Asia Pacific

Malaysian police shoot dead two suspected criminals in Rawang

The police believe the two men were preparing for a robbery.

May 16, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Stingrays demand has resulted into increasing number of turtle deaths

Stingray demand results in increasing number of turtle deaths in Malaysia

Turtles are dying at a massive rate in the Malaysian state of Terengganu because of stingrays

May 15, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Vet-Service Dept. declared no human DNA found in human-faced goat

Malaysian authorities say no human DNA found in human-faced goat

Veterinary department officials say infections and a lack of nutrients cause the anomaly.

May 15, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

World's largest aircraft Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya cargo plane

Antonov Mriya: World's largest cargo plane lands in Kuala Lumpur

The Antonov AN-225 Mriya is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built.

May 14, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat suffers a stroke

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat remains in ICU; stable after surgery

Heng's colleagues talk about his exceptional work ethic. T

May 14, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Who is Amos Yee, teen blogger in Singapore police crosshairs?

Teen blogger Amos Yee has been arrested again on Wednesday by the Singapore police.

May 13, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Russian hacker stole more than 88,000 Singaporean accounts

Security firm recovers over 88,000 Singaporean accounts stolen by Russian hacker

Young Russian hacker spotted bragging about millions of stolen accounts he had collected.

May 12, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Federal Court dismisses Hindu man's bid for Islam removal

Hindu-born Malaysian Mohd Sharif's bid to remove Muslim identity fails again

The Federal Court of Malaysia dismisses Hindu man's application to remove "Islam" from his ID.

May 12, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Obama's Vietnam visit: Human rights, arms embargo and China strategy in play

The US has long said any move to ease the embargo further will depend on Hanoi's progress in human rights.

May 12, 2016

By Jacob J

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off Taiwan's Yilan county

Local media say one person in Taipei was injured a tile that fell off a building hit him.

May 12, 2016

By Jacob J

Singaporean woman dies after falling down from Australia's Blue Mountains

Singaporean dies after plunging down Blue Mountains cliff in Australia

Cheng Shi Min was looking over the falls when and she slipped and fell into freezing waters.

May 12, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

MH370 search, MH370 debris in mozambique

MH370: More pieces of debris linked to missing flight but mystery remains

Experts have said it was not clear if the relatives of the MH370 victims will accept the new finding

May 12, 2016

By Jacob J

National Day Parade ticket applications opens on Friday

Singapore National Day Parade 2016: How to get tickets for gala event

Successful applicants can collect their tickets from June 10 to 19, between 10am and 9pm daily at Kallang Wave Mall Atrium.

May 11, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Debris of the missing helicopter AS 350 found

Najib says political attacks that derailed 1MDB IPO led to state fund's ruin

1MDB utilised 'debt funding' on condition that an IPO will follow, but 'attacks' sabotaged the plan.

May 11, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines presidential elections

After foul-mouthed race, Duterte prepares for war on crime, graft and booze

'If you are a policeman and stick to your racket, choose either you kill me or I kill you'

May 11, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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