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
Thai parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
Thailand's parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality
27 March 2024, 07:52 AM
Polls may not be held nationwide
Myanmar may not be able to hold its next election nationwide, the country’s junta chief admitted in comments published yesterday, as the military struggles to contain escalating violence against its rule.
25 March 2024, 18:00 PM
13 killed in Philippine road crash
At least 13 people were killed in the southern Philippines on Monday after a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger van, local authorities said
25 March 2024, 08:50 AM
At least 38 Rohingyas killed by Myanmar military air strikes in recent weeks
15 children among those killed, says Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK
22 March 2024, 13:45 PM
UN alarmed by reports of casualties in airstrikes
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by reports that military airstrikes in Myanmar, including on Monday in Minbya township, have killed and injured many civilians, a UN spokesman said.
19 March 2024, 18:00 PM
8 killed in Pak air strikes on Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban said yesterday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces along the border in retaliation.
18 March 2024, 18:00 PM
60 Afghans killed by weeks of snow, rain
At least 60 people have been killed by heavy rain and snow in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, the government’s disaster ministry said Wednesday.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Pak cabinet tasked with ending crisis
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the key members of his cabinet, tasking them with leading the country out of a crippling economic crisis fuelled by debt, spiralling inflation and a feeble rupee.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian troops begin Maldives pullout after quit order
India has begun withdrawing military personnel operating surveillance aircraft in the Maldives after the new pro-China president ordered them to leave, local media reported Tuesday
12 March 2024, 09:07 AM
No Indian troops in Maldives after May 10
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu yesterday declared that Indian military personnel will not be present in the island nation after May 10.
5 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Nepal PM ends alliance with Nepali Congress
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal named three ministers, including one each from two opposition parties, in a new coalition yesterday, dumping the centrist Nepali Congress party which had dominated his previous government.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan’s PM
Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif took the oath yesterday to officially become prime minister for a second time, nearly four weeks after an uncertain national election caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Singapore tightens rules for hiring foreign professionals
Singapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire starting next year, the government announced today
4 March 2024, 09:15 AM
Pakistan’s PM of compromise
Shehbaz Sharif, who was elected Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time yesterday, has stepped to the fore as a compromise candidate suited to turbulent times.
3 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Malaysia reinstates charges against ex-PM Muhyiddin
A Malaysian appeal court yesterday reinstated charges of abuse of power against opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, state news agency Bernama reported.
28 February 2024, 18:00 PM
South Korea, Japan birth rates fall to all-time low
South Korea’s birth rate fell to a record low last year, the government said yesterday, despite having poured billions of dollars into efforts to encourage women to have more children and maintain population stability.
28 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Pakistan indicts jailed Imran Khan, wife
A Pakistani court indicted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife Bushra Bibi yesterday on charges that they allegedly received land as a bribe by misusing his office during his premiership, his party said.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Isolate junta in Myanmar, protect its people: UN rapporteur
Myanmar's military junta is becoming an even greater threat to civilians, even as it shows further signs of weakness and desperation through the imposition of mandatory military service, warned a UN expert
21 February 2024, 19:42 PM
2 killed in crush as hundreds queue for passports in Myanmar
Two people were killed in a crush outside a passport office in Myanmar on Monday, a rescue worker said, as thousands rush to leave the country to escape a junta military service law
19 February 2024, 09:40 AM
Maldives deports 43 Indians for illegal businesses
Maldives has deported 43 Indians who were allegedly found to have committed crimes, Male-based news outlet Adhadhu reported on Tuesday.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM