The secret network helping hundreds of Myanmar police flee to India, Asia News,AIZAWL, India – Strung across remote mountain settlements, a secret network of activists and volunteers is helping spirit hundreds of defecting Myanmar policemen away from the military’s brutal crackdown on dissent and in
HRW urges Japan to change transgender 'sterilisation' law, Asia News,Japan should \”urgently\” revise a law that effectively requires transgender people to be surgically sterilised if they want legal recognition of their gender identity, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Under rules introdu
Photos show Ahn Jae-hyun celebrating birthday with other women but not wife Ku Hye-sun, Entertainment News,Ku Hye-sun posted recently that her husband Ahn Jae-Hyun spoke to other women on the phone even in her presence. The actress also said she woke up early to prepare beef radish soup which he had
Philippine rebels declare holiday truce; government says won't be fooled, Asia News,Maoist rebels in the Philippines declared a ceasefire on Friday for the Christmas and New Year holidays, but the government said it would not be fooled into joining the truce. Guerrillas from the Communist Party
'Total failure': Brexit defeat leaves PM Theresa May's authority in tatters, World News,British Prime Minister Theresa May staked everything on getting her Brexit deal, and its rejection on Tuesday has left her authority severely damaged. The Conservative leader had already sparked an
You don't even have to buy anything to win a free 50-inch Samsung TV at COMEX 2019, Digital News,A message to all of you looking for free gadgets (i.e. pretty much everyone): there’s $500,000 worth of prizes to be won when you drop by COMEX this year, which will hit the Suntec Singapore Convent
Top gamer 'Ninja' made $1.4 million to promote EA's 'Apex Legends' launch: source, Digital News,BENGALURU – What are a few hours playing videogames and a handful of tweets worth? $1 million (S$1.4 million) if you are Tyler Blevins, known to millions as \”Ninja,\” the world
Mint, menthol e-cigarette liquids high in cancer-causing compound: Study, World News,NEW JERSEY – A cancer-causing compound banned by US regulators last year as a food additive has been found at potentially dangerous levels in mint and menthol flavoured e-cigarette liquids and smokeless tobacco prod
Singaporeans have to decide who can serve them better, says Heng Swee Keat on Tan Cheng Bock's new political party, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said Singaporeans will need to decide who can better serve them, in response to former People's Action Party (PAP)
From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia, Digital News,Technological innovations – from unique digital identities for drought-hit farmers to use of data from drones and social media – can better predict increasingly complex disasters in the Asia-Pacific reg
