South East Asia

In 1972, PUB finished constructing a canal that runs from Bukit Timah Road/Dunearn Road near Sixth Avenue to Clementi Road, to contain the frequent floods in the areas.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

It is time to ensure safe transportation for migrant workers (PIE accident leaves one dead, 16 injured, April 21).. Read more at straitstimes.com....

Not all heroes wear capes; some wear laboratory coats.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

I was indignant to read that Japanese soldiers committed the Alexandra Hospital massacre of Feb 14, 1942, while pursuing Allied troops who had fired at them from the hospital grounds (Archaeological survey being conducted at Alexandra Hospital, April 20)....

General Kenneth McKenzie repeats US military concerns that the withdrawal could allow the Taleban to advance.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the Serie A club beyond his 40th birthday....

The 94-1 bipartisan vote responds to growing calls for action, including from President Joe Biden.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

LONDON: Naomi Folkard said after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics that she was ready to retire from archery because she needed to get a life ......

Atletico Madrid stayed in control of La Liga's title race by beating struggling Huesca 2-0 at home on Thursday (Apr 22) with goals in each half by ......

Not just the look, M Performance parts also add some performance for racing experience behind the steering wheel....

Raudlatul Makfufin —an Islamic boarding school for the visually impaired— teaches their students how to read the Koran in braille....

Singapore was the first to deploy personnel and a rescue vessel within hours since the news broke....

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective at preventing symptomatic and severe disease in people with some chronic ......

The defence officials were speaking at a news conference a day after the 44-year-old submarine went missing while conducting a torpedo drill north of the island of Bali. The chief of staff said weather conditions for the search and rescue efforts were cal...

Biden reportedly plans to almost double the capital gains tax.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

A woman has been struggling with mental health issues as she seeks justice for the alleged sexual abuse and deception that she experienced as a nun, when a priest in her diocese in Sumba got her pregnant and continues to find refuge in the Catholic Church...

The Mekong Connect, a centre for food and tourism products from the Mekong Delta provinces, officially opened on Ph Quc Island on Wednesday....

Canberra pulled the deal with Victoria state late Wednesday, in a move destined to provoke Beijing but justified by the Defence Minister as necessary to prevent Australia hosting a giant infrastructure scheme used for propaganda....

Indonesia recorded an increase in the number of death sentences last year, mostly for drug offenders, and with the COVID-19 pandemic prompting many trials to be held online, due process of law is at risk, according to Amnesty International....

After piloting vaccination drive-thru clinics with the government in Jakarta and Bali earlier this year, the telemedicine start-up says it will use the new funds to help coordinate the vaccine rollout....

If police asked for your personal data and you fear that you have been profiled, Integrated Bar of the Philippines President Domingo Egon Cayosa gives guidance on what to do....

Atalanta missed the chance to go second in Serie A on Thursday (Apr 22) as AS Roma fought back to earn a 1-1 draw against the 10-man visitors at ......

It plans to boost its use of renewable energy to reduce its reliance on coal.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday the authorities were considering granting early access to COVID-19 vaccine to people ......

French Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed on Thursday (Apr 22) that domestic travel restrictions will be lifted on May 3 and that secondary ......

Activity of fleet over the last two years defies commercial explanation, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative says....

The move requires Russia to have the same number of envoys as the Czech Republic has in Moscow.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli became on Thursday the first batsman to score 6,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL)....

Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 739 people since a February 1 military coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a local monitoring group....

BARCELONA: Barcelona have justified signing up to the European Super League by saying it was a...

LONDON (REUTERS) - Britain found 55 more cases of the B.1.617 coronavirus variant first detected in India in latest weekly figures, Public Health England said on Thursday (April 22), with India set to be added on the travel red list from Friday morning.. ...

The Czech government said Thursday it would slap a ceiling on the Russian embassy workforce as part of a spiralling diplomatic row, which means ......

The timing of the July 29-Aug 1 tournament in Japan doesn't fit into Scott's schedule.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

Rafael Nadal needed to go the distance for the second successive day in Barcelona, defeating Japan's Kei Nishikori to make the last-eight and stay ......

The plan would boost the capital gains rate to 39.6 per cent for those earning US$1 million (S$1.3 million) or more.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

Karolina Pliskova will face world number one Ashleigh Barty in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA clay-court tournament after seeing off Jelena ......

Nasa 6 na marijuana brick at 1 nakabalot ng tubular form na marijuana ang nakumpiska sa quarantine checkpoint sa lungsod ng Santiago....

LONDON: The furore created by what looks to be a now-failed plan for a breakaway European soccer 'Super League' was born out a need to ......

Tumatanggap umano ang suspek ng motorsiklo bilang pambayad o kapalit ng kaniyang ibinebentang droga....

Senate President Vicente Sotto III pushed back against moves by some senators to defund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying it would be hasty to end a program because of irresponsible statements from some of i...

Members are set to meet with revenge on their minds following the attempted Super League breakaway.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

Pliskova sees off Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in a three-set battle.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

On Wednesday, the court found the defendants, aged between 25 and 54, guilty of committing terrorism in the May 2018 incident at the Mobile Brigade headquarters, according to court officials....

If a person saves a life, they call him or her a hero. If a person saves a thousand lives, they call him or her a nursing attendant....

NEW YORK (AFP) - Top-ranked Dustin Johnson, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau and seven other past winners were among 48 golfers named on Thursday (April 22) to the 2021 US Open field on exemptions by the US Golf Association.. Read more at straitstimes...

From community pantries for humans and fur babies to "pan-tree" seedlings aimed at boosting food security, the spirit of bayanihan has reached the shores of East Timor after a Filipino vice consul broached the idea to Timorese friends and fellow d...

Ayon sa pulisya, bukod sa pagiging negosyante ng biktima, pulitika ang isa pa sa mga pinag-aaralang anggulo sa pagpaslang na naganap sa bayan ng Paoay....

Nadal will next face Britain's Cameron Norrie, a fellow left-hander, for a place in the semi-finals.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

"With the last 7-day average of 43,835 (vaccinations), it will take 4.8 years or until 2026 to complete 70 percent vaccination of the 77 million Filipinos," said Senator Gordon....