SINGAPORE – Singapore authorities filed sedition charges against a Filipino nurse working in Singapore for his Facebook post that called…
SINGAPORE – A Filipino nurse working in Singapore faces three years imprisonment or a fine of SGD5,000, or both, if…
MALAYSIA – The arrest of a Swedish man, who was jailed in Thailand for major credit card fraud, again resurrects…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Australia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), decided to keep its cash rate steady at…
DUBAI – About 400 key players and stake holders in the global Islamic insurance industry, also called the takaful industry,…
MALAYSIA – It took more than 15 hours for Malaysian lawmakers to decide to pass the controversial Prevention of Terrorism…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has denied reports that the Philippine government will surrender its Sabah claims…
SINGAPORE – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has officially launched the country’s new Police Operations Command Center (POCC), which…
KENYA – Kenya is not delaying its response to an al-Shabab attack that left 148 people dead at Garissa University…
NEW YORK – Global financial information and services firm Markit Ltd said the final reading of its Purchasing Managers Index…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Traders at the Philippine stock market were on high spirits Monday as the Philippine Stock Exchange index…
NORTH CAROLINA, USA – Craig Stephen Hicks, the main suspect in the killing of three North Carolina college students who…
INDONESIA – Despite Australia’s appeal for clemency for the planned executions of two Australian drug smugglers, who are members of…
Malaysia’s insurance industry is set for a another fruitful year as the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) has predicted…
MALAYSIA – Malaysia will be hosting the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2017 based on the recent meeting in…
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – The Malaysian police detained 17 suspected militants who were allegedly planning terror activities in the Malaysian…
IRELAND – The Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter has airlifted a male camper who sustained serious injuries after falling into…
CANADA – Despite facing a long list of challenges in Cabada, taxi-hailing corporation Uber is not giving up on Canada,…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine government said it supports a United Nations (UN) initiative raising awareness on disasters to make…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine government has successfully evacuated 99 Filipino nationals from the war-torn Yemen, the official Philippine gazette…