Asia Pacific

Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Heng Swee Keat

Heng Swee Keat Quits Singapore Leadership Race: Who From 4 G Will Become PM?

Heng Swee Keat will continue as the Deputy Prime Minister but has stepped down from the position of Finance Minister. Here are the four frontrunners for the post!

Apr 9, 2021

By Suman Priya Mendonca

NPSU Bullying? Viral Video Shows Group of Boys Urinating on Two Others after Stripping Them Naked

The alleged victim took to social media and said that the act was consensual and called people demanding action against those peeing as mindless!

Mar 23, 2021

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Singapore crime

Singapore Man Jailed 33 Years for Repeatedly Raping 3 Daughters for 14 Years

The man repeatedly raped his daughters, made them perform oral sex and sexually penetrated them over a span of 14 years between 2005 and 2019.

Mar 9, 2021

By Manthan C.

Nur Sajat: Malaysian Transgender Entrepreneur Goes Underground After Receiving Death Threats for Renouncing Islam

A video of Nur Sajat renouncing Islam went viral on social media angering Muslims, who issued death threats to her.

Mar 6, 2021

By Vishakha Sonawane

Horrific Video Shows Tsunami Waves Arriving in New Zealand After Series of Earthquakes

The series of earthquakes caused traffic jams in New Zealand and people were advised to get to the higher ground due to tsunami warnings.

Mar 6, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Viral TikTok Video Shows Myanmar Soldier Saying 'I Will Shoot Whoever I See'

More than 800 videos of Myanmar army officers threatening, beating up, shooting down protesters have emerged from Myanmar.

Mar 5, 2021

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Australian Teen Tommy Johnson Dies After Being Stung by Box Jellyfish; First Victim in 15 Years

Known as the most venomous marine animal, the box jellyfish stung Tommy Johnson at Patterson Point near Bamaga on Feb. 22.

Mar 4, 2021

By Parwinder Sandhu

Vladisov Sorokin had to push the trolley about 1 kilometer.

Russian Diplomats Leave North Korea by Hand-Pushed Train Trolley Due to Covid-19 Restrictions

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared the pictures of the third secretary of the Embassy Vladislav Sorokin who pushed a rail trolley to cross the Russian border.

Feb 26, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Singapore Cop's Wife Admits to Starving and Torturing Myanmar Maid to Death

CCTV footage has revealed that the accused had abused her Myanmar maid in Singapore and tortured her almost every day in 10 months period.

Feb 25, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

China to Stop Using Anal Swabs on US Diplomats for Covid-19 Testing after Washington's Objection

The US State Department said that it never agreed to such COVID-19 testing and raised objection after learning that some officials were subjected to anal swab tests.

Feb 25, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

US Missile Defense Focused on North Korea as Pyongyang May 'Actually Fire' At Washington, General Hyten Says

Gen. John Hyten says Washington is developing next generation interceptors as there is a possibility that Pyongyang could use its missiles.

Feb 24, 2021

By Vishakha Sonawane

Ji Chaoqun and Yanjun Xu: Cincinnati and Chicago Cases Have Same Chinese Spy Connection

According to federal investigators, an unnamed Chinese handler has been working 6500 miles from Beijing.

Feb 17, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Wuhan Lab to Receive US Taxpayer Funding to Conduct Bat Research Until 2024?

The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is authorized to receive U.S. taxpayer funding through January 2024, according to the National Institute of Health.

Feb 17, 2021

By Manthan C.

Ex-Miss Universe defends her six-year-old daughter’s diet

Ex-Miss Universe Hits Back After Online Users Shame Her for Not Giving Enough Food to Daughter

Former Australian beauty queen Rachael Finch became a victim of lunchbox shaming online after she shared an image of her daughter's lunch box.

Feb 15, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Wuhan Lab Got Patents for Bat Cages to Keep Animals, Conduct Experiments Months Before Pandemic: Report

The patent for "bat rearing cages" was granted in January 2019 — just 11 months before China reported its first COVID-19 case.

Feb 14, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

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