SINGAPORE – Mobile phones in Singapore will receive an alert at noon on May 10, overriding all notification settings, even if the devices are set to silent mode or if one is on a call. The new national alert warning system, called SG Alert, comes with a pop-up notification, unique alert tone and vi»»»

- Myanmar's new president, Min Aung Hlaing, on Friday approved the release of 4,335 prisoners from the country's jails, reportedly including some 179 foreign nationals. Such mass amnesty schemes tend to be carried out to mark the nation's Independence Day in January and its New Year in April. Hundr»»»