Myanmar parliament meets as Suu Kyi's NLD set to elect new president Suu Kyi will be "above the president" and have direct control of the government. Feb 1, 2016By Jacob J
Venice carnival gets underway amid tight security Italian policemen check masked revellers as they arrive at San Marco Piazza during the Venice Carnival, January 31, 2016. Feb 1, 2016By Staff Reporter
China ponzi scheme arrests expose overheated P2P finance market With the Chinese economy slowing down, the little regulated P2P platforms ran into problems Feb 1, 2016By Jacob J
After job cuts, HSBC freezes salaries, hiring to trim costs The bank had said in June it was axing 25,000 jobs globally. Feb 1, 2016By Jacob J
Zika case in Indonesia as WHO holds emergency meeting In Colombia, the second worst affected country after Brazil, more than 2,000 pregnant women are infected. Feb 1, 2016By Jacob J
Beijing says US destroyer sailing near Triton island in South China Sea 'expelled swiftly' Pentagon says no Chinese ships were in the vicinity as USS Curtis Wilbur sailed near Triton Island in the Paracels. Jan 31, 2016By Jacob J
South China Sea Dispute: Taiwanese citizen registered as first civilian resident in Taiping Two more staff at the medical facility in Taiping may switch residency to Taiping. Jan 31, 2016By Jacob J
Apple March event: iPad Air 3, iPhone 5se and plethora of watch models? Various sources claim the mid-March arrival of the new iPad, iPhone and other devices Jan 30, 2016By Staff Reporter
39 die as migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast The victims were mostly from Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar. Jan 30, 2016By Jacob J
Singapore arrests 37 'money mules' in three-day crackdown Suspects were acting as "money mules", who received and transferred illegal funds on behalf of criminal syndicates. Jan 30, 2016By Jacob J
Singaporean man faces 11 years in jail, lashes for raping 12-year-old Culprit found guilty of two charges of sexual molestation and another for forcing victim to perform indecent sexual act. Jan 30, 2016By Staff Reporter
Chinese miners trapped underground for 36 days rescued More than 400 emergency workers took several weeks to tunnel down to the trapped men. Jan 30, 2016By Jacob J
TPP: New Zealand protesters demand pullout ahead of Feb 4 signing John Key's government says various tariff reductions under the trade pact will result in the addition of $2.7 billion to the country's GDP. Jan 30, 2016By Jacob J
Russian MetroJet plane crash: EgyptAir mechanic with a brother in Isis 'arrested' Sources confirm detention of the EgyptAir employee and two airport policemen. Jan 30, 2016By Jacob J
$4 billion stolen from Malaysian state fund, say Swiss investigators A portion of the cash was transferred into Swiss accounts held by former Malaysian officials. Jan 30, 2016By Jacob J