The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry (NREM) has announced that it is including 1,406 villages in 22 provinces as part of a National Earthquake Relief Plan. These villages, located …

The number of dengue fever known cases in Phuket is soaring, according to the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO). PPHO Director Narinrach Pichyakamin said figures released by the PPHO …

A 29-year-old Malaysian businesswoman has claimed that she was made a sex slave for four days. The victim from Miri has said that she was gang-raped by three friends and …

Indonesian pop star Nazril Irham has been charged under an anti-pornography law over his alleged role in sex videos that have been circulation online. Irham, also known as ‘Ariel’, and …

After sending mixed messages at times this year, the Indonesian government said it is proceeding with plans to liberalize the domestic real estate market, but foreigners will not be allowed …

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has called on all relevant agencies to join forces and dig deeper into illegal sand smuggling activities in the country. MACC investigations director Mustafar Ali told …

India’s Cabinet has approved pushing for the former head of Union Carbide to be extradited over the toxic gas leak in 1984 that killed an estimated 15,000 people. Public ire …

Drug seizures and production/cultivation of illicit substances have surged in Myanmar, particularly in rural Shan and Karen states, where ethnic rebels and poor communities continue to fight the military-junta over …

Police have detained four teenage girls who allegedly coerced their peers into prostitution in central China’s Henan province.The detained girls, aged 16 to 17, were among six people detained after …

Ahead of Burma’s historic elections, the election commission has warned political parties that they cannot chant, march or say anything during rallies that would tarnish the country’s image. The restrictions …