Former Thai PM Thaksin released on bail in lese majeste case
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra was released on a bond of 500,000 baht and due to be back in court on August 19.
Japan reports record spike in flesh-eating bacterial infections
If not treated promptly, Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome can lead to soft tissue damage, respiratory failure, liver failure, kidney failure, and multi-organ failure, with a…
Severe drought, heat wave grip China’s agricultural heartland
Recent action taken by authorities to alleviate the impact of the drought include increased discharges in the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins, with various provinces…
Flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj worsens
Bangladesh Water Development Board said all the major rivers in the two districts were swelling.
Climate change improves growth of fruit trees, vegetables in Pakistan’s Chitral city
Ecologists and agriculturists said the phenomenon could be exploited for economic benefits as the number of the varieties of fruit trees, cereal crops, and vegetables increased…
Indignity, disease, death: The life of a sewage worker in Pakistan
84 sewage workers have died in 19 districts of Pakistan over the past five years, according to an advocacy group.
Singapore’s 15-year-old students score top marks in OECD’s creative thinking test
Students from South Korea, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, and Finland took the next few top positions out of 63 education systems.
Landmines kill, hurt North Korean soldiers deployed for ‘barren border’ project
North Korea began restoring guard posts and other facilities along the border after announcing it would withdraw from the 2018 inter-Korean military pact to reduce frontline…
Filipino saves boy at a popular Japanese fishing spot
According to a report, the boy was not wearing a life jacket and fell into Hakozaki-futou in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, and was saved by a 26-year-old Filipino technical intern.
Booms, busters, and dispersants: Here’s how an oil spill is cleaned up in S’pore waters
The oil spill was caused by a Netherlands-flagged dredging boat Vox Maxima hitting the Singapore-flagged bunker vessel Marine Honour on June 14, with the spill staining coastlines…