers after he posted a video online of his pet python devouring a puppy.The six-second video clip showed the gold python sniffing the puppy's snout first before coiling itself around the...
A new business emerges as smog spreads in most parts of China.Want a breath of fresh air? Well, here's the solution. Villagers are selling bags filled with local fresh air to tourists for 10-30 yuan (S$2-S$6) in Lianshan Mountain,...
A thorough investigation into the alleged illegal reselling of vaccines has been ordered by the China Food and Drug Administration. The probe comes amid a case involving vaccines worth more than 570 million yuan (S$120 million) that are suspected...
KUALA LUMPUR: The two pieces of debris found in Mozambique have arrived in Australia, where an investigation team will look for possible links to missing flight MH370, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pic).Examination of the pieces,...
A MAN from Gansu province in China allegedly tried selling a female's skeleton online for those wanting to conduct a ghost marriage ritual, Sin Chew Daily reported.The man, identifying himself as Liu, was asking RMB150,000 (S$31,600) for the skeleton.He...
