MANILA (AFP) – A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday (Dec 15), geologists said, the same area struck by a string of deadly tremors in October. People rushed from homes and restaurants set swaying by the strong jolt south of the populous city of Davao and the Philippine Institue of […]
BANGKOK (NYTIMES) – The coconut wood pestle hits the mortar, and the chili fumes rise in a cough-inducing haze. The lime rind bruises. Salted crab releases its funk, along with bits of claw and carapace. Shreds of green papaya are tossed in, bathed in a blast of fermented fish paste tempered by palm sugar. The […]
NAYPYITAW (REUTERS) – Thousands of supporters of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi thronged the streets of the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday (Dec 14) to celebrate her arrival back from The Hague, where she defended the country against genocide charges. The Nobel laureate waved as her black car drove slowly past crowds who waved flags, […]
SINGAPORE – The Bicentennial Experience at Fort Canning is opening up 5,000 more slots for Singaporeans and permanent residents, a last chance for all to catch the exhibition before it closes on Dec 31 this year. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, co-chairman of the ministerial steering committee for the Singapore Bicentennial, announced on Saturday (Dec 14) […]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine workers fired without just cause over the next 180 days will be paid double the normal exit package under a decree announced over the weekend, as the new government breaks with the pro-business stance of the previous administration. The “Decree of Need and Urgency” says in cases of dismissal without […]
SINGAPORE – Over 150 Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) beneficiaries and their families were treated to a movie screening of “Jumanji: The Next Level” at the Filmgarde Bugis+ on Saturday (Dec 14) evening. Seven-year-old Areefa were among those looking forward to the second sequel of the movie series. “We are thankful for this […]
MEDAN (AFP) – More than 27,000 pigs have died in a hog-cholera epidemic that has struck Indonesia, with thousands more at risk, an animal welfare official said. Thousands of pigs have died in more than a dozen regencies across North Sumatra over the past three months, and the pace of deaths is increasing, the authorities […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 23 soldiers were killed while they were sleeping on Saturday in an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest episode of enemy infiltration that has raised concerns about a new local military force billed as the hope for holding territory recaptured from the Taliban. The Taliban infiltrator, who […]
Good evening! Here are our top stories this week. Five held over man’s death in Hong Kong protests Footage of the incident showed rival groups of protesters throwing bricks at each other, during which a man was hit by a brick and fell to the ground. PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM YOUTUBE The three males and two […]
Fresh accusations of sexual harassment have surfaced following the dismissal of the chief executive of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Mr Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra, over the smuggling of a classic 1972 Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a flight to the country. The former chief executive, better known as Mr Ari Askhara, has also been widely reported […]