Public outrage has centered on Italian-Thai Development, the contractor responsible for both sites where the past week's accidents occurred.

A landmark United Nations treaty governing the high seas has entered into force on Saturday (Jan 17), reshaping how international waters are protected and managed. For Southeast Asia, the new pact brings new opportunities and challenges.

The government and Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party will carefully assess the market impact before deciding, as scrapping the 8 per cent levy on food sales would cut government revenue by an estimated 5 trillion yen (US$31.6 billion) a year....

Responding to a social media post, thousands turned up at a village home in Chongqing to help an elderly man tasked with slaughtering the family pigs for Chinese New Year.