Hong Kong’s embattled leader abandoned a State of the Union-style speech yesterday after she was shouted down by opposition lawmakers on a day that also saw a prominent protest leader left bloodied by hammer-wielding thugs.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said a new list of around 50,000 Rohingyas has been handed over to Myanmar to expedite Rohingya repatriation efforts.

The Philippines’ top policeman, who leads the nation’s deadly drugs crackdown, yesterday quit as he faces allegations of protecting officers accused of selling a huge haul of seized narcotics.

Singapore will become the first country in the world to ban ads for the most unhealthy sugary drinks in its latest move to combat rising diabetes rates

Human Rights Watch has demanded that Myanmar authorities should immediately release 30 Rohingya Muslims detained for attempting to travel from Rakhine State to the city of Yangon.

Hong Kong police fired tear gas as a few hundred protesters gather outside Prince Edward metro station in the Mongkok district, a focal point for demonstrations, a Reuters witness said yesterday.

Malaysian authorities have imposed fines of around $100 million on 80 entities, intensifying their pursuit of people allegedly linked to

India has assured Bangladesh of making greater efforts to facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar.

The UN's independent investigator on Myanmar says it's not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to return because Myanmar has failed to dismantle its "system of persecution" of Rohingyas.

President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman yesterday defended the Philippine leader as “very hygienic” and nice-smelling after he was mocked on social media for looking dishevelled in a meeting with the Russian prime minister.

Hong Kong has loosened guidelines on the use of force by police as it struggles to stamp out anti-government protests that have rocked the Asian financial hub for nearly four months, according to documents seen by Reuters yesterday.

Terming climate change and Rohingya crisis are major threats for Bangladesh, Law Minister Anisul Huq says both the challenges pose colossal multidimensional consequences and would potentially impact its whole security architecture.

Singapore’s new law to combat “fake news” came into effect yesterday despite criticism from tech giants and activists, who labelled the tough rules a “chilling” attempt to stifle dissent. The law gives government ministers powers to order social media sites to put warnings

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan phones Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina and exchanges pleasantries and inquired about the recent treatment of her eye in London.

Law enforcers detain 45 Rohingya men from a house in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram in the wee hours.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon Myanmar to take action to ensure the Rohingyas’ safety and security and live-up to previous agreements made with Bangladesh over the return of the refugees.

An unhealthy level of air pollution covers 14 areas of Greater Bangkok, according to the country's Pollution Control Department due to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5).

A senior official of Myanmar alleges at the United Nations that "destructive movements in the camps (in Bangladesh) aimed at preventing repatriation and exploiting the plight of dispersed person (Rohingyas)."

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