ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s armed forces have rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday (Sep 2), in a disaster blamed on climate change that has swamped about a third of the south Asian nation and is still growing. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northernContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s constitution guarantees bodyguards, a vehicle and housing for former presidents. Rajapaksa travelled to Thailand after Singapore declined to extend his 28-day visa, but security authorities in Bangkok told him not to step out of his hotel for his own safety. The former president had a 90-day visa toContinue Reading
Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday (Sep 2) and sentenced by a judge to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to decades ofContinue Reading
The judgment comes days after Vicky Bowman and her spouse were arrested for flouting visa rules.Continue Reading
A Marshallese business couple have been extradited to the United States, where they are wanted on charges of bribing a foreign lawmaker and money laundering.Continue Reading
Three men were charged in a district court on Friday (Sept 2) after they allegedly sold their bank account details to scammers in unrelated cases. Read full storyContinue Reading
A student who filmed upskirt videos of 19 women, mostly on escalators, was on Friday (Sept 2) jailed for 12 weeks. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The damage caused by a landslide on Friday (Sep 2) near a Clementi Build-to-Order (BTO) project is “fairly extensive” but unlikely to delay the collection of keys for buyers of the new flats, said the area’s Member of Parliament Sim Ann. The landslide occurred at about 2am on Friday near theContinue Reading
The former opposition leader faces a raft of charges her supporters say are politically-motivated.Continue Reading
Suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Ayutthaya province to inspect flood prevention while his deputy Prawit Wongsuwon, now the acting premier, is touring provinces to inspect water management.Continue Reading