Unesco names Singapore and Bandung as Creative Cities of Design
Unesco director-general Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard/Wikimedia Commons.
Singapore has been named a Creative City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Asean eyes Moscow free-trade deal
Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Centre, Sochi. Source: Wikimedia
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the Asean-Russia commemorative summit could result in a free-trade deal.
He...
Tsunami warning buoys fail
Memories of 2004 are still fresh in Sumatra. Source: Wikimedia
All 22 tsunami warning buoys installed near low-lying islands failed to warn the authorities when...
Najib Razak’s trial deferred anew
The ongoing trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case has been deferred anew amid the conditional movement control order (CMCO).
This...
Porn hacker held in Jakarta
Video taken of the "pornographic" billboard in Jakarta. Source: YouTube
An Indonesian who was arrested for hacking into an electronic billboard displays in South Jakarta...
Drought exposes submerged Thai temple
Buddhists are visiting a temple in central Thailand exposed by a record drought that has caused the retreat of a reservoir which submerged the...
Indonesia coal exports return
Indonesia is the Philippines’ main supplier of coal. Source: Flickr
Indonesia plans to resume coal exports to the Philippines after they were cancelled amid fears...
Hun Sen’s party wins regional polls
Cambodia's ruling party has won a majority of seats in this month's regional elections.
More than 7 million people voted on June 4 with results...
Indonesia exports tumble amid global slowdown
Indonesian exports shrank at the fastest pace in 18 months in December as shipments to China and other major markets fell, leading to disappointing...
Palm-oil giant blamed for deforestation
The world's largest palm-oil trader is being blamed for large-scale deforestation in Indonesia, despite proclaiming in 2013 that it would end tree felling, according...