Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026, 15:39 PM
Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026, 00:09 AM
Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026, 12:51 PM
Southeast Asia
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
13 May 2026, 22:31 PM
Southeast Asia
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
11 May 2026, 08:35 AM
Southeast Asia
Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
10 May 2026, 11:45 AM
Southeast Asia
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
Imran recalls Bangladesh liberation to slam Pak army
Former Pakistan prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan while addressing the nation on Saturday night said people should understand atrocities committed in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
15 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout
Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule
15 May 2023, 01:53 AM
Thai opposition parties dominate early election count
Thai opposition parties dominated the early vote count in today's national elections, in what was shaping up as a huge rejection of nearly a decade of military-backed government..The election campaign played out as a clash between a young generation yearning for change and the conservative
14 May 2023, 15:54 PM
Social media blackout fuels momentum
A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has instead fuelled momentum for him, analysts say.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Malaysian palm oil firms 'not hiring Bangladeshis over recruitment concerns'
Some of Malaysia's largest palm oil producers are not hiring workers from Bangladesh because of concerns over exploitative practices during recruitment, companies and labour consultants say..Planters in the world's second-largest palm oil producer have in recent years stepped up efforts to
12 May 2023, 09:12 AM
‘Deeply concerned’
Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Indonesia yesterday called for an immediate end to violence in military-ruled Myanmar, in an effort to create a window for dialogue and the delivery of humanitarian aid as fighting intensifies.
10 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Arrest hinders Imran’s path to second Pak innings
Since being ousted from office by a vote of no confidence last year, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has vowed he will captain the country a second time.
9 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Myanmar military used ‘vacuum bomb’ in village strike: HRW
Myanmar's military used a "vacuum bomb" in an air strike on an opposition village that killed dozens of people in a likely war crime last month, Human Rights Watch said today.
9 May 2023, 12:55 PM
Vietnam posts record high temperature of 44.1 degrees Celsius
Vietnam reported a record high temperature late Saturday with a north-central weather station measuring 44.1 degrees Celsius (111.38 degrees Fahrenheit), officials said, breaking a previous high set in 2019
7 May 2023, 04:43 AM
Laos political activist survived shooting
A Laotian political activist who was reported to have died after being shot twice at close range in fact survived the attack, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom was shot in the face and side in a Vientiane cafe on Saturday and
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Myanmar junta pardons over 2,000 prisoners jailed for dissent against military
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago
3 May 2023, 03:34 AM
Singapore hangs man over 1 kg of cannabis
Singapore hanged a prisoner yesterday after he was convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, despite rights groups decrying “many flaws” in the case.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Myanmar crisis: Neighbours, some Asean members hold secretive talks
Government and think-tank representatives from Myanmar and its neighbours, including India and China, held talks in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of a secretive effort to de-escalate a bloody crisis in the army-run Southeast Asian nation, two sources said
26 April 2023, 12:43 PM
UN urges Singapore to halt execution over drug offence
The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore yesterday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogram of cannabis.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan supports industrial use of AI: Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said yesterday the country supports the development of industrial uses of generative artificial intelligence technologies such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM
34m Afghans in poverty under Taliban rule: UN
The number of Afghans in poverty nearly doubled to 34 million as the nation was racked by the collapse of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover, the UN said yesterday.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Landslide in Pakistan buries trucks, kills at least 2 people
A landslide during a thunder and lightning storm on the main road through northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pass buried more than 20 trucks on Tuesday, killing at least two people, with dozens more feared trapped, officials said.
18 April 2023, 07:09 AM
Japan PM unhurt, resumes campaigning
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan yesterday.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
G7 foreign ministers meet in Japan
G7 allies met yesterday for two days of “difficult” climate talks in northern Japan, facing pressure to show progress on key fossil fuel commitments in an example to other major economies including China.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Asean 'strongly condemns' Myanmar air strike that killed dozens
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), criticised for its inaction over the deepening Myanmar crisis, yesterday strongly condemned air strikes that reportedly killed dozens of people
13 April 2023, 13:01 PM