Indian visa scam alert: High Commission warns applicants in Bangladesh
Star Online Report
6 August 2026, 20:03 PM South Asia
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

Terror finance: SE Asia, Australia join forces

Australia and Southeast Asia have joined forces to choke financing for militant networks, Canberra said yesterday,
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Another journo killed in India

An Indian soldier shot dead a journalist following a dispute, police said yesterday, the country's third high-profile
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

S'pore to deploy driverless buses from 2022

Driverless buses will appear on some roads in Singapore from 2022 as part of plans to improve mobility in the land-
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Pakistan frees Mumbai attack mastermind