Malaysia confirmed on Thursday (Sept 1) its first case of Zika after a woman tested positive for the virus following a three-day visit to neighbouring Singapore on August 19.
India is getting its first bullet train, reports India's The Economic Times, which will link up Mumbai with Ahmedabad and include a stint below sea level.
Another Malaysian militant linked to the Islamic State (IS) has been killed in Syria, taking the total number of deaths to 19.
The Indian government said Tuesday it would make “all possible efforts” get back a priceless diamond that is part of the Queen Mother’s Crown, only a day after telling a top court the stone belonged to Britain.
At rush hour every weekday, women with babies slung across their arms line the traffic-choked streets of the Indonesian capital, flagging down drivers looking to game Jakarta’s carpooling laws by hiring a few extra passengers.
The Philippines’ Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday for leading presidential candidate Grace Poe to run in May elections, removing a major obstacle in her bid to become the country’s third female leader.
There will not be an official memorial service on the second anniversary of MH370’s disappearance, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended her open-door policy for migrants, rejecting any limit on the number of refugees allowed into her country despite divisions within her government.
India and the United States are closing in on an agreement to share military logistics after 12 years of talks, officials said, a sign of strengthening defence ties between the countries as China becomes increasingly assertive.
A water crisis in India’s capital will take up to two weeks to fix, authorities warned as taps ran dry, days after protesters sabotaged a crucial waterway to press a demand for better treatment for their caste.
Malaysia drove home the point at a summit attended by American and Asean leaders of the serious terror threat posed by Islamic State (IS), saying it could yet commit “the worst kind of brutality”.
Indonesia is anticipating all forms of terror attacks, including the use of cyanide to poison military and police personnel, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, has said.
The Indonesian government will go ahead with its plan to develop the country’s first high-speed railway despite lack of permits and opposition from lawmakers.
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