Studying the barnacles on a piece of plane debris could help investigators finally figure out where the ill-fated flight crashed.
Japan reports wave of Chinese phone harassment after Fukushima discharge
Japanese businesses and groups, ranging from a concert hall in Tokyo to an aquarium in northern Iwate, received so many calls from Chinese speakers that they had difficulty conducting normal operations.
Malaysia’s Zunar on risks of making Anwar Ibrahim biopic: ‘we were prepared for the worst’
Zulkiflee Anwar Haque was almost imprisoned for satirising figures including former leader Najib Razak. Now he’s turned his gaze elsewhere, with his film about PM Anwar Ibrahim bringing its own set of challenges.
Thousands of South Korean protesters call for government action on Fukushima water dumped in the sea
About 30,000 people, worried about the environmental impact, demonstrated in Seoul against Japan dumping water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Singapore presidential election: will ‘anti-PAP’ protest voters spoil front runner Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s party?
At a time of rising living costs, political scandals and ‘displeasure with the status quo’, analysts say this week’s presidential election may be an opportunity for Singaporeans to register displeasure with the ruling People’s Action Party.
Online platforms given guidance on how to address unlawful data scraping
Data protection authorities (DPAs) have advised social media companies and website operators to implement “multi-layered technical and procedural controls” to guard against unlawful data scraping.
New rules issued on building safety for when buildings are occupied
New regulations that set out what landlords, building managers, and other duty holders will have to do to comply with building safety requirements when ‘higher-risk’ buildings are occupied in England, have been published by the UK government.
Thousands of Rohingya protest in Bangladesh 6 years after exodus: ‘we want to go home with our full rights’
Budget cuts forced the UN to steeply reduce aid to the camps this year – where malnutrition was already rampant – rations are now just US$8 a month per refugee.
Pitfalls to avoid when contracting on power transmission projects
More than 10,000 kilometres of new transmission lines is required in Australia in the coming years, to upgrade the grid and accommodate the raft of new energy projects in the pipeline.
South China Sea: Philippine, Australian troops practise retaking island in first joint drills
The joint exercises, a first for the two nations, come amid renewed tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.