Thematic image. The city-state hanged a 59-year-old man on Wednesday for drug trafficking, authorities said, the second execution in the city-state in less than a week. PHOTO: UNSPLASH ...

Ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina now a diplomatic headache for India Sending the 76-year-old back risks undermining India’s standing with its other neighbours in South Asia, where it is waging ...

South Korea’s weapons in war against suicides On the front lines of suicide prevention, the country combines tech, detailed targeting of hazardous materials, and human intervention.

South Korea’s juvenile offenders on steady rise Those aged 14 and younger cannot be held criminally responsible for their actions.

SEOUL – To enhance the nation’s digital skills and competitiveness, South Korea is rolling out a new initiative aimed at improving digital capabilities among adults aged 30 and older. The government ...

KUALA LUMPUR – “HE was in drag?” I asked a Datuk friend of mine who attended Singaporean stand-up comedian Kumar’s show in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night. My friend sent me a photograph of Kumarason ...

SEOUL – The news that novelist Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature came as a wonderful surprise to the Korean people. We feel it’s been a long time coming: Whereas Japan already has ...

AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster I has supercharged weather forecasting, using a range of statistical tools to analyze years of historical data and predict patterns, and at ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Putrajaya will stand firm on its territorial claims in the South China Sea and continue oil exploration activities despite China’s objections, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar ...

The Indian prime minister, seeking a third term, has expressed confidence that the country will be the third-largest economy in the world in the coming years.

At the meeting, PM Chinh thanked Sultan Bolkiah for sending a message of sympathy and emergency aid to help Vietnam overcome the consequences of typhoon Yagi, emphasising that… ...

UN Myanmar investigators monitor reports that ‘executions may be imminent’ The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, formed in 2018 to analyse evidence of serious violations of ...