Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
23 April 2026, 08:54 AM
Southeast Asia
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM
Southeast Asia
Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
15 April 2026, 15:17 PM
US-Israel war on Iran
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
3 April 2026, 20:42 PM
World
Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
8 February 2026, 08:11 AM
Southeast Asia
Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI
24 January 2026, 22:33 PM
Southeast Asia
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
14 January 2026, 11:23 AM
Southeast Asia
Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
12 January 2026, 17:26 PM
Turkey seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says
12 January 2026, 16:13 PM
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
12 January 2026, 16:05 PM
Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
Polling opened at 7:00am across 152 constituencies, with voters queuing early at booths in both urban centres and rural districts.
23 April 2026, 08:54 AM
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
Thousands of people have been displaced after a fire destroyed around 1,000 homes in a coastal village in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island on Sunday, the fire department said
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM
Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
Pakistan will suspend electricity supply for about two hours during peak-usage times every evening, the government said, in an effort to manage energy prices affected by the Iran war
15 April 2026, 15:17 PM
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
Min Aung Hlaing secures 429 of 584 votes cast
3 April 2026, 20:42 PM
Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
Voting opened Sunday in a Thai general election pitting the popular reformists who came first last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister
8 February 2026, 08:11 AM
Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI
Singapore will invest more than Sg$1 billion ($785 million) in public research on artificial intelligence through 2030 to bolster its capabilities and enhance global competitiveness, the government said Saturday
24 January 2026, 22:33 PM
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
The health ministry said in a statement that 64 people were hospitalised, seven in serious condition.
14 January 2026, 11:23 AM
Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
Incident near Naf River comes a day after stray bullet from Myanmar injured a child
12 January 2026, 17:26 PM
Turkey seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says
"Any attack on either nation would be treated as an act of aggression against both," pledged the countries
12 January 2026, 16:13 PM
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
"It is not about esoteric issues of international law. It is about real people," he says
12 January 2026, 16:05 PM
Malaysia to introduce 10-year term limit for prime minister
Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would introduce legislation this year to limit the prime minister's term to a maximum 10 years, fulfilling one of his campaign promises
5 January 2026, 09:03 AM
Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%
The military grabbed power in a 2021 putsch
31 December 2025, 11:35 AM
UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace
At least 47 people were killed and more than a million displaced in three weeks of border clashes
27 December 2025, 12:16 PM
Myanmar sets late January date for final election round
Myanmar's junta will stage the third and final round of its heavily restricted elections on January 25, a statement said Thursday, just days before polls open for the first batch of ballots
25 December 2025, 15:39 PM
Myanmar nationals caught with 10 drones in Bangkok: police
Four Myanmar nationals caught in Bangkok yesterday with 10 heavy-lift cargo drones they allegedly planned to smuggle home will be deported to Myanmar, Thai police said.
23 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Over 500,000 displaced in Cambodia by Thai border clashes: interior ministry
More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced from their homes by two weeks of deadly border clashes with neighbouring Thailand, Phnom Penh's interior ministry said Sunday
21 December 2025, 06:17 AM
Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for election 'disruption'
Myanmar's junta said Wednesday it was seeking to prosecute more than 200 people for "disruption" of upcoming military-run elections
17 December 2025, 06:16 AM
Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite
Both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by Donald Trump
8 December 2025, 02:46 AM
Floods toll rises to 33 in southern Thailand: government
The death toll from days of widespread flooding in southern Thailand rose to 33 on Wednesday
26 November 2025, 06:35 AM
Indonesia names ex-president Suharto 'national hero': govt
Indonesia added former president Suharto to a list of "national heroes" during a ceremony on Monday
10 November 2025, 03:40 AM