Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra suddenly left the country on his private jet Thursday days before a court ruling that could see him imprisoned, raising speculation that he might not return to face the verdict.
His (...)
Indonesia's protests which escalated following the killing of a delivery rider have sparked a drive among South East Asians to show their support through delivery apps.
Some in neighboring Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand are using the (...)
Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in a suicide bombing near a political rally in Pakistan, authorities said.
Hundreds of members of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) had gathered for a rally at a stadium in Quetta, (...)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a "newly inaugurated" missile production line on Sunday before a planned trip to Beijing to witness a massive military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During Sunday's inspection, Kim (...)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's foreign ministry has said, in what will be a landmark visit.
This comes days after US President Donald Trump said he (...)
Singaporean authorities have announced tougher penalties for vaping as they try to crack down on the increasing use of drug-laced vapes in the country.
These include stiffer fines, longer jail terms and even caning. Foreigners may also be (...)
A Buddhist monk who set up a hospice in Thailand for people with HIV/Aids has been arrested for alleged embezzlement of donations to the care home.
Luang Phor Alongkot, 65, was arrested Tuesday at his temple in the central province of Lopburi. He (...)
South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools — becoming the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.
The law, which comes into effect from the next school year (...)
An alleged cryptocurrency scammer's five years on the run ended after he was arrested for littering near a train station in Seoul, police said Friday.
Police said they only intended to arrest the man for throwing a cigarette butt, but they got (...)
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.
The lawsuits, filed separately against the US carriers, seek millions of dollars (...)
A recent court ban on feeding pigeons in public spaces in the western Indian city of Mumbai has become a major flashpoint between civic bodies, public health activists and bird lovers.
This month, hundreds of people clashed with police twice while (...)
Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta's power.
This will be the first vote since the junta seized power in a (...)
A Singapore-based billionaire has been fined $23,400 (S$30,000; £17,251) after he had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge connected to a gift scandal that shocked the country last year.
Hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng had admitted to abetting the (...)
A South Korean former tech executive accused of helping to spark a cryptocurrency crisis that cost investors more than $40bn (£31.8bn) has pleaded guilty to two criminal counts of fraud.
Do Kwon was the boss of Singapore-based Terraform Labs, which (...)
NEOM — The Saudi Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in NEOM on Tuesday, strongly condemned the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to fully occupy the Gaza Strip. The session also slammed (...)
South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people — a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday.
Authorities say the main reason behind the decline is the (...)
A Chinese warship plowed into its own coast guard vessel on Monday while the latter was chasing a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea, Manila said.
Philippine coast guard officials were distributing aid to fishermen in the disputed Scarborough (...)
In the popular Japanese anime One Piece, black flags bearing a skull with a straw hat are carried by a rowdy crew of pirates who have made it their mission to challenge a draconian regime and fight for freedom.
But in July, these emblems started (...)
More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya (...)
Energy giant BP says it has made its largest oil and gas discovery this century as it shifts its focus away from renewable energy and back to fossil fuels.
The UK-based firm said on Monday that it is conducting tests at the site in deep water off (...)
A Singapore-based billionaire hotelier has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to a rare corruption scandal that shocked the country last year.
Ong Beng Seng has admitted to abetting the obstruction of justice by helping ex-transportation minister (...)
Ali Ahmad's eyes fill with tears as he lifts his shirt to show deep bruises across his back.
While he was detained, Iranian officers struck him and accused him of spying, he says. "They used hoses, water pipes and wooden boards to beat me. They (...)
Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government's first nationwide subsidy aimed at boosting birth rates.
The country's birth rate has been falling even since the (...)
Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated by multiple agencies for embezzlement, "improper relationships with multiple women" and "fathering illegitimate children", the temple said on Sunday.
The (...)
Four years after a stricken cargo ship caused the largest plastic spill ever recorded, volunteers on Sri Lanka's beaches are still sifting kilograms of tiny, toxic plastic pellets from the sand.
Billions of plastic nurdles, as they are called, are (...)
