How crypto miners are stealing power in Southeast Asia
2 August 2026, 08:56 AM
Asia
Avalanche on broad peak: Famed climber Purja, 9 more die
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
India
China coast guard patrols waters east of Taiwan
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
China
2019 Bombings: Sri Lanka sentences ex‑police chief to death
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
Nepal PM urges calm after unrest leaves 3 dead
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Myanmar president slams Asean peace plan
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity
31 July 2026, 16:24 PM
Diplomacy
Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan
31 July 2026, 13:26 PM
South Asia
S Korea bans seeking job applicant’s personal info
From today, prospective employers in South Korea cannot ask job seekers for information unrelated to the positions they are being hired
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Floods wreak havoc across South Asia
Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Najib spent $0.8m on cards in a day!
Credit cards belonging to Malaysia’s disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak were used to spend over $800,000 in one day at a luxury jeweller
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Lunar eclipse 2019 marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary
Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
16 July 2019, 11:04 AM
China detains Canadian citizen on drugs charges
A Canadiancitizen detained in China is being held on drug-related offences, Beijing said yesterday, at a time of tense relations between
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
HK leader slams ‘rioters’ after clash
Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were “rioters”, the finance hub’s pro-Beijing leader
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
China says it will freeze out US companies
China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with US firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Afghan pvt radio station shuts down
A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Int’l drug gangs behind Lanka bombings
International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed yesterday, despite
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
10 miners trapped in Pak coal mine for over 20 hrs
At least 10 miners are trapped more than a kilometre (nearly a mile) underground after a fire started by an electrical short circuit in a
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Another Canada citizen detained in China
China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada’s foreign ministry said on Saturday,
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Death toll rises to 50
Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across South Asia while dozens more are
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Navjot Sidhu resigns from Punjab govt
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from the Punjab cabinet amid ongoing tussle with Chief Minister Amarinder
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Pakistan mafia’ uses blackmail, threats to pressurise judiciary
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday likened Pakistani money laundering suspects to the Sicilian Mafia, saying they, like
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
S Korean PM at PMO; bilateral talks on
Bilateral talks between Bangladesh and South Korea begins at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka.
14 July 2019, 11:34 AM
Protesters, police clash again
Hong Kong protesters clashed with police yesterday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
At least 40 people killed
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people across South Asia in the last two days,
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Hasina-Lee talks tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her South Korean counterpart Lee Nak-yon are set to hold a bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here tomorrow.
13 July 2019, 13:02 PM
Kathmandu airport shut until 5:00 pm after Yeti Airlines aircraft suffers 'runway excursion'
Tribhuvan International Airport was shut down after a Yeti Airlines aircraft suffered a “runway excursion” during landing, airport officials say.
12 July 2019, 10:03 AM
Japan’s probe makes history
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe made a “perfect” touchdown yesterday on a distant asteroid, collecting samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM