NASA is looking at how to contain a volcano that may wipe out humanity - Business Insider

NASA is looking at how to contain a volcano that may wipe out humanity - Business Insider: Yellowstone erupts roughly every 600,000 years, and it's about 600,000 years since it last exploded — an eruption at the national park could lead to the end of human civilisation, but NASA has a plan that may simultaneously stop such an explosion and create a geothermal plant to produce electricity.

China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion : NPR

China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion : NPR: Chinese companies are building infrastructure and dams along the vast river that runs through five Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.

Check your fridge and garage for all these things recalled this week - CNN

Check your fridge and garage for all these things recalled this week - CNN: From the kitchen to the driveway, there were some significant recalls this past week that you may have missed. Check out some of the things you may need to throw away or get fixed.

In Macau, Portuguese elites feel squeezed out by Chinese influence, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

In Macau, Portuguese elites feel squeezed out by Chinese influence, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: MACAU (REUTERS) - Nearly 20 years have passed since Portugal handed Macau over to China, and although colonial culture still infuses parts of daily life, the influence of the territory's Portuguese elite is declining rapidly as the special administrative region becomes increasingly closer to mainland China.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Indonesia honours S'porean for work on ethnic Chinese, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Indonesia honours S'porean for work on ethnic Chinese, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: Academic Leo Suryadinata has become the first Singaporean to receive an award from the Indonesian government that honours cultural contributions and efforts to deepen understanding of the archipelago.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mahathir to stump for Anwar in Port Dickson by-election, Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Mahathir to stump for Anwar in Port Dickson by-election, Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he will campaign for fellow Pakatan Harapan leader Anwar Ibrahim in the Port Dickson by-election, reported The Star.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thousands of animals in disaster-struck Sulawesi need help, says group

Thousands of animals in disaster-struck Sulawesi need help, says group: World Animal Protection says it is headed to disaster-struck Indonesian city to help treat animals affected by the quake and tsunami in Palu, Sulawesi

Journalists Hit Out At Visa Denial to Foreign Correspondents' Club Official

Journalists Hit Out At Visa Denial to Foreign Correspondents' Club Official: Financial Times Asia editor Victor Mallet, who defended the club's hosting of a pro-independence speaker in August, has had his visa renewal application rejected.

Cambodia to Lose Preferential Trade Status With EU Amid Worsening Rights Record

Cambodia to Lose Preferential Trade Status With EU Amid Worsening Rights Record: The bloc will reinstate tariffs on Cambodian goods without ‘clear and demonstrable improvements.’

Myanmar Ethnic Army Releases Detained Wa Christians

Myanmar Ethnic Army Releases Detained Wa Christians: The United Wa State Army is trying to ferret out ‘religious extremists’ in its territory.

Former CNRP Member Jailed in Cambodia For Insulting King

Former CNRP Member Jailed in Cambodia For Insulting King: Meanwhile, a former commune official is sent back to jail for defying Prime Minister Hun Sen in an online video.

Singaporean employment agency that offered ‘maids for sale’ has been charged, suspended | South China Morning Post

Singaporean employment agency that offered ‘maids for sale’ has been charged, suspended | South China Morning Post: The ads triggered anger in Indonesia, with NGO Migrant Care slamming them as ‘unjust and demeaning’, and were later removed from the site

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak jailed for 15 years for corruption | South China Morning Post

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak jailed for 15 years for corruption | South China Morning Post: The former South Korean leader was indicted in April on 16 charges that included bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power

Rupiah and race: where Indonesian election will be won or lost | South China Morning Post

Rupiah and race: where Indonesian election will be won or lost | South China Morning Post: As campaigning begins in the world’s third-largest democracy and most populous Muslim nation, polls reveal the issues likely to decide the race between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto

Thai king and family to get 1,600-strong royal police security force | South China Morning Post

Thai king and family to get 1,600-strong royal police security force | South China Morning Post: The upgraded security unit is four times the size of the previous one and comes as the new monarch continues to reorganise palace affairs

Five activists face up to 15 years’ jail for attempted subversion in Vietnam | South China Morning Post

Five activists face up to 15 years’ jail for attempted subversion in Vietnam | South China Morning Post: Group leader Luu Van Vinh is accused of heading a reactionary organisation that wanted to abolish the Communist Party leadership

A tale of two #MeToos in Hong Kong and Singapore athletics | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post

A tale of two #MeToos in Hong Kong and Singapore athletics | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: Inspired by a Hong Kong athlete’s decision to speak out about sexual abuse, Singaporean hurdler Kerstin Ong took a similar step. The response she received shows the Lion City’s sport bodies have been left on the starting blocks

A muffled cry for freedom in Vietnam | Asia Times

A muffled cry for freedom in Vietnam | Asia Times: Ruling Communist Party has clamped down hard on budding pro-democracy groups, repression rights groups say is turning the country into a giant prison

Widodo's luck turns amid mounting disasters | Asia Times

Widodo's luck turns amid mounting disasters | Asia Times: Indonesian leader's handling of Sulawesi's twin earthquake-tsunami disaster could shake his popularity ahead of next year's presidential polls

Bernie Sanders helped UDC student avoid getting hit by car on Capitol Hill - The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders helped UDC student avoid getting hit by car on Capitol Hill - The Washington Post: "Ma'am. Ma'am. Get off the street," he yelled.

A leading Holocaust historian just compared the US to Nazi Germany - Vox

A leading Holocaust historian just compared the US to Nazi Germany - Vox: "If the US has someone whom historians will look back on as the gravedigger of American democracy, it is Mitch McConnell."

FolkWorks - DAVID ROVICS’ THE MUSICAL HISTORY TOUR

FolkWorks - DAVID ROVICS’ THE MUSICAL HISTORY TOUR: The Alternative Voice for Folk/Roots/Trad Music, Dance, and Related Folk Arts in Southern California

The personal writ historical | Bangkok Post: lifestyle

The personal writ historical | Bangkok Post: lifestyle: Sawangwongse Yawnghwe has lived the life of an exile. A celebrated Shan artist, Sawangwongse channels his experience into paintings and installations that bring to the table issues pertaining to a large spectrum of political views.

Are Indian women killing themselves because Indian men are lazy?

Are Indian women killing themselves because Indian men are lazy?: If Indian men did just a little more housework they could save thousands of women's lives and potentially add 16 percent to the country's GDP.

Penang Institute Chats #3 – CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN – Penang Institute

Penang Institute Chats #3 – CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN – Penang Institute

Nobel Peace Prize 2018 awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad - The Washington Post

Nobel Peace Prize 2018 awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad - The Washington Post: Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, treated victims of gang rape, and Nadia Murad is a Yazidi activist kidnapped and held by the Islamic State.

Malaysia PM Mahathir wants Asean to help disaster-struck Indonesia, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Malaysia PM Mahathir wants Asean to help disaster-struck Indonesia, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: PUTRAJAYA (BERNAMA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Oct 4) the Asean  Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) has a major role to play in coordinating and extending assistance and support to Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi last week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Filipinos feeling pain of sharp price hikes, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Filipinos feeling pain of sharp price hikes, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: MANILA • As prices of everything from oil to rice soar in the Philippines, Ms Maria De Guzman has scrambled to adjust. Her food bill has jumped 60 per cent over the last year and now represents about half of monthly living expenses, prompting her family to scrimp on movies and even drive their car less.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Nominated to Also Serve as President

Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Nominated to Also Serve as President: Nguyen Phu Trong would be the first since Ho Chi Minh to hold both jobs at the same time.

Former Myanmar Government Minister Calls For Retrial of Jailed Reuters Reporters

Former Myanmar Government Minister Calls For Retrial of Jailed Reuters Reporters: Ye Htut says the case against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo was handled incorrectly.