Popular tourist destination Boracay closes for clean-up
The Philippine’s popular holiday destination Boracay was officially closed to tourists at midnight on Thursday, marking the beginning of a six-month clean-up. The closure comes…
Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea
This is the first time a North Korean leader has set foot south of the border since before the 1950-53 Korean War, The Korea Herald reports. The third inter-Korean summit between…
China says economic ties with India on the rise
China says it will work to boost cooperative platforms with India to infuse fresh vigour into business, reports China Daily. China will work to boost cooperative platforms with…
Early diagnosis and targeted mass drug administration key to reducing incidence of Malaria
Scientists may have found a way to eliminate potentially untreatable P falciparum malaria – the deadliest malaria parasite – in South-East Asia, according to a…
Rohingya crisis a tough issue for Asean
Indonesian and Malaysian representatives of the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) have urged Asean members to step up measures to establish peace and rule…
India approves death penalty for child rapists
After facing flak both at home and abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an emergency meeting of the Cabinet which endorsed death for child rapists. India’s cabinet…
Southeast Asia continues fight against terrorism
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit admitted on Wednesday (April 19) that terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria could attempt to set up a branch in Thailand, The Nation…
Assad is heedless of the timid West
Saturday’s missile strikes on Syria were so restrained as to be utterly ineffective. The United States, Britain and France landed a barrage on Syria on Saturday, sending a…
CIA chief met with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang
Mike Pompeo, the new United States secretary of state nominee, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his secret visit to the North a few weeks ago. Pompeo, director of the…
Monsoon season spells trouble for Rohingya refugees
Having fled stomach-turning violence in Myanmar’s northern state of Rakhine, the lives of the Rohingya refugees may soon be threatened by the monsoon season. The United Nations…