Southeast Asia
Man Stopped On Thai Border With Orangutans, Tortoises, Raccoons
Thai wildlife officers have arrested a Malaysian man attempting to smuggle two baby orangutans, 51 tortoises and six...
Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village
Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31...
Islamic Militants Take Hostages At Philippine School
Islamic militants occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few...
Desperate Rohingya Seek New Escape Routes From Bangladesh
In squalid camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence and persecution in...
Singapore Won’t Be Rushed Into F1 Contract
Singapore will not be rushed into extending its contract with Formula One, the trade ministry said Tuesday as...
Philippines’ Duterte Apologises For Urban War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised Tuesday for a military offensive that has left the nation's main Muslim...
Singapore Border Guard Arrested For Syria ‘jihad’ Plans
A Muslim border security officer in Singapore has been arrested for planning to fight in Syria, officials said Tuesday....
Philippine Troops Pound Islamists As Death Toll Passes 300
Philippine troops pounded Islamist militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery...
Singapore Rocked By Open Feud In Lee Family
Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama Wednesday when a feud between the children of...
Singapore Rocked By Open Feud In Lee Family
Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama Wednesday when a feud between the children of...
Australian Nurse Denies Running Illegal Surrogacy In Cambodia
An Australian nurse denied running an illegal surrogacy service in Cambodia when her trial began Tuesday, the first...
Google ‘seals Tax Deal’ With Indonesia
Indonesia has reached an agreement with Google over payment of taxes, the country's finance minister said Tuesday,...
Malaysia Seizes 300kg of Pangolin Scales
Malaysian customs officers have seized almost 300 kilograms of pangolin scales being smuggled through the main airport,...
Tropical Peat Forests Risk Turning From Carbon
Peat bogs in tropical forests, long key outlets for greenhouse gases, could dry up due to farming and global warming,...
US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.
US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by...
Death For Nine Filipinos Over 2013 Malaysia Invasion
Nine Filipinos who were part of an armed group that invaded and occupied part of Malaysian Borneo in 2013, in an...
Indonesians Jailed For Harbouring Uighurs, Cleared of Rocket Plot
Six Indonesian militants were jailed Wednesday for harbouring two Uighurs who entered the country to fight with...
Philippine Lawmaker Appeals For ICC Probe Into Drug War
A Philippine lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to the International Criminal Court to urgently probe thousands of killings...
Philippines’ Duterte Orders Troops To ‘crush’ Militants
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the military to "crush" Islamist militants still occupying...