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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
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Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
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Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
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China to support Myanmar in Rohingya repatriation

China has reaffirmed its willingness to provide further support, within its capacity, to Myanmar in the Rohingya repatriation process and resettlement of the displaced people from Rakhine state.
19 January 2020, 14:56 PM

Computer viruses cause US$902m in damage to Vietnamese users

Computer viruses caused estimated losses of US$902 million to Vietnamese users last year, much higher than in 2018, reports Bkav Technology Group.
19 January 2020, 05:37 AM

Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

Facebook Inc blames a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused.
19 January 2020, 04:46 AM

China, Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash

China and Myanmar ink dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, as Beijing doubles down on its support for a government under fire for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims.
18 January 2020, 05:54 AM

Asean divided on Rohingya crisis: Poll

Opinions within South-east Asia are highly divided on Myanmar's Rakhine crisis and the country's handling of its Rohingya Muslim minority.
17 January 2020, 10:17 AM

Risking lives to rescue horses in Philippine volcano 'no man's land'

The horses were still caked in grey ash as they stepped off the boat, lucky beneficiaries of a risky rescue mission to ground zero of the Philippines' Taal volcano eruption.
16 January 2020, 07:28 AM

Rights group denounces Japan envoy for 'disturbing' comments on Myanmar Rohingya

Tokyo-based human rights activists decry recent remarks by Japan's ambassador to Yangon, who told local media he did not think the Myanmar military committed genocide on the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country.
15 January 2020, 09:33 AM

Rohingya crisis: The wheels of int’l justice finally turning, says HRW

With two international courts now examining the atrocities committed against the Rohingyas in Myanmar, the wheels of international justice are finally turning, Human Rights Watch says in its World Report 2020.
15 January 2020, 07:13 AM

China's Xi visits Myanmar to drive home Belt and Road plan

China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch.
15 January 2020, 05:06 AM

'Space unites us': First Iranian-American astronaut reaches for stars

Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earns her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan.
12 January 2020, 05:53 AM

Manpower export: Malaysia mulls 'zero-cost recruitment' deal with Bangladesh

Human Resources Minister M Kula Segaran today indicated that Malaysia is aiming to reach a "zero-cost recruitment" agreement for migrant workers from Bangladesh as part of efforts to avoid risking US trade sanctions.
8 January 2020, 07:18 AM

Bangladesh seeks Australia’s support to speed up repatriation process of Rohingyas

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has sought Australia’s support in expediting the repatriation process of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
5 January 2020, 11:46 AM

JS body to visit Cambodia to discuss on Rohingya repatriation

A delegation of a parliamentary body is going to ASEAN country Cambodia on a three-day visit for a discussion on repatriation of Rohingyas.
5 January 2020, 10:49 AM

Why is most of Asia looking away from Myanmar?

The latest resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly condemning rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups in Myanmar was the third such resolution on the subject.
4 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Next move on deportation of Rohingyas in Jammu and Kashmir: Indian minister Jitendra Singh

A key Indian minister has said the government's next move would be relating the deportation of Rohingya refugees in Jammu and Kashmir as they would not be able to secure citizenship under the amended Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
4 January 2020, 07:50 AM

Gun attack on Rab at Rohingya camp: Key suspect killed in 'gunfight'

Two hours after two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were injured in a gun attack by Rohingya drug peddlers at Neela Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila, the prime suspect has been killed in a reported gunfight with the elite force.
31 December 2019, 04:50 AM

Rohingya man held with fake passport at Dhaka airport

A Rohingya man is detained with fake passport and other documents after he lands at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Malaysia.
29 December 2019, 19:01 PM

NASA's Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils

A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency's mission to send humans into deep space.
28 December 2019, 05:41 AM

UN ups 2020 budget, includes funds for war crimes probes

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a $3.07 billion operating budget which for the first time includes funding for the investigation of war crimes in Syria and Myanmar.
28 December 2019, 05:06 AM

UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya

The UN General Assembly approves a resolution strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.
28 December 2019, 04:29 AM