Israel has isolated a second suspected Ebola patient following recent travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health authorities say no confirmed Ebola cases have been identified in Israel.

Singapore's civic space rating remained classified as "repressed" in the December 2024 CIVICUS Monitor report, with concerns over restrictive laws like POFMA and the Public Order Act. Human rights ...

Port operator PSA Singapore and the Ministry of Manpower have both appealed against the sentence handed down over the 2017 death of technical specialist Lee Swee Loong, who was crushed by crane ...

Children in a remote Aceh village are crossing a river on foot, by swimming, or on their parents' backs to reach school after floods destroyed a suspension bridge seven months ago and reconstruction ...

However, the praise was soon met with criticism from some Japanese social media users, who argued that the stadium clean-up narrative overlooks inequalities inside many households. The backlash gained ...

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency is investigating allegations that payments linked to the transfer of three Taiping Zoo elephants to Japan failed to reach government coffers. The probe centres on ...

Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh has published a reflection connecting Singapore's CECA debate, recently blocked anti-Indian social media posts originating from China, and the controversy over the ...

A 21-year-old student was found dead at NTU’s Tanjong Hall of Residence on 3 December 2024. Police stated the death is not suspicious. The university is assisting investigations and offering ...

East Timor has declared a week of national mourning following the death of former president Francisco “Lu-Olo” Guterres at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Tributes have poured in for the independence ...

Two US companies have filed class-action lawsuits against Singamas, major container manufacturers and executives including Teo Siong Seng, seeking damages over an alleged conspiracy to restrict output ...

A widely shared online thread captured what Singapore's first-quarter labour figures do not: serial rejection, the overqualified trap, resentment over foreign hires, and advice to manage the truth on ...

The United States has issued a 60-day waiver permitting the sale of Iranian oil, following weekend negotiations in Switzerland aimed at ending the war with Iran. The move came as commercial shipping ...