Of the 20 affected schools, seven were converted into temporary relief centres. Two schools were inundated, while 11 were inaccessible. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ...

Bluebridge has announced it will buy a newer ship to replace its 28-year-old Cook Strait ferry. The company currently sails its Strait Feronia and Connemara ferries through the route between the ...

The upcoming 60th anniversary of Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (DAZ), the only German-language newspaper in Central Asia, is a major milestone for the local German community. Since its establishment in ...

Instead, iguanas could have traveled there more gradually, island-hopping and walking across ancient land bridges to populate parts of Asia and the Pacific before ... as clear routes from the Americas ...

TAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank held its policy rate unchanged as expected on Thursday, prompted by lingering concerns over inflation and uncertainty about new U.S. trade tariffs.

Observers have warned of “unprecedented danger” to cross-strait relations following Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s moves to reinstate military trials and his reference to mainland ...

American pop star Lady Gaga will be back in Singapore after 13 years to perform at the National Stadium on May 18, 19, 21 and 24, her only concerts in Asia. Ticket pre-sales start on March 18 and ...

Jurong Central, Queenstown, Jalan Kayu, Sembawang West and Tampines Changkat - while five were removed. On the changes to various GRCs on the electoral map, Dr Janil reiterated the role that ...

The maps, covering 15 counties in Central California, are part of Cal Fire’s two-month rollout of new hazard zones for the regions where local city and county fire departments are responsible ...

A helicopter makes a water drop on the Mountain fire, which burned in Santa Paula and Camarillo in November. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- After three years in Dubai, Japanese investor Tsubasa Yozawa returned last year to what he calls his ideal home in central Bangkok ... is Southeast Asia's next big thing.

The only city outside of Asia featured on the list is N’Djamena, the capital of Chad in central Africa – which was named the country with the worst air pollution. Meanwhile the cities with the ...