South East Asia

New Covid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on May 8 in one of the world's worst outbreaks, as EU pressure mounted on Washington to end vaccine export limits and offer a concrete plan to lift patents....

The narrower current account deficit and continued capital inflows from foreign direct investment (FDI) and other sources supported a continued increase in gross foreign-exchange (forex) reserves,...

More than 1,600 homes were damaged and five people injured by thunderstorms in the first week of May, but no one was killed, according to an official from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM)....

Keith Mitchell, chasing his second career US PGA title, fired a five-under par 66 to seize a two-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy and Gary Woodland after Saturday's third round of the Wells Fargo Championship....

Veteran Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung returned to South Korea on May 8, two weeks after making history by winning best supporting actress at the 93rd Academy Awards. The 73-year-old actress arrived at Incheon International Airport in the morning, wearing a...

A Michael Jordan game-worn jersey from his 1982-83 season at the University of North Carolina has sold for $1.38 million dollars at auction, Heritage Auctions said Saturday....

The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to receive their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on schedule to get the necessary protection against the viral illness. MB FILE PHOTO (Juan Carlo de Vela) "Ako po ay nakikiusap s...

Washington's Russell Westbrook notched the 181st triple-double of his career on Saturday, tying Oscar Robertson for the most in NBA history....

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) continued to bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan, Eastern Visayas, and Mindanao on Sunday, May 9, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGA...

PAO Chief Persida Rueda Acosta Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda-Acosta reminded the public not to fall prey to another fake social media account using her name and soliciting money contributions. In her Facebook account, Acosta id...

Two members of India's last Olympic gold medal-winning hockey team in Moscow 1980, Ravindra Pal Singh and Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, have died from coronavirus on the same day....

NEW DELHI --- Two members of India's last Olympic gold medal-winning hockey team in Moscow 1980, Ravindra Pal Singh and Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, have died from coronavirus on the same day.Their families said they died hours apart on Saturday: Singh, 6...

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - Mr Zhang Yiming built ByteDance into the world's most valuable private company via a string of blockbuster apps like TikTok that challenged Facebook and other incumbents on their own turf.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - The United Kingdom's National Health Service is facing a fresh crisis when the pandemic recedes, with 4.7 million people stuck waiting for care, and will require significant spending and reform to survive, the government will say ...

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - Pfizer's chief executive said that low- and middle-income countries had opted not to order the company's Covid-19 shot, in a letter posted online after the Biden administration said it supported waiving patents to expand glo...

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) - Dozens of Guatemalans protested Saturday (May 8) in the capital to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, holding him responsible for a lack of Covid-19 vaccines.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

PARIS, May 9 It was a romance that helped inspire one of the great works of 20th-century fiction and a bitter conflict between his heirs, but a new book of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's love letters suggests a reconciliation may finally......

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has reiterated that Parti Pejuang Tanah Air which he currently leads will not join forces with the Opposition and will remain independent. Speaking to Mingguan Malaysia in an exclusive interview, the......

NEW YORK, May 9 A shooting in New York's bustling Times Square today injured a four-year-old girl and two women, in the latest incident of gun violence in the city, police said. The shooting took place just before 5:00 pm local time (9:00 pm......

The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) has received approval for its utility model applications for Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA). (DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" T. de la Pea's Facebook) DO...

OCTA Research group on Sunday, May 9, identified "areas of concern" due to a rise in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past week. OCTA research fellow and University of the Philippines professor Dr. Guido David identified Cagayan de ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has urged ministers Khairy Jamaluddin and Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to get their act together following another episode of U-turn's concerning Covid-19 SOPs. The DAP MP said both Umno ministers......

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it has logged an additional 86 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 21,168. PNP data showed that there are a total of 1,495 active cases, 19,615 recoveri...

BEIJING, May 9 China reported 12 new Covid-19 cases in the mainland on May 8, up from seven a day earlier, the country's national health authority said today. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all the new cases were......

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Not a single political party would be able to form a stable government on its own after the next general election as there are too many contesting parties but none of them are dominant, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has suggested.......

NEW YORK (AFP)- A shooting in New York's bustling Times Square on Saturday (May 8) injured a four-year-old girl and two women, in the latest incident of gun violence in the city, police said.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

All social, education and economic activities that involve the gathering of people will also not be allowed.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere early Sunday, but Beijing has ......

LOS ANGELES - Washington's Russell Westbrook notched the 181st triple-double of his career on Saturday, tying Oscar Robertson for the most in NBA history.Westbrook matched Robertson with his 10th assist of the night in the third quarter of the Wizards...

Bureau of Corrections Health workers of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have received their second dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement issued on Sunday, May 9, BuCor said it started administering the second dose la...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — State-owned oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has confirmed that some of its staff members have received Covid-19 vaccines under phase one of the National Immunisation Programme (NIP). In a statement,......

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — All public transport services at stations and terminals listed under the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) early warning system will continue to operate. The Transport Ministry (MOT), in a statement today,......

SHANGHAI, May 9 Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere in the coming hours, European and US tracking centres said today. While there were still varying estimates of......

The Bureau of Customs has seized estimated P150 million worth of unregistered personal protective equipment, including masks and face shields, from a warehouse in Binondo, Manila. Customs agents found several boxes of unregistered Aidelai masks and Heng D...

MIRI, May 9 — The state government should look into turning all rural health clinics into Covid-19 vaccination centres, serving those living in the state's remote pockets, said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. According to him, in the Telang...

JERUSALEM, May 8 Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem today as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam's holy night of Laylat......

Local officials will face charges for failing to prohibit mass gatherings, the Department of Interior and Local Government warned Sunday....