New hope for Myanmar refugees as Thailand permits legal employment: HRW researcher

Policy shift comes amid labour shortages in the Southeast Asian country
28 August 2025, 19:33 PM

Thailand and Cambodia agree on ceasefire

Thailand and Cambodia’s leaders agreed to an “unconditional” ceasefire yesterday, after five days of combat along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people.
28 July 2025, 18:09 PM

Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets, rockets, ground forces

Thailand and Cambodia fought their bloodiest military clashes in more than a decade yesterday, with at least 12 people killed as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery, and ground forces over a disputed border zone.
24 July 2025, 18:30 PM

Myanmar's junta chief makes first appearance at memorial event

Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday attended annual commemorations for the country's assassinated independence hero for the first time since the military seized power more than four years ago
19 July 2025, 10:14 AM
11 June 2025, 11:50 AM

Bus carrying pilgrims crashes killing 21 in Sri Lanka

An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring 24, a senior transport official said
11 May 2025, 09:01 AM

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31 - state media

The junta initially announced a ceasefire in early April, days after the March 28 earthquake
7 May 2025, 02:13 AM

India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict

For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the border
4 May 2025, 07:27 AM

Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

Wong's People's Action Party took all but 10 seats in the 97-seat unicameral legislature
4 May 2025, 03:51 AM

Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil

Singaporeans cast their votes Saturday in an election where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition in uncertain economic times for the trade-centred nation
3 May 2025, 02:29 AM

Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire

Monitors from the Britain-based Centre for Information Resilience logged 65 air attacks by the military during the proclaimed ceasefire
1 May 2025, 05:51 AM

60,000 Myanmar students must retake exams burned in quake blaze

More than 60,000 Myanmar students must retake university entrance exams after their answer papers were incinerated in a blaze
22 April 2025, 07:06 AM

Myanmar post-earthquake truce due to lapse

A Myanmar ceasefire declared after last month's devastating earthquake was due to expire on Tuesday, after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts
22 April 2025, 06:35 AM

‘No regrets if I died that day’

Bangladeshi construction worker Shakil Mohammad was at work at River Valley Road in Singapore when he heard screams next door.
10 April 2025, 18:35 PM

Malaysia to send officials to US for tariff talks: PM

Malaysia will dispatch officials to Washington to commence discussions on trade tariffs, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump imposed a hefty 24-percent levy on imports from the country
8 April 2025, 07:15 AM

Search for long-missing flight MH370 suspended: Malaysia minister

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended, Kuala Lumpur's transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went missing
3 April 2025, 05:45 AM

Thailand has 'strong plan' to handle US tariffs, hopes to negotiate: PM

Southeast Asian countries with a significant trade surplus with the United States came in for harsh treatment
3 April 2025, 03:26 AM

Myanmar quake: a nation unprepared for disaster

Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake
30 March 2025, 07:15 AM

UK announces £10 million for Myanmar quake relief

The isolated country's ruling junta made a rare plea for international aid after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar
30 March 2025, 04:30 AM

Bangkok quake death toll rises to 17: city authorities

The death toll in Bangkok from a massive earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand rose to 17 on Sunday, city authorities said
30 March 2025, 04:24 AM