100 days of solitude: Hunger, strife and despair in Parachinar
Sporadic violence stemming from Kurram's complex issues has brought life for its 800,000 people to a standstill.
Indonesia intensifies probe into ‘mysterious’ fence off Tangerang coast
Authorities are ramping up an investigation into a 30 km bamboo fence installed off the Tangerang coast, while a similar structure has cropped up off the northern coast of Bekasi,…
Enough already: Exhausted Koreans lament polarising politics
After investigators failed to detain President Yoon earlier this month, both anti- and pro-Yoon protests grew more intense, holding rallies past midnight when temperatures dropped…
Woman held for allegedly luring Hong Kong residents to Southeast Asian scam farm
Upon arrival, the two women were deprived of their mobile phones and passports and taken to a scam farm in Myanmar, where they were held captive and forced to engage in scams.
Red notice sought for mastermind behind Cambodian ex-MP’s assassination
A red notice is an Interpol notice issued to seek the location and arrest of a person wanted by a judicial jurisdiction or an international tribunal with a view to their…
New milestone in organ transplants in Vietnam: 21 people saved in six days
These included four heart transplant patients, one patient with a simultaneous liver-kidney transplant, three liver transplant patients and seven kidney transplant patients.
Donation supports breastfeeding initiative in Brunei
Women’s Institute of Brunei Darussalam donated breastfeeding nursing covers to the Ministry of Health. It helps mothers breastfeed their children more comfortably in public…
Climate risk index warns of threats to Cambodian children’s health, welfare
The index is crucial in providing an additional roadmap for the government and other relevant institutions, to prioritise actions that consider the well-being and protection of…
App stores to screen age of Singapore users to block kids from accessing apps for adults
Under the new Code of Practice for Online Safety for App Distribution Services, app stores targeting users in Singapore must also block children below 12 from downloading apps…
Constitution reform commission proposes new principles for Bangladesh
The report proposed including equality, human dignity, social justice, and pluralism in its preamble while removing nationalism, socialism, and secularism.