The labour movement is sounding the alarm over domestic helpers falling prey to illegal activity, with social service agencies reporting a rise in maids involved in money-mule activities. They ...

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday (Dec 26) to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a ...

Twenty years after the 2004 Tsunami, survivors in Sri Lanka and India battle grief and guilt, as communities rebuild their lives, while pushing for stronger measures to prevent future disasters.

Rising sea levels could significantly increase tsunami risks, potentially hitting up to 15 ports at once. That's the chilling ...

In the fourth of our top five episodes from the archives, Liling Tan asks Associate Professor Jason Lee, Director of the Heat ...

Singapore's Civil Defence Force was among the first to respond to the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The two-week ...

TOKYO: Japan's government said on Thursday (Dec 26) it predicts economic output will recover to full capacity in the next ...

Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. More than 220,000 people across a dozen ...

JERUSALEM: The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday (Dec 25) over failure to conclude a ...

DUBAI: Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday (Dec 25) that Israel has set new conditions that have led to delays ...

Kolkata and its Chinatown were once home to the country’s first ever Chinese community. Today, there are still close to 2,000 ...