Indians most eager about self-driving cars

There is widespread interest about autonomous vehicles in India, Malaysia, China and South Korea, according to a survey in selected countries.
5 May 2018, 05:03 AM

Deadly India superstorms kill nearly 150

A series of powerful super storms that tore through India this week kills 143 people, as officials warns the death toll could rise with more extreme weather expected.
4 May 2018, 07:46 AM

Slain journalists remembered

Afghanistan's slain journalists were remembered on World Press Freedom Day yesterday, days after the deadliest attack on the country's media since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
3 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Kim committed to denuclearisation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday told a visiting Chinese diplomat that he is committed to denuclearisation, China's foreign ministry said, as diplomatic efforts to bring lasting peace to the Korean peninsula gather pace.
3 May 2018, 18:00 PM

India splutters in anger after toilet water used for train tea

An Indian tea vendor caught on video taking water from a train toilet before selling his drinks to passengers is fined amid heightened concern in India over food safety.
3 May 2018, 11:18 AM

Mahathir Mohamad under investigation

Malaysian authorities are investigating opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad under an anti-fake news law over claims that his plane was
2 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Court accepts testimony of whistleblower cop

A judge in Myanmar yesterday declared that a witness who said two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets were framed
2 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian court convicts gangster over journalist murder

An Indian court convicts notorious gangster Chhota Rajan and eight others of murdering a journalist in a drive-by shooting in Mumbai seven years ago.
2 May 2018, 11:52 AM

ADB, UK establish fund to improve trade in Asia-Pacific

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the United Kingdom launch the Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Fund (ARTCF) from which Bangladesh will be benefited.
2 May 2018, 11:40 AM

1st man convicted under Malaysia Anti-Fake News Act

A Danish horse groomer is the first to be punished under the newly enacted Anti-Fake News Act, but claims he did not know of such law in Malaysia as he has only been here for 10 days.
2 May 2018, 06:44 AM

Only $5.9mn raised against required $ 10mn, says Unicef

Unicef has estimated that more than 100,000 people including approximately 55,000 children, mostly Rohingyas, are at risk due to floods and landslides in Cox's Bazar district which is one of the most flood prone areas of Bangladesh.
2 May 2018, 04:22 AM

North Korea to align with South's time zone as well

In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea say it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea says it would shift its clocks to align with its southern neighbor.
30 April 2018, 04:25 AM

N Korea to rejoin South's time zone

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would move the country's clocks 30 minutes forward to unify with the South's time zone as a
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

India, Pak to join counter-terror drill

In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in September, which will also be joined by China and
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Whistleblower cop jailed

A police officer who testified that police framed two Reuters reporters has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison term for violating
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

India to 'privatise' heritage sites

The Indian government's 'Adopt a Monument' scheme to hand over upkeep of nearly 100 major historical structures to corporate
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Modi keeps his promise

India has electrified all its villages 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said yesterday,
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Kim offers to close nuclear test site in May, invites US experts

North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite US weapons experts to the country, Seoul says, as US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about securing a nuclear deal with the secretive regime.
29 April 2018, 05:33 AM

Taliban seize Afghan district centre, attack army base

Taliban fighters seized a district centre in northern Afghanistan yesterday, while a bomb at an army base in the southern province
28 April 2018, 18:00 PM

COMPLETE DE-NOODLISATION

At Seoul's Nampo Myeonok noodle bar, the owner was rushed off her feet, shouting at a long queue of hungry punters that she was
28 April 2018, 18:00 PM