By Sonia Kolesnikov-JessopThis island city-state, thanks to its small size and a big public investment, could soon be the first country blanketed with a fiber optic infrastructure so fast that …

Philippine troops rescued a Filipino businessman of Swiss descent Wednesday as suspected Muslim guerrillas who abducted him two months ago were moving him to a coastal village in the country’s …

A women lodged a damage suit before the Regional Trial Court against Pepsi Cola after finding a “ball of hair” and a “stone” inside her softdrink bottle in two instances. …

According to BBC, at least three people have been killed after a series of powerful earthquakes in Indonesia, officials say. The Indonesian earthquake agency said the largest quake, off the …

Criticism has spread on the Internet whether the sexy swimsuit photographs of Honey Oo (aka Hazel Moe), a young Burmese woman, are culturally appropriate. Honey Oo was previously a child …

William Stevenson is a former Star foreign correspondent and author of The Revolutionary King, a biography of Thailand’s Ninth Rama. In a media war filled with many far fetched allegations, …

As orders flood in from the US and Japan, HCM City garment companies fear to accept them because they are seriously short of workers.It’s 11 am.  An announcement crackles from …

Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam all regressed last year in their efforts to battle trafficking of men, women and children for labor or commercial sex, according to the U.S. State Department. …

The concept of child marriage appears to be alive and well in Malaysia based on government statistics of premarital HIV screening for Muslims preparing to get married. Last year, 479 …

A series of jerky, pixelated video clips allegedly showing top Indonesian stars having sex has prompted debate over government efforts to punish and censor immorality in this Muslim-majority country, writes …

Two African nations are counting on the tactical know-how of a pair of wily to help them go far in the first ever World Cup to be held on the …

A Balinese teenager caught in the act of intercourse with a cow passed out on Friday when he was forced to marry the animal in a ceremony witnessed by hundreds …

Vestas Offshore will provide service for 30 turbines at the North Hoyle site for another five years. It is the first time for a customer to renew a service agreement …

India is emerging in the spotlight of multinational companies as a wave of labour unrest and wage hikes in China’s foreign factories, making your Apple iPhone to Honda cars, portends …

Former editor-in-chief of The Australian and South China Morning Post David Armstrong has been appointed chairman of Post Media Ltd as part of a major editorial and commercial reshuffle. Bernie …

Ikea said on its website that it was recalling the blinds voluntarily, in cooperation with US and Canadian safety and consumer protection authorities, after the accident. The recall concerns all …

18 years ago, the Cambodian woman Rochom P’ngieng disappeared into the jungle with her sister. She was only eight at the time, and no one had any idea what had …

Having smoked his first cigarette at just eight months old, two year old Ardi Rizak has already been an addict for more than half of his short life. It was …

Summer has been a long time coming for Storlien-Visjövalen ski resort in central Sweden, near the Norwegian border, where the last of the snow only melted away last week.The late …

Singapore, where painting graffiti can get you caned and drug smugglers are hanged, is trying a new tactic against the city-state’s litterbugs: Embarrassing them in front of their neighbors. After …

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told participants and media at the World Economic Forum on East Asia here that if Thailand pursues its reconciliation plans, elections could be held in …

The Danish soft rock band ‘Michael Learns to Rock’ is visiting India from June 16-21 in order to promote their latest CD release “Eternity’. It will visit Bangalore, Delhi and …

The Tibetan autonomous government will work with local tourist companies investing huge amounts of money to further develop the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon tourist area into a world-class top tourist spot, …

A Swedish court is to consider the issue of how much sexual violence is legally permitted between two consenting partners in a case involving a 32-year-old man who came into …

With a six-year flying ban to Europe finally lifted, national carrier Garuda Indonesia relaunched its Jakarta to Amsterdam direct service this week, inviting government officials, legislators, businesspeople and journalists on …

Press release from International Trade Union Confederation As the frenzy grows over the upcoming FIFA World Cup in South Africa, there is a part of the World Cup that won’t …

Singapore’s Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) plans to open its first business centre abroad in Phnom Penh next year, according to Channel NewsAsia. The centre aims to explore …

Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum and the consortium it belonged to in Sudan were involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report. The company has …

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo announced Tuesday that the city would add the frequency of the Car Free Day event to twice a month after the city’s anniversary on June 22 …