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India records more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases for 6th consecutive day

India's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday (Apr...

Move to allow vaccinated Malaysian workers in Singapore to come back home being studied: Johor official

A move to allow Malaysian workers in Singapore who have received their COVID-19 vaccine to...

Oxygen, ventilators from Singapore delivered to assist in India's COVID-19 crisis

Singapore state investment firm Temasek said on Sunday (Apr 25) that medical equipment, including much-needed...

Germany's Greens take lead in new opinion polls

Germany's Greens continued their rise on Sunday, overtaking Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in an opinion...

US to supply vaccine components, medical supplies as India battles COVID-19 spike

AMERICA will immediately send raw materials for COVID-19 vaccines, medical equipment and protective gear to...

India COVID-19 cases set new global record for 4th straight day

India set a fresh global record of the very most number of COVID-19 infections per...

ASEAN leaders reach consensus on 'immediate cessation' of violence in Myanmar

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have decided on the need for...

Cambodia closes markets to curb COVID-19, thousands plead for food

Cambodia closed all markets in the capital Phnom Penh on Saturday (Apr 24) to include...

Japan to open large COVID-19 vaccination centres in Tokyo, Osaka: Report

The Japanese government is likely to open large vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka in...

Myanmar shadow government welcomes ASEAN call to get rid of violence

Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for...

Thailand reports 2,839 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths

Thailand reported 2,839 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Apr 24), a record number of new...

Chinese official in Xinjiang slams UK genocide declaration

A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the reality” as...

‘We can only just pray’, says mother-in-law of sailor on missing Indonesian submarine

Recent days have already been trying times for Mdm Yayak Dwi Ernawati, 46. Her son-in-law, Mr...

Trump slams South Korea's Moon but says he likes North Korea's Kim

Former US president Donald Trump on Friday (Apr 23) accused his South Korean counterpart of...

India's daily COVID-19 death toll hits new record as shortages bite

India's daily COVID-19 death toll passed a fresh record on Saturday (Apr 24) as the...

South Korea widens public usage of COVID-19 self-test kits amid surge in cases

South Korea on Friday (Apr 23) granted conditional approval to allow the general public to...