Indonesia to carry out inspections on human trafficking 'hot spots'

Indonesia to carry out inspections on human trafficking 'hot spots'

World April 2, 2023 @ 1:12pm

Heavy rain brings flash flooding to Sydney, prompts rescues

World April 2, 2023 @ 12:40pm

Bulgaria votes for fifth time in two years under Ukraine shadow

World April 2, 2023 @ 12:07pm

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says

Explosion at Indonesia Pertamina's refinery arm unit injures 9

JAKARTA: An explosion at a refinery owned by a Pertamina PT unit in western Indonesia injured nine people, the state energy firm said on Sunday, adding to two dozen deaths from two other fires over the past month.

Finns vote as far right aims to unseat PM Sanna Marin

HELSINKI: Finland votes Sunday in legislative elections that could see the country take a dramatic turn to the right, as centre-right and anti-immigration parties vie to unseat Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

Italy adopts first labelling rules on insect-based foods

ROME: Now a centrepiece of Italian cuisine, the beloved tomato was shunned for years in the country's kitchens.

Hanoi named most expensive city in Vietnam last year

Region March 27, 2023 @ 12:21pm

Dome of Mosque collapses in Sulawesi injuring 12 people

Region March 26, 2023 @ 2:44pm

Ready, set, roll! Thai man wins fastest joint rolling in Phuket

Region March 23, 2023 @ 1:26pm

Singapore PM extends Ramadan wishes

Japan mourns 2011 Fukushima disaster as nuclear support grows

TOKYO: Japanese offered tearful prayers Saturday on the anniversary of the deadly tsunami that triggered the Fukushima disaster, but public support for nuclear power is growing as memories of the 2011 meltdown fade.

Smuggled note exposes violence against women in Myanmar jail

YANGON: In early February, four members of an anti-junta group in the Myanmar city of Mandalay said they received a secret, one-page, handwritten note spirited out of a prison that details two days of clashes and beatings of female political prisoners.

Health warnings as Bangkok chokes on pollution

Bangkok: Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital because of air pollution this week, officials have said, with Bangkok shrouded in a harmful haze.