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
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
Trump’s punitive tariffs on China ‘just the opening steps’ in a long dance, say analysts
Beijing has vowed to take countermeasures against the latest US tariffs and urged Washington to resolve trade frictions through dialogue
3 April 2025, 06:15 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
Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
7.7-magnitude quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock
30 March 2025, 04:19 AM
India sends 15 tonnes of relief to Myanmar following earthquake
India today sent the first consignment of its relief material to Myanmar, a day after the South East Asian country was devastated by a major earthquake
29 March 2025, 08:43 AM
Myanmar quake: what we know
The 7.7-magnitude quake hit northwest of Myanmar's Sagaing at 12:50 pm (0620 GMT) on Friday at a shallow depth.
29 March 2025, 02:30 AM
Thai airline halts some domestic flights because of air pollution
Air pollution spikes in Thailand, especially in the north, between December and April as farmers burn stubble to prepare land for the next crop season
5 March 2025, 09:12 AM
Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
By Thursday morning, the Thai capital was the sixth most polluted major city in the world, according to IQAir
23 January 2025, 06:32 AM
Hundreds to wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so
23 January 2025, 03:19 AM