Is Rafizi Ramli now the conscience of Malaysia’s Reformasi movement?
At the halfway point of his term, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces trouble brewing inside his own camp as his long-time lieutenant Rafizi...
Child deaths in Indonesia spark plea to address mental health and poverty: ‘wake-up call’
The deaths of three children by suspected suicide in recent weeks have shocked Indonesia, with child protection advocates saying they should serve as a...
US actor Shia LaBeouf arrested for battery after Mardi Gras brawl in New Orleans
US actor Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans allegedly took a violent turn on Tuesday morning, landing him in hospital and facing...
Trump’s claim of Chinese and Russian ships near Greenland ‘not supported by facts’
A former president of Iceland has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that nearby Greenland was surrounded by Chinese and Russian vessels, saying it...
9 missing in California avalanche as whiteout conditions hamper rescue
A frantic search was under way on Wednesday for nine backcountry skiers missing after an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge...
China’s biotech boom sends price of lab monkeys for drug tests climbing
A surge in drug research in China has driven the cost of a laboratory monkey to about 140,000 yuan (US$20,260), a sum that exceeds...
South Korea signals cautious support for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ by attending as observer
South Korea will take part as an observer in the inaugural meeting of the US-led “Board of Peace”, dispatching a former envoy to Thursday’s...
Thousands of Hong Kong households hit by water disruption during Lunar New Year
Thousands of households across three Hong Kong estates suffered a water disruption on the first day of Lunar New Year, with further repair work...
Chinese tourist arrivals to Japan plunge 41% in January amid simmering tensions
The decline in the number of Chinese visitors to Japan accelerated in January, fuelling the first monthly drop since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted, offering...