While such experts agree extraordinary measures are needed to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, some are worried about an erosion of core rights, and the risk that...
"My orders to the police and military ... if there is trouble and they fight back and your lives are in danger, shoot them dead."
A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew. Including an American and a Canadian, officials...
A Russian mother and her 9 year-old son have spent the past three nights sleeping on the floor of the Kuala Lumpur airport after Malaysia sealed...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this month that there was little evidence that temperature plays a role in the covid-19 outbreak. However it was an...
Japan has launched its first dedicated submarine-hunting warship in nearly 30 years. With Tokyo concerned primarily with monitoring Chinese submarines operating close to and within its...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced the lockdown of Manila, including a halt to domestic travel. The lockdown is in a bid to contain the deadly Wuhan...
Qatar has temporarily barred travelers from Thailand and 13 other countries from March 9 as a precaution against the coronavirus. Qatar’s health department reported 3 new...
With the continued growth of gambling across the globe, more and more luxury casinos are popping up. Nowhere is this more true than in Asia and...
President Trump had invited leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to meet for a summit in Las Vegas after he did not...
"In their response to this outbreak, the China's Communist Party's penchant for secrecy and total government control has threatened the lives of their own citizens and...
Normally serene Thailand has been on edge since a rogue soldier went on the rampage in a northeastern city this month. Killing 29 people in a...
A few officers accompany the Filipino women each night, enforcing curfews and smoking bans, and warning people against drugs.
Vietnam has denied two cruise ships permission to dock due to fears of Covid19 coronavirus infections on board. Vietnamese state media and a cruise operator reported...
Only three other deaths from the coronavirus have been reported outside of China. — In the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan.
Government officials and university researchers from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam gathered to discuss assessment methodologies to study plastic debris and its sources across the Mekong....
Holland America also said it will arrange and pay for customers’ flights home. Even more it would refund the cost of the cruise. The Westerdam’s next...
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 908, with over 40,000 confirmed infections as of Sunday. The outbreak is serious, but...
Deaths from the coronavirus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand...
Population mapping experts at the University of Southampton concluded Bangkok and Hong Kong are most at-risk due to high volumes of passengers from Mainland China.