The number of single family offices in Singapore grew to 2,000 in 2024, the deputy chairman of the city state's central bank, ...

A delegation of 40 members from the embassies of Sri Lanka, Ghana, Laos, Myanmar, and Malaya visited the Margherita Buddha Vihar premises on Sunday for an official tour. The visit was part of the ...

A leader of Japan's Yakuza crime syndicate who tried to sell Iran weapons-grade plutonium has pleaded guilty to charges of ...

Chinese scientists are exploring the feasibility of an idea proposed by elementary school students: creating a flag that can wave on the airless ...

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of Myanmar’s military regime, granted pardons for 5,864 domestic prisoners and 180 ...

State-run MRTV television reported that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesties ...

Its tally does not include all casualties from combat. Myanmar became a British colony in the late 19th century and regained its independence on Jan. 4, 1948. In the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar’s ...

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The Estlink 2 electricity cable which supplied Finland’s national grid was disconnected on Christmas Day. The vessel thought likely to be responsible was the Eagle S, flying the flag of the Cook ...

In 2024, across Singapore and South-east Asia, conversations about world affairs seem to surface more frequently in daily life – at dinner tables, with colleagues in the office or over coffee ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — The Chinese flag on a rocket replica at a carnival in Tangkak, Johor, has been deemed insensitive and could potentially provoke tensions in the multi-ethnic community. Gambir ...

The growing territorial gains of the Arakan Army, and its seemingly undeterred momentum, have raised questions about the rebel group's ultimate goal. Since Myanmar's military staged a coup and ...