Female divers in Korea's southern island of Jeju have been designated as an Intangible Cultural Property of Korea, Cultural Heritage Administration said Monday. Hanyeo, which roughly translates as "women of the sea," refers to female divers on Jeju Island who...
ARREST WARRANTS have been issued for three police officers from Kong Koy precinct in Mae Sariang district as part of the investigation into the scandal involving the forced prostitution of girls under 18 in Mae Hong Son. Deputy national police...
BANGKOK/MOSCOW - At least 27 people were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok on Monday (May 1) when their Boeing 777 hit an air pocket. The terrifying ordeal occurred when the plane flew through a pocket of...
A coffee-scented postage stamp was released by minister Nirmala Sitharaman (right, in white) along with minister of state for communications Manoj Sinha (in yellow) on April 23. The stamps, which cost Rs100 (S$2.20) and are a collector's version, were released...
PHUKET, Thailand - A relative of the Thai baby whose murder was shown on Facebook Live earlier this week said he was too distraught and intent on getting police to the crime scene to worry about getting the horrific...
THIMPHU - In the past three years, Passang Tshering and his team of over 1,000 volunteers have cleaned up more than 60 public toilets and built temporary bathrooms at a dozen events in Bhutan. Passang decided to take matters into...
TAIPEI - Taiwan's fears that it will become a bargaining chip between China and the United States worsened Friday after a snub by President Donald Trump, who said he would not do anything to upset Beijing. Trump rattled China in...
MANILA - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday warned that Southeast Asian countries needed to ensure their economic growth was inclusive, or risk marginalised opulations turning to violent extremism or even overturning political systems. Speaking at an event for entrepreneurs...
A group of sacked Olympus executives has been ordered to pay more than half a billion dollars in damages for a massive accounting fraud that badly damaged Japan's corporate governance image. The Tokyo District Court ruled on Thursday that ex-company...
KATHMANDU - A Taiwanese trekker is recovering in hospital after rescuers found him and his dead girlfriend on a mountainside in Nepal where they were stranded for 47 days, surviving on only water and salt after their food ran...
