Dhaka airport receives 2nd bomb threat
The message was sent through WhatsApp from a Malaysian number.
Man on trial for raping wife; first such case since Singapore repealed marital immunity for rape
The sexual acts took place after the man had physically assaulted the woman and threatened to hurt her with a metal rod, said prosecutors.
New Year poetry ceremony held at Japan’s Imperial Palace; Princess Aiko debuts poem on ‘dreams’
The event also featured poems by other members of the Imperial family and 10 by members of the public selected from 16,250 poems submitted from around Japan and overseas, as well…
Bali Police detain officers for alleged extortion of tourist
The incident came to light as the National Police face widespread public scrutiny for a separate extortion scandal at the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival last…
Two Thai workers win South Korean lottery worth nearly THB100 million
A social media post included a photo of the two men and the lottery ticket showing a prize amount of 4,066,375,179 won (approximately 96 million baht). It noted that the winners…
Thai PM Paetongtarn uses AI to create Chinese video to reassure tourists
Warnings about visiting Thailand have been widely shared among Chinese social media users after reports emerged of Chinese entertainers being lured by call-centre gangs to work in…
India uses AI to stop stampedes at world’s biggest gathering
Police official says footage fed into an AI algorithm gives its handlers an overall estimate of a crowd stretching for miles in every direction.
New Filipino smokers hit 9.5M from 2021 to 2023; senate, health advocates express alarm
A health expert suggested a further increase in taxation of tobacco products, and to make taxes on electronic smoking devices equal to that of tobacco products, stressing this…
25 new radiation oncology machines being installed across Myanmar
To help reduce the waiting list for cancer radiation treatment as a priority, not only public hospitals but also five private hospitals have been granted permission to provide…
103 schools cancel classes due to worsening PM2.5 pollution in Bangkok
Bangkok Metropolitan Administrator (BMA) Governor Chadchart Sittipunt stated that he has authorised school directors to independently decide whether air quality in their areas…