Anti-hopping Bill to become law: Malaysian minister
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department also said that the Bill could become law by late August or early September.
Women to face the brunt of cost-of-living crisis: WEF report
The Geneva-based think tank says a hoped-for recovery from a ballooning gender gap hasn't materialized as expected as the Covid-19 crisis has eased.
4 former Tepco executives ordered to pay ¥13.32 trillion
In the lawsuit, individual Tepco shareholders had demanded five Tepco executives pay a combined ¥22 trillion to compensate for causing a massive loss to the company.
From demigods to traitors: The rise and fall of the Rajapaksa clan
The carefully built invincible image of Rajapaksa now lays in tatters.
Abe attack exposes critical flaws in security procedures
Hardly any uniformed police officers were seen near former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in video footage circulating on social media.
Global economic outlook has ‘darkened significantly’: IMF
The warning comes just months after the IMF already cut its global growth forecast for 2022 and 2023.
Thailand’s cannabis policy comes under fire
In the wake of the nation's move on June 9 to become the first in Asia to decriminalize marijuana, some experts have called the decision hasty and "immature".
What does the world see in S’pore chefs that we do not?
Home-grown chefs are coming into their own and, in the last two years especially, many have opened restaurants, either on their own or with investors.
Why world’s first malaria shot won’t reach millions of children
The limited international appetite to produce and distribute the shot stands in stark contrast to the speed and funds with which wealthy countries secured vaccines for Covid-19.
Thailand on verge of using voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders
Certain sex offenders deemed at risk of re-offending may be given the option to receive injections that reduce their testosterone levels, in return for shorter jail time,…