Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced today that the government would be suspending its work on a controversial extradition bill, finally caving in the face of massive demonstrations and overwhelming pressure from seemingly all corners. In a press conference this afternoon, Lam described the murder case in Taiwan that first gave rise to...
Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a “dumping...
A young deliveryman was shot to death yesterday after a conflict between Udom Suk motorcycle taxi drivers turned...
The latest episode of Angry People Fighting at Singapore Eateries.
Beijing confirmed Saturday that a Chinese vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision which has increased...
The police are appealing for information regarding the shop theft.
The latest episode of Angry People Fighting at Singapore Eateries.
The latest in a long line of international brands making their Singapore debut this year.
Osteria-style restaurant Da Maria Bali is currently running special menus to showcase the culinary specialties of regions across Italy — each for two months at a time, and...
The Bali police are investigating a case of an elderly man in Jembrana who allegedly sexually assaulted his 13-year-old granddaughter.
Remember the horrifying experience described by a Singaporean couple who claimed to have been robbed and harassed during their vacation in Bali? Local police say they arrested the...
The Denpasar Court on Thursday sentenced a German national, Frank Zeidler, to a decade in prison for smuggling 2.1 kilograms of hashish into Bali. “We sentence the defendant,...
Is Siwon Choi of Super Junior in Bali? While the famous K-Pop star hasn’t actually announced his current whereabouts, we have strong reason to believe that he is indeed in Pulau...
United States coach Jill Ellis insists her team’s allegedly over-exuberant goal celebrations in their record demolition of hapless Thailand at the women’s World Cup...
A young deliveryman was shot to death yesterday after a conflict between Udom Suk motorcycle taxi drivers turned deadly. Weerawat Peungcroot, 20, was caught in the crossfire when...
Will Dom and friends take down smugglers trafficking vulnerable populations? Bring a swift end to Thailand’s 15-year insurgency? Or will they settle down to teach English...
Winning some parliamentary validation for his stay in power doesn’t seem to have given Thailand’s junta leader any thicker skin. Human Rights Watch this morning rebuked the...
Today is the calm before a stormy weekend Bangkok officials insist they’ve battened down the hatches to prepare for. Friday’s showers will lead into weekend pounders with...
As Hong Kong braces for another anti-extradition bill protest today, take a look back at a selection of Coconuts HK‘s snaps from the last protest on Wednesday, June 12....
An anti-extradition bill protester fell to his death yesterday after unfurling a banner on a set of scaffolding outside Hong Kong’s Pacific Place Mall, apparently while...
Hong Kong is bracing for another mass rally today as public anger seethes following unprecedented clashes between protesters and police over the controversial extradition law,...
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced today that the government would be suspending its work on a controversial extradition bill, finally caving in the face of massive...
The Hong Kong government’s move to allow extraditions to mainland China has sparked the biggest demonstrations since the former British colony was handed back to China in...
Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a “dumping ground”, officials said Saturday, the latest Southeast Asian...
Tens of thousands of security personnel were on the streets of Jakarta Friday as a court heard a defeated presidential challenger’s claim that Indonesia’s 2019...
Yogyakarta may be the land of a thousand temples and gudeg (jackfruit stew), but it’s definitely located in Indonesia, not China, as one viral post may have lead some to believe.
Today is the start of the Constitutional Court (MK) hearings on the lawsuit put forth by defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his campaign, who have repeatedly...
International investigators probing the downing of flight MH17 said Friday they will reveal fresh findings next week, nearly five years after the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot...
Shah Alam-area police are on the look-out for a male suspect, spotted loitering near the women’s bathroom at a local petrol station, allegedly trying to take photos of the woman...
Ah, Coconauts: Earlier this week, we waded into the shallow, vapid waters of a sex tape that had been making the NSFW rounds on the family group chat, purportedly showing a man...
Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement Thursday, ending a brilliant career in which he collected a swathe of honours but never won a world or Olympic...
Beijing confirmed Saturday that a Chinese vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision which has increased tensions in the disputed South China Sea, but denied claims it...
Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo defended President Rodrigo Duterte today for remaining silent on the recent West Philippine Sea hit-and-run incident by saying that the...
The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan today rejected the request of former senator Jinggoy Estrada and businesswoman Janet Napoles to have their plunder cases dismissed. That means...
Fans of Buboy, the dog who went viral for his Hachiko-like loyalty, can now visit his remains when they go to a pet cemetery in Capas, Tarlac province. The Animal Kingdom...
Five cans of luncheon meat seized from a returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW) at Clark International Airport tested positive for the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, the...
The latest in a long line of international brands making their Singapore debut this year.
A look back at Asia's post-war history.
More snacks to stock your pantry with.
The latest episode of Angry People Fighting at Singapore Eateries.
Intergalactic transport, coming to a city near you.
You know those two-hour blackouts we’ve been getting on the reg these days? We’ve got some bad news, Yangonites. The scheduled blackouts won’t only be continuing until June...
The Dog Bite Treatment Center in Myanmar’s dog-bitiest city, Yangon, said this week that its home base, Yangon General Hospital, is set to break its own record for dog bite...
Fugitive ultranationalist monk U Wirathu will be tried in absentia for sedition, a Yangon court announced yesterday. Yangon’s Western District Court announced Tuesday that...
As dusk falls along the Mekong River, a nightly dance begins between Thai border security and Laos drug gangs now using drones, scouts and a pool of poor fishermen to shift record...
Authorities in Mandalay yesterday arrested the last of the two ring leaders of the armed mob that stopped prayer services last month during Ramadan in Yangon’s North Dagon...
Osteria-style restaurant Da Maria Bali is currently running special menus to showcase the culinary specialties of regions across Italy — each for two months at a time, and...
The latest in a long line of international brands making their Singapore debut this year.
A look back at Asia's post-war history.
Ten movies from Southeast Asian nations – six features and four shorts – will be showing later this month at a downtown cinema at the SAC ASEAN Film Festival. The festival...
A quick digest of the coolest weekend happenings in Singapore.
A quick digest of the coolest weekend happenings in Hong Kong. Friday, June 14 Chopsticks present: Rebirth by Aruta Soup PopArt muralist Aruta Soup is known for blending animation...
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