(CGTN) - Singapore will become the world's first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, but privacy advocates are alarmed by what they say is an intrusive system vulnerable…

(Reuters) - “They think arresting the leaders will stop us. It's no use. We are all leaders today,” 24-year-old Pla said as she addressed thousands of protesters at Bangkok's Victory Monument…

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied yesterday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who they accuse of being…

(Bloomberg) - The cost of air tickets between two major Asian financial hubs jumped within 24 hours of Singapore and Hong Kong unveiling plans for a travel bubble that wouldn’t require people to…

(CNN) - People with blood type O may be less vulnerable to Covid-19 and have a reduced likelihood of getting severely ill, according to two studies published Wednesday. Experts say more research…

(Malay Mail) - Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day.…

(BBC) - Japan is to release treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, media reports say. It follows years of debate over how to dispose of the liquid,…

(Malay Mail) - A French teacher who had recently shown students cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed was beheaded outside his school yesterday, in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist…

(Reuters) - The death rate in more than 500 top US jails has risen more than 8 per cent since the last official data was released in 2016, a Reuters investigation found, led overwhelmingly by…

(CNA) - Indonesia on Thursday (Oct 15) reported 4,411 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 349,160, passing the Philippines with the highest case number in Southeast Asia. Indonesia…

(CNA) - France imposed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face the nightmare scenario of a…

(FMT) - Singapore is looking to add to about S$100 billion of fiscal stimulus to help strengthen an economy expected to still face significant uncertainty next year, a senior official said. The…

(Bloomberg) - As the Covid-19 pandemic derails economies worldwide, many of the newly poor will come from Southeast Asia, dealing a huge setback to a region that had been prospering from a surging…

(Bloomberg) - Thailand declared a state of emergency in the capital Bangkok after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters surrounded the prime minister’s office demanding greater democracy…

(Reuters) - Thai police and protesters scuffled in Bangkok on Tuesday on the eve of a major planned anti-government demonstration and police said at least four people had been detained. Trouble…

(Xinhua) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip to Cambodia and other South-East Asian countries would further strengthen China-Asean ties and anti-Covid-19 cooperation as…

(Reuters) - Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to reopen borders between the two countries for essential business and official travel after they were shut to curb the spread of Covid-19.…

(Al Jazeera) - The World Health Organization chief has warned against suggestions by some to just allow COVID-19 to spread in the hope of achieving so-called herd immunity, saying this was…

(CNN) - Most patients hospitalized with Covid-19 have neurological symptoms, a new study suggests. The study "highlights the high frequency and range of neurologic manifestations, which occurred…

(CNN) - As the United States continues its struggle with the pandemic-induced economic recession and a sputtering recovery, the country's burgeoning debt is not anyone's top concern these days.…

(FMT) - President Donald Trump rallied hundreds of cheering supporters for a campaign-style comeback event at the White House Saturday, jumping back into the race nine days after being stopped in…

(Reuters) - North Korea unveiled previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at an unprecedented predawn military parade yesterday that showcased the country's long-range weapons for the…

(NST) - A Singaporean academic who recruited US officials to provide classified political and defense information to China was sentenced to 14 months in prison by a US court on Friday. Working…

(Malay Mail) - Blood samples from three recovered Covid-19 patients from Singapore contributed to the development of a drug used to treat United States President Donald Trump for the coronavirus,…

(Reuters) - Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital on Thursday on the third day of protests and strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed in Southeast Asia's largest…

(FMT) - Germany’s foreign minister has said that Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn should not be conducting politics from the European country, where he spends much of his time. Foreign…

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that catching the coronavirus was a "blessing from God" that exposed to him to experimental treatments he vowed would become free for…

(CNA) - Patients are asking to join clinical trials of antibody-based COVID-19 drugs after US President Donald Trump was treated last week with an experimental therapy from Regeneron…

(CNN) - A defiant President Donald Trump is chasing his own political goals while ignoring the human and economic toll of the pandemic, with his super spreader White House in chaos and top…

(Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China, accusing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating…