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Malaysia’s low-cost carrier AirAsia has lost a long-running and bitter legal feud with state-linked Malaysia Airports (MAHB) after a local court sided with the airport operator in a dispute over incre...
Myra Tran was just 16 years old when she became a household name in Vietnam for her voice. Now three years later and thousands of miles away from her home country, she has her sights set on the world’...
Over the past year This Week In Asia has published stories featuring people whose unique experiences reflected the highs and lows of a tumultuous 2018. We caught up with some of these individuals to s...
An Indonesian anti-government activist’s secret plastic surgery procedure has spiralled into the country’s latest fake news scandal ahead of next year’s presidential polls and bruised a former army ge...
‘I came here to find love, but it’s not with you, Bachelor … sorry’ Television franchise The Bachelor has had its fair share of dramatic moments the world over but Vietnam’s version this week may have...
Anger at move to end Muslim practice of triple talaq divorces in India India moved to end a Muslim practice in which men can divorce their wives by saying so three times. The government on Wednesday a...
Singapore’s anti-gay laws face challenge as India celebrates ruling A Singapore DJ has filed a court challenge against a colonial-era law that bans gay sex in the conservative city state following Ind...
India soars above global average in hiring female airline pilots India has flown past the rest of the world in recruiting female pilots. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots,...
Nationwide coffee ban to take the edge off at South Korean schools South Korea is set to ban the sale of coffee in schools to promote healthier choices. All vending machines and kiosks in primary and ...
Bad boys of Japanese basketball score – but nobody’s much impressed Four Japanese basketball players have been punished and sent back home for buying sex while participating in the 18th Asian Games, t...
Troublesome orangutan logo causes rethink at Malaysia’s tourism office Malaysia’s new government will change an official tourism logo featuring an orangutan wearing sunglasses after it sparked a storm...
Indonesian shaman accused of keeping girl as sex slave for 15 years An elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the next 15 y...
Hands down, new Vietnam attraction is the coolest bridge in Asia In the forested hills of central Vietnam two giant concrete hands emerge from the trees, holding up a glimmering golden bridge crowded ...
Put away the sword and throwing stars, Iga doesn’t need Ninjas after all A major misunderstanding has led aspiring ninjas from around the world to inundate the city of Iga with inquiries about work op...
Elon Musk ‘apologises’ for calling Thai cave rescuer a ‘pedo’ on Twitter Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk apologised to a Briton who helped rescue a group of boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thai...
Mysterious ‘Province of China’ banners appear in the Philippines Banners calling the Philippines a “province of China” mysteriously appeared on bridges in Manila on Thursday, sparking fury on social m...
Trump really wants Kim to hear Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is rumoured to be delivering a copy of Elton John’s song Rocket Man to Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang at the latest...
Blogger killed by troll after giving lecture on settling online disputes A well-known Japanese blogger has been stabbed to death by an internet user he had argued with, soon after giving a talk on “ho...
South Korea loses taste for dog meat as court paves way for ban A South Korean court this week ruled the killing of dogs for meat is illegal in a decision that rights activists hope will pave the way ...
Viral photo of bird with beak bound by plastic ring leads to its rescue A bird that had its beak sealed shut by a plastic ring, captivating social media with its plight, has been rescued in India. A p...