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In January, a Tanzanian student was assaulted and partially stripped by a mob in the southern Indian city of Bangalore after a Sudanese student’s car Read more
Police have arrested a popular but controversial Malaysian singer, after complaints that his most recent music video “insulted Islam”. Namewee, whose real name is Wee Read more
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine is not leaving the United Nations, the foreign minister said on Monday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to Read more
Singapore (CNA) After hearing that Mr Lee took ill during his National Day Rally speech, his Malaysian counterpart, Prime Minister Najib Razak, sent his well wishes. Read more
SINGAPORE (9News): According to report from Channels News Asia online news portal, Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong was delivering his National Day Rally speech Read more
(CNN)Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to leave the United Nations in response to criticism of his approach to drug crime since taking office. The Read more
WASHINGTON — A woman in the western U.S. state of California has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for “conspiring to export and cause the Read more
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities are investigating whether a suspected militant arrested last week was plotting an attack on the Read more
Malaysia was very close to winning the Badminton Men’s’ Double championship against China when they scored 21 -20 against China, but the opportunity yet slipped Read more
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police identified a Thai man on Friday as a suspect in their investigation into attacks that killed four people and wounded dozens Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: An oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said on Wednesday. The Read more
China has successfully launched the world’s first quantum-enabled satellite, state media said. It was carried on a rocket which blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The U.S. aviation regulator has upgraded Indonesia’s safety rating, clearing the way for its airlines to fly to North America nearly Read more
There are dramatic marriage proposals – and then there’s proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received Read more
South Korea gaming: How a T-shirt cost an actress her job The “Gamergate” controversy which roiled the world of video gaming has hit a new Read more
SINGAPORE: Butterfly specialist Joseph Schooling, who clinched his first Olympic Gold medal at the 100m butterfly event on Saturday morning (Aug 13), can look forward Read more
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai army said it was searching for a military helicopter that went missing on Sunday in northern Thailand with five people Read more
Singapore’s Joseph Schooling won his nation’s first ever Olympic gold medal with victory in the 100m butterfly as Michael Phelps was one of three men Read more
By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Aukkarapon Niyomyat | BANGKOK/HUA HIN, THAILAND The Thai political party whose governments have been overthrown by the country’s ruling generals Read more
(Reuters) Two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin on Thursday, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police said. The Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics, the leader in the global computer chip and smartphone industries, is South Korea’s biggest company, with about 100,000 Read more
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will hold a general election in 2017, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns his military government Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s emperor expressed concern about fulfilling his duties as he ages in an address to the public Monday that was remarkable for Read more
By Kanupriya Kapoor BATAM, Indonesia (Reuters) – It was social media chatter that gave him away. Changing his profile picture on the LINE messaging app Read more
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Sunday voted to accept a military-backed constitution, results based on 80 percent of votes counted showed. Results from the country’s Read more
Six suspects were arrested in a raid Friday morning on Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, police said. The suspects were allegedly planning a rocket Read more
Gunmen have opened fire on a busy market place in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least 13 people, officials say. Police blamed the Read more
SINGAPORE: Indonesian authorities have arrested six terror suspects, including the group leader who had plans to fire a rocket from Batam in an attack on Read more
It may look like something from the future, but China’s long-awaited “straddling bus” ran its inaugural test in Hebei province this week. The 2m-high Transit Read more
(Reuters) Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about US$72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin Read more
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