Thai police investigators on Wednesday (Aug 31) said they are seeking a Russian man suspected of using malware to withdraw 12 million baht (S$473,000) from dozens of cash machines across the country.
Plans to move Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market - the world's largest - were put on ice on Wednesday (Aug 31) over fears about toxic contamination at the new facility, as the cost of the move soars.
Japan's Defence Ministry requested a record budget on Wednesday (Aug 31), with funds for an anti-ship missile system to defend islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with China.
An American-Canadian couple held hostage by the Taleban for four years have urged their governments to pressure Kabul to change its policy on executions of captured insurgents, according to a new video which surfaced on Tuesday (Aug 30).
An Indian court on Monday (Aug 29) sentenced a school principal to 17 years' jail over the death of 23 pupils who were served a free meal laced with pesticide, a prosecutor said.
Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as it hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy.
The haze that affected Singapore from Friday to Sunday was caused by forest fires burning in Rokan Hilir in Sumatra's Riau province, Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said yesterday.
Suspended Brazil President Dilma Roussef denied on Monday (Aug 29) that she had committed an impeachable crime, as she defended herself before senators preparing to vote on removing her from office.
A strong typhoon was on course for a direct hit on north-eastern Japan on Tuesday (Aug 31) , with the authorities warning of heavy rain and high waves along the Pacific coast.
Malaysian Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Monday (Aug 29) that travellers who enter Johor by bus from Singapore will go through thermal screening for the Zika virus at the checkpoints.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on combatting extremism on Monday (Aug 29) as the police killed members of an Islamist group blamed for a deadly cafe siege.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (Aug 29) promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face "a day of reckoning".
The clinic that discovered Singapore’s first local Zika case saw five more suspected cases on Monday (Aug 29).
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces what could be the toughest test of her leadership yet when she opens a major ethnic peace conference Wednesday (Aug 31) aimed at ending wars that have blighted the country since its independence.
Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is making an effort to win over Asian American voters in three states where it believes the small but rapidly growing group could make the difference in her race against Republican Donald Trump.
US online retail titan Amazon, which has been accused of fostering a cutthroat workplace atmosphere, will try out teams that log 30-hour work weeks, the Washington Post reported on Friday (Aug 26).
The UN Security Council on Friday (Aug 26) strongly condemned North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles and agreed to take “significant measures” in response the latest series of launches.
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