Embattled Myanmar junta evacuates personnel via Thailand
The losses in Myanmar’s Kayin state are the latest in a string of defeats since October 2023 that forced the military regime to cede control in key border areas.
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Taiwan’s sniffer dogs win hearts in search for quake victims
One of the rescue dogs lost his job for being too friendly and has emerged as the unlikely most valuable player of the Taiwan rescue teams searching for survivors.
Taiwan quake: Aftershocks briefly rattle buildings as rescuers search for 6 still missing
An Australian-Singaporean couple and a mother and her two young children are among those still unaccounted for after the April 3 quake.
Dubai royal’s delayed venture casts cloud over Hong Kong’s push to lure the super-rich
A Dubai royal's high-profile plan to open a S$674 million (US$500 million) family office in Hong Kong was suddenly delayed. The incident has cast a shadow over Hong Kong’s…
The dogs helping Taiwan’s search and rescue efforts after earthquake
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Singapore start-up to take on fake concert tickets after tackling bogus Covid-19 certs
The five-year-old Singapore company is making a pitch for its technology to fight everyday scams through the issue of verifiable credentials, first used during the pandemic to…
‘I felt fatigued and cold’: Indonesian students duped into doing bogus internships in Germany
The investigations now involve at least 33 universities across Indonesia, where the students were also asked to fork out 30 million to 50 million rupiah for application fees,…
Search for 2 missing S’poreans in Hualien quake continues; family cancels plans to travel to Taiwan
According to Taiwan authorities, the couple, who carried Australian passports, had boarded Taroko Gorge tour bus which reached its destination, but the two alighted halfway…
Mama, come home: Can the Philippines bring back its migrant workers?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has promised better jobs at home on the backs of foreign investments and initiatives to ease the reintegration for returning Filipino workers.
‘Not giving up’: Taiwan races against time to rescue missing and stranded earthquake victims
Authorities said all of the 340 stranded are judged to be safe with access to food and water, though they were cut off after massive boulders damaged roads and blocked tunnels.