From the Philippines’ divorce bill to the nearly forgotten women who painted China, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
The Singapore Airlines aircraft that operated turbulence-hit flight SQ321 returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Activists argue the bill is being fast-tracked to protect the interests of the political elite.
He posted an Instagram Story with the text saying: “I’m trying to get into the concert of Bruno Mars without having any ticket.”
Rohingya groups have been “selling” the youths to Myanmar’s military in its fight against insurgents, including the Arakan Army.
The ‘Jungle Train’ service, which runs along the spine of Peninsular Malaysia, is the country’s last sleeper train as cars and buses drive speed of travel.
The bill could face roadblocks when it reaches the senate as pressures from conservative lawmakers and Catholic groups mount.
Infectious disease experts in Singapore say there is ‘no reason to panic’, even as the ‘mildness of this current wave’ may cause it to drag out for a long time.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke wants Malaysia to tap into Thailand’s rail network and connect all the way to Laos and China.
Singapore Airlines is liable for up to US$170,000 per person, under a convention which governs aviation rights and compensation to passengers after an accident. However, there can be scope for larger damages.
The proposed law will empower the president to ban apps that could be used by “foreign adversaries” to threaten national security.
Flight tracking data shows the Boeing 777-300ER plunged 1,800 metres in just a few minutes, with passengers saying it happened, so suddenly there was no time for many to fasten their seat belts.
Some Indonesians have voiced support for the drug traffickers to be executed. As of October last year, Indonesia had 509 death row inmates.
Neighbours reported hearing explosions “like firecrackers” and screams from people inside and those living close by, as a fire ripped through a flat complex in central Hanoi.
The prime minister faces potential removal if the Constitutional Court finds his appointment of Pichit Chuenban breached ethics rules
A judge said Lee Hsien Yang made defamatory allegations against K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan ‘of the gravest kind’.
Experts say it is the personal responsibility of passengers to ensure they are strapped in, with an all-flight regulation difficult to enforce.
Local officials say they have contingencies in place since last year for massive refugee influx should full-blown conflict erupt in volatile area.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said any clash in the Taiwan Strait ‘will have dire consequences for the entire world’.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim accused of ignoring public sentiments by roping in a firm with perceived ties to Israel to run the country’s airports.
The pact allowing Manila and Tokyo’s defence forces to train in each other’s territories is expected to be signed next month.