Patients suffer as doctors strike in Dhaka, other districts
Physicians resume emergency services on condition that they’re shadowed by law enforcers.
Chinese-Filipinos fear prejudice fuelled by Guo case, South China Sea row
Locally called Chinoys or Tsinoys, Filipino nationals who are of Chinese ancestry fear that the case of former Bamban mayor Alice Guo is fanning the flames of Sinophobia amid…
Only three Malaysian states produce enough babies to replace their populations
According to the Statistics Department, 13 states and federal territories have total fertility rates (TFRs) that have dropped below the replacement level of 2.1 babies for every…
Indonesia President-elect Prabowo downplays rumours of rift with President Jokowi
Analysts warned that the social unrest and public discontent over President Jokowi’s apparent efforts to establish a political dynasty could put the beginning of Prabowo’s…
Strong support and opposition to some of former Thai PM Thaksin’s economic plans: poll
The NIDA Poll, conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, on Sunday published the results of a public survey titled "Thaksin Thinks, PM Paetongtarn…
Heavy rain devastates India’s Andhra and Telangana, leaving several dead
Nine people were killed in Andhra Pradesh, while one person died and several others were washed away in flash floods in Telangana as relentless rain disrupted life in both Telugu…
Singapore doctors may have found a way to make head, neck cancers more receptive to treatment
Head and neck cancers – which occur in areas between the nose and the voice box – affect 900 to 950 people in Singapore each year.
Indonesian Health Ministry offers new strategy to curb antimicrobial resistance
The new strategy targets the next five years until 2029 and focuses on strengthening capacity across laboratories nationwide for a more comprehensive, integrated system to monitor…
Fourth case of mpox virus confirmed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: official
The health ministry had clarified earlier that the first mpox case detected in Pakistan was of the clade 2 variety. A second case of mpox was confirmed last week, with the patient…
Catholics eager to welcome Pope Francis in Jakarta this week
Around 70,000 worshippers are expected to attend a mass to be held on Thursday at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on the third day of the Pope’s…