World Press Freedom Index: Censorship and disinformation virus hits Asia Pacific
Authoritarian regimes in Asia Pacific have used the COVID-19 pandemic to perfect their methods of totalitarian control of information, while...
Japanese region seeks new virus emergency as Olympics near
Japan's third most populated region will on Tuesday ask the central government to impose a state of emergency over the...
14 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 1 case in migrant workers dorm
As of Tuesday noon (20 Apr), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 14 cases of COVID-19...
India must not deport Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: Special Advisory Council for Myanmar
In a statement on Monday (19 Apr), the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) expressed its deep concerns on the...
Singapore falls to 160 in 2021 World Press Freedom index; situation classified as “very bad”
Singapore continues its descent at the World Press Freedom ranking in 2021, dropping from 158 to 160. The index by...
EU to rule on J&J shot safety as raging virus wave grips India
by AFP Bureaus Europe's drug regulator was expected to rule Tuesday on the safety of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19...
Philippines’ Duterte prepared to deploy navy over South China Sea claim
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the...
New Zealand confirms airport virus case, says travel bubble unaffected
New Zealand authorities revealed an Auckland airport worker had tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday, although Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said...
Scores test positive for COVID-19 on India flight to Hong Kong
At least 49 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said,...
EU sanctions 10 Myanmar junta officials
The EU on Monday announced sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and...