'Not scared of the virus', Myanmar taxi driver's pilgrimage to a sacred pagoda, Asia News,Defying the threat of contracting coronavirus and a citywide lockdown, Myanmar taxi driver Ko Naing, 50, still travels each day to pray outside the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the country’
Internet nonprofit leaders fight deal to sell control of .org domain, Digital News,SAN FRANCISCO – A group of prominent Internet pioneers is mobilising to block the US$1.1 billion (S$1.48 billion) sale of control of the .org Internet domain, arguing that the takeover of .org by a newly formed privat
Vietnam says origin of Danang coronavirus outbreak hard to track as cases rise by another 34, Asia News,HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnamese authorities said on Sunday (Aug 2) that they were finding it hard to track the origin of a fresh coronavirus outbreak that began in the central city of Danang and has
Singer Kylie Minogue invites politics-weary Brits to 'call on your friends in Australia', Entertainment News,Australian popstar Kylie Minogue has invited weary Britons to forget politics and \”call on your friends in Australia\” in a tourism campaign launched in Britain on Christmas Day (Dec
Personal details of over 200,000 Malaysian organ donors leaked online: report, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Personal details of over 200,000 Malaysian organ donors and their next of kin have been leaked, with the data available online for over a year, a local tech portal reported on Tuesday. This is
Vietnam zoo turns to donations, growing food to survive Covid-19 pandemic, Asia News,HO CHI MINH – As visitor numbers slump during the pandemic, Vietnam's oldest zoo has scrambled to survive, such as holding fundraising drives, cutting pay and growing fruit and vegetables to feed the animals. T
Coronavirus fuels cybersex trafficking fears for children in South-east Asia, Digital News,BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH – Cybersex traffickers are likely to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to target more children across South-East Asia for online sexual abuse, child rights activists said on March 26. The glo
Turkey deciding whether to deport Syrian journalist over 'bananas' video, World News,ISTANBUL – Turkish authorities are considering whether to deport a Syrian journalist over a humorous video about claims that local people cannot afford to buy bananas while Syrians in the country can, his
Ariana Grande was sick with bronchitis for 4 months of her Sweetener World Tour, Entertainment News,Ariana Grande was sick with bronchitis for four months of her Sweetener World Tour. The Thank U, Next hitmaker embarked on the extensive global jaunt in 2019, and has now revealed she was suffering fr
Australian PM says he has never lied while in public office, World News,CANBERRA – Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (Nov 12) he does not believe he has lied since he was elected to Parliament in 2007, rejecting allegations from French President Emmanuel Macron and others
