A young doctor in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara died by suicide after alleging intimidation and verbal abuse by local lawmakers during a dispute over snakebite treatment. An ethics investigation is ...

The Criminal Court in Bangkok on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old Thai mother to seven years and six months in prison after convicting her of trafficking her 12-year-old daughter to Japan and forcing ...

Guo Wengui received a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of major financial fraud charges in the US. Prosecutors said his schemes raised over US$1 billion and funded an extravagant ...

Taiwanese prosecutors have widened their investigation into the alleged illegal export of Super Micro AI servers containing Nvidia chips, raiding company offices, affiliated firms and suspects' homes ...

Residents in Paris were seen jumping into the Canal Saint-Martin to cool off as an intense heatwave swept across Europe. The scenes came as France recorded soaring temperatures, red heat alerts and a ...

A disturbance reportedly broke out during a World Cup supporters' convoy in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, Maluku, after two teenagers were seen carrying an Israeli flag amid celebrations ...

Workers’ Party cadres reaffirm strong backing for Pritam Singh after a 28 June special conference, with a supermajority vote to retain him as secretary-general. The party’s “WeContinue” message, ...

The director behind three companies at the centre of a migrant worker wage dispute has returned to Singapore and surrendered his passport to authorities, Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu ...

A United Airlines flight from Shanghai to San Francisco made an emergency diversion to Tokyo after a Chinese passenger allegedly caused a major disturbance onboard. Witnesses claimed she shouted abuse ...

Authorities in Sabah are investigating a viral video allegedly showing a student being bullied at a school in the state’s interior. The footage began circulating online on 23 June, although the exact ...

Lazada has confirmed layoffs affecting about 5 per cent of its South-east Asia workforce following a review of roles across regional markets. The company said the move was driven by business needs and ...

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency is investigating allegations that payments linked to the transfer of three Taiping Zoo elephants to Japan failed to reach government coffers. The probe centres on ...