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Restaurant directory app Zomato has announced that it will cease operations in Indonesia after having been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure will also stop the...
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Chinese state media blasts climate activist Greta Thunberg for backing release of 12 detainees
"#SAVE12HKYOUTHS," the Swedish activist hashtagged on Twitter.
Christmas is Cancelled: Holiday parties banned in Metro Manila to prevent rise of COVID cases
If you’re thinking that you could forget your pandemic blues by partying this Christmas, think again. Holiday...
Singapore moviegoers must use COVID app, tracking device before entering
ID cards or scanning ‘SafeEntry’ QR codes will no longer do before a show.
President Joko Widodo wants Indonesia to show it’s still ready to host 2021 U-20 World Cup
Lovers of the beautiful game have been eagerly anticipating the 2021 U-20 (Under 20) World Cup in Indonesia, but, like...
Free Youth vows ‘surprise’ if gov’t fails to release protesters today
A key activist group behind nearly a week of daily protests has given the authorities until 6pm today to release...
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Bali tourism industry concerned with Australia’s plan to restrict overseas travel until late 2021
Tourism players in Bali had been counting on the return of foreign travelers to revive their businesses.
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‘We all know what Only Fans is famous for.’
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Food running out in Bali’s animal conservation centers amid depleted funds
Animal conservation centers across Indonesia are struggling to cover costs for food and medicine amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police in Bali looking into alleged gang rape of middle school student
Investigation into the case is still at its initial stages as authorities gather more information and await the traumatized victim’s readiness to provide a statement.
2 police officers in Bali sanctioned for using patrol car to escort socialite jogging on Denpasar road
The incident became a hotly discussed topic among Indonesian netizens over the weekend, especially as one of the escorted men is believed to be Jakarta socialite-slash-drug...
Official says underage polygamous marriage in West Lombok can’t be annulled as the 2 girls are pregnant
A controversial recent union of a man in West Lombok to two teenage girls has now gotten the attention of the local government following widespread public outrage.
PS5-bound Indonesian action-adventure game ‘Tirta’ takes inspiration from Balinese culture
Gamers, get excited. Indonesian game studio Agate is working on an intriguing project heavily inspired by Balinese culture titled Tirta.
Thai court orders Voice TV to shut down all online operation
The Criminal Court today ordered broadcaster Voice TV to halt all online operations after finding it guilty of computer crimes and violating the state of emergency. The court made...
Free Youth vows ‘surprise’ if gov’t fails to release protesters today
A key activist group behind nearly a week of daily protests has given the authorities until 6pm today to release detained activists and revoke the emergency decree, else face “a...
Thailand’s government wants Telegram blocked. Good luck with that.
Internet providers are being asked to block access to an encrypted chat app that’s become a favorite tool for organizing protests, a leaked document revealed Monday afternoon....
Furious potheads, salty aunties and other wacky weekend protest moments
Tensions may have run high and emotions swelled during the weekend’s protests throughout the capital, but that didn’t stop people from finding lulz at every turn. One...
Jail time for selfies? Thai police pile on impotent threats
The Thai government’s losing efforts to scrub massive protests from the public sphere are leading to ever expansive and peculiar threats, including a police threat that anyone...
Murder trial rejects manslaughter plea of man who stabbed woman on bus
The pair had met on an online app two months before the attack.
Chinese state media blasts climate activist Greta Thunberg for backing release of 12 detainees
"#SAVE12HKYOUTHS," the Swedish activist hashtagged on Twitter.
Former Sham Shui Po homeless camp is now neon-lit ‘cyberpunk’ exhibition promoted by city’s tourism board
The area was once home to dozens of street sleepers people in the city's poorest district.
Tickets for Hong Kong Airlines sunset ‘flight to nowhere’ sell out in 30 minutes
Embrace "HOME" KONG, the airline unoriginally puns
The show will go on for Hong Kong’s State Theatre, with Adrian Cheng’s New World Development spearheading the heritage conservation project
| Coconuts Hong Kong x New World Development | It’s not time for a curtain call on the iconic building.
Zomato shuts office, stops premium subscription program in Indonesia
Restaurant directory app Zomato has announced that it will cease operations in Indonesia after having been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure will also stop the...
President Joko Widodo gets street named after him in Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has honored Indonesian President Joko Widodo by naming a street after him in the capital city of Abu Dhabi. Previously named Al Ma’arid Street...
President Joko Widodo wants Indonesia to show it’s still ready to host 2021 U-20 World Cup
Lovers of the beautiful game have been eagerly anticipating the 2021 U-20 (Under 20) World Cup in Indonesia, but, like many other sporting events around the world, plans to hold...
XXI cinemas open in several Indonesian cities with added COVID-19 protocols
After resorting to watching films at home for months, some moviegoers in Indonesia are finally able to go back to their routine of going to the movies as a major cinema operator...
