Singapore: Go-Ahead's bus crashes into Yishun bus stop

A spokesperson for Go-Ahead says that no one was injured in the accident.

May 24, 2017

Baahubali 2 becomes first Indian movie to have exclusive Facebook stickers

Hollywood films like Spiderman, Avengers, Batman, Hulk and many other super hero movies have Facebook stickers.

May 24, 2017

In pictures: Gay couple in Indonesia caned 83 times in public

Eight others were also punished under the sharia codes that apply in Indonesia's Aceh province.

May 24, 2017

Singapore: Woman arrested for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Universal Studios online ticket scam

The police say if convicted of cheating, she could be jailed for up to 10 years and is also liable to a fine.

May 24, 2017

Duterte declares martial law in southern Philippines

The announcement of martial law comes after security forces battled dozens of IS-linked gunmen in a Marawi, a city of about 200,000 people in Mindanao.

May 24, 2017

North Korea says intermediate-range missile is ready for mass-production

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the successful launch of the missile on Sunday.

May 22, 2017

Thailand: Internet users who view 'illegal content' to face legal action

According to Article 112 of Thailand's criminal code, anyone who insults the king, queen, heir or regent will be punished with up to 15 years in prison for each offence.

May 22, 2017

SHOCKING: Man beheads mentally unfit sister on Taiwan street

Reports say the decapitation had apparently been triggered by a quarrel between the two siblings.

May 22, 2017

3 climbers die on Everest, one still missing

Kamal Parajuli of Nepal's Tourism Department confirms that Slovak climber Vladamir Strba was found dead on Everest on Sunday.

May 22, 2017

Explosion at Bangkok's Phramongkutklao Hospital injures 24

The authorities say the incident took place at a reception room for retired military officials.

May 22, 2017

Baahubali 2 to be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2017

Baahubali 2 was released in 8,000+ screens across the globe on April 28 and made a historic collection.

May 21, 2017

3D-printed ovaries can help infertile women get pregnant: Study

The researchers are carrying out further tests and aim at using this technology to aid infertile women who underwent cancer treatment.

May 21, 2017

23-year-old Singaporean man dies in car crash in Malaysia

The Malaysian paramedics declared him dead at the scene.

May 21, 2017

Singapore: PCF opens mega childcare centre in Marsiling

The centre is one of the mega childcare centres that the Government is building to increase childcare places.

May 21, 2017

South Korea's Moon appoints top ministers and chief security adviser

Moon stresses the need to improve conditions for ordinary people, with his government needing to put more life into a sluggish economic recovery.

May 21, 2017

Singapore: Tiong Bahru market reopens with new look after 3-month renovation

The market that was originally called Seng Poh Road Market was opened in January 1951 at 30 Seng Poh Road.

May 20, 2017

Chinese navy ships visit Myanmar for joint exercises

This move comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping met Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in Beijing earlier this week following China's Belt and Road Forum.

May 20, 2017

Malaysia: Member of Johor royal family killed in car crash

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

May 20, 2017

5 die after boat catches fire in Indonesia

The authorities say the fire might have been caused by a short circuit in one of the trucks carried on board.

May 20, 2017

Indonesia arrests Japanese man for reptile smuggling

Katsuhide Naito was arrested at Jakarta's main airport with over 250 animals hidden in his bags.

May 19, 2017