The government has defended its position on the Russian war against Ukraine, saying its neutral stance was intended to best serve "the national interest".

Asian equities rallied Thursday following a strong bounce on Wall Street and a breathtaking surge in Europe sparked by a plunge in oil prices and bargain-buying following a Ukraine-fuelled rout.

Singapore aims to open to all travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 sooner rather than later as the Asian country targets restoring passenger volumes to at least 50% of pre-Covid-19 levels this year, Transport Minister S Iswaran said o...

The Social Security Office is being asked to propose a draft legal amendment ensuring women entitled to 98 days maternity leave are paid in full, not just for 90 days.

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping has his sights on domestic critics' riches as a corruption crackdown gathers pace to consolidate his power and secure an unprecedented third term.

The country's industries sentiment dropped in February for the first time in six months, dented by a spike in Covid-19 infections, surging oil prices and the impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an industries group said on Thursday.

Two men were arrested and 450,000 methamphetamine pills seized in separate drug stops in Ubon Ratchathani province, police said

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's petroleum subsidies bill could more than double to 28 billion ringgit (US$6.7 billion) this year if crude oil prices remain at elevated levels following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the finance minister said on Thursday.

Russia's war in Ukraine entered its third week on Thursday with none of its key objectives reached despite thousands of people killed, more than two million made refugees, and thousands forced to cower in besieged cities under relentless bombardment.

TAIPEI: China closed off a part of the South China Sea close to Vietnam this month in its hunt for a crashed aircraft, Taiwan's intelligence agency said on Thursday, offering an alternate explanation for an exercise Beijing has called military drills...