9.1 million Indonesians to be vaccinated by year’s end, pending halal approval
Indonesia’s Islamic authority is set to have a pivotal role in the country’s vaccination drive, which the government is hoping would begin as early as the end of this year.
Malaysians turn to ‘Emily’ for laughs while waiting for water supply to fully restore Friday
‘Emily’ spotted in Selangor, guys.
Islamist party member says he follows OnlyFans because of ‘fitness trainer’ but Malaysians not buying it
‘We all know what Only Fans is famous for.’
Over a million in locked down Selangor face water supply cuts
Water agency Air Selangor isn’t sure when supply will resume.
7 places in Kuala Lumpur to indulge in burnt cheesecake
Sweet dreams are made of (burnt) cheese.
Hijab boss-actress Neelofa now wears the face veil
Celeb friends including Siti Nurhaliza sent well wishes on the ‘new journey.’
Stop assuming suicides were caused by distance learning and modules, says Education Dep’t
Filipinos should stop assuming that distance and modular learning were what led some teachers and students to commit suicides, the Department of Education said in a statement...
Christmas is Cancelled: Holiday parties banned in Metro Manila to prevent rise of COVID cases
If you’re thinking that you could forget your pandemic blues by partying this Christmas, think again. Holiday parties are banned in the National Capital Region (NCR),...
Duterte vows to pay gov’t debt to PH Red Cross after group halts COVID tests
The country’s state insurer will pay the Philippine Red Cross its PHP930 million (US$19.114 million) debt, President Rodrigo Duterte said last night in a publicly broadcast...
Metro Manila to implement 12am to 4am curfew starting this week
Happy days are here again? Curfew hours in Metro Manila will be shorter starting this week as the region starts to rehabilitate its economy which has been severely battered by the...
Filipino workers returning from low-risk countries will no longer be tested for COVID
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arriving from countries that have low numbers of COVID-19 cases will no longer be tested upon arrival in the Philippines, Health Undersecretary...
Uncovering some of the oldest Chinese temples built in Singapore’s early, tumultuous years
From bow-shaped roofs to fruit-shaped columns, how to spot these traditions – and where to find them.
It’s now possible to buy ground ‘Impossible Beef’ at Singapore stores
It’s about S$17 a packet.
NUS students demand transparency after professor accused of sexual assault
More than 10 groups supporting calls by sex abuse victim’s group for accountability.
Singapore moviegoers must use COVID app, tracking device before entering
ID cards or scanning ‘SafeEntry’ QR codes will no longer do before a show.
Singapore moves racist children’s book to library parents’ section after review
Parents should use book to educate the children, library board says.
Wife of slain Yangon man refuses to believe he died in gay hookup
Last week, Yangon police in Hmawbi township arrested two men suspected of robbing and killing a 30-year-old Myaung Taka man who went missing earlier this month. But instead of the...
New Toy: Myanmar’s military shows off Russian attack sub
When the Tatmadaw navy conducted its annual exercises, it had a new asset to brag about: the UMS Min Ye Thain Kha Thu, a Russian-made attack submarine. The 74-meter Kilo-class...
Myanmar’s Bagan is arena for Nicolas Cage to battle alien predator in ‘Jiu-Jitsu’
A Hollywood national treasure hunter at his best in the oddest roles is set to kick – and presumably punch – alien ass in Myanmar’s Bagan in an upcoming film where he faces...
100-year-old Yangon grannie prevails over COVID
Surviving the coronavirus is especially difficult for the elderly, who are most likely to die of the disease. But in one amazing case being celebrated, a 100-year-old woman became...
Myanmar’s angriest force apology from K-pop act for featuring Shwedagon at festival debut
Myanmar’s Facebook outrage machine has trained its sights on a homegrown K-pop act for the crime of displaying the nation’s most sacred pagoda during their first performance...
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It’s now possible to buy ground ‘Impossible Beef’ at Singapore stores
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Singapore moviegoers must use COVID app, tracking device before entering
ID cards or scanning ‘SafeEntry’ QR codes will no longer do before a show.
XXI cinemas open in several Indonesian cities with added COVID-19 protocols
After resorting to watching films at home for months, some moviegoers in Indonesia are finally able to go back to their routine of going to the movies as a major cinema operator...
PS5-bound Indonesian action-adventure game ‘Tirta’ takes inspiration from Balinese culture
Gamers, get excited. Indonesian game studio Agate is working on an intriguing project heavily inspired by Balinese culture titled Tirta.
Myanmar’s Bagan is arena for Nicolas Cage to battle alien predator in ‘Jiu-Jitsu’
A Hollywood national treasure hunter at his best in the oddest roles is set to kick – and presumably punch – alien ass in Myanmar’s Bagan in an upcoming film where he faces...
Hijab boss-actress Neelofa now wears the face veil
Celeb friends including Siti Nurhaliza sent well wishes on the ‘new journey.’
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