'Pyongyang not the enemy': South Koreans fed up with military service, Asia News,SEOUL – Mr Namgung Jin is anxious as he awaits the start of his military service in South Korea – almost two years in uniform guarding against the nuclear-armed neighbour to the north, with the two countries t
Indonesian woman who lost fiance in Lion Air crash pleads for safe planes, Asia News,JAKARTA – An Indonesian woman whose fiance was among 189 people killed when a Lion Air flight crashed into the sea near Jakarta last month implored the authorities on Friday (Nov 16) to improve the safety and regula
Fast track: Indonesia, Malaysia rail projects may give China more deals, Malaysia News,WALLINI – In a rural part of Indonesia's Java island, two orange-clad workers confer in Mandarin over plans to lay tracks on a stretch of a US$6bil (S$7.8 billion) high-speed rail project between the capital
Tengeh Reservoir to house one of world's largest floating solar panel systems, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – One of the world's largest single floating solar photovoltaic (PV) systems might soon find a home in the waters of Singapore's Tengeh Reservoir. In a bid to reduce its carbon foot
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says China protects human rights, China News,BEIJING – Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday (May 24) China's constitution protects human rights after he was asked about Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo, with concern growing that Beijing will no
