Pakistan restricts international media reporting outside main cities
AFP, Islamabad
6 August 2026, 17:30 PM South Asia
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
AFP, New Delhi
6 August 2026, 09:08 AM India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
Reuters, Bhubaneswar
6 August 2026, 00:00 AM India
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur
5 August 2026, 17:02 PM Southeast Asia
Japan sees ‘urgent’ need to boost military
AFP, Tokyo
5 August 2026, 00:00 AM Asia
Suu Kyi makes first public appearance since coup
AFP, Yangon
4 August 2026, 00:00 AM Asia

Pak plans takeover of Islamist-run charities

Pakistan's government plans to seize control of charities and financial assets linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed,
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

'Nuclear button on my desk'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un yesterday warned the United States he has a "nuclear button" on his table but
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Second ship seized in North Korea oil row

South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Joy, relief as Singaporean cameraman returns after two months in Myanmar prison

Cheers and shouts of joy erupted as Singaporean cameraman Lau Hon Meng walked out of the Changi Airport Terminal 2 transit area.
31 December 2017, 05:11 AM

Kim applies science to kimchi-making

Kim Jong Un wants to turn the art of kimchi-making into a science. And the North Korean leader is putting his money where his mouth is.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Nepal bans solo foreign climbers from Everest

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM

UN warns of massive human rights abuses

A Muslim indigenous community on the Philippine island of Mindanao has suffered widespread human right abuses that could intensify with President Rodrigo Duterte's extension of martial law there, UN-appointed experts said.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Bali declares 'garbage emergency'

Bali's palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM

'Comfort women' deal with Japan flawed

South Korea's 2015 deal with Japan over Tokyo's wartime sex slavery was "seriously flawed", President Moon Jae-In said yesterday, telling officials to re-examine the controversial agreement.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Philippines bank left red-faced

The Philippine central bank said yesterday it accidentally released defective 100-peso bills with the face of a former president left out.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM

China jails activist for 8 years

China sentenced an activist known by the online pseudonym "Super Vulgar Butcher" to eight years in prison Tuesday, one of the
26 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trial of newspaper staff resumes in Turkey

The controversial trial of staff from Turkey's main opposition newspaper accused of terror links resumed yesterday, in
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Vietnam braces for Typhoon Tembin

Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying areas along the south coast yesterday as
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

South China Sea islands expanded 'reasonably'

China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Pakistan lets family meet 'Indian spy'

Pakistan yesterday allowed the wife and mother of an Indian man convicted of spying to visit him in Islamabad, eight
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

China has shut down 13,000 websites in 2 yrs

China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and the
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM

China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years

China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and the vast majority of people support government efforts to clean up cyberspace, state news agency Xinhua says.
24 December 2017, 10:25 AM

Singaporean president’s car escapes summons but security convoys urged to obey traffic rules

Officers who provide security protection to the Singaporean president and other senior political leaders have been reminded to make sure their security convoys comply with traffic rules, without compromising the safety and security of the VIPs they are escorting.
24 December 2017, 04:59 AM

China punishes 8,123 for misuse of govt funds

China has punished 8,123 people for committing fiscal violations after an audit of how the government's 2016 central budget was spent
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM

At least 10,000 killed in 1989

At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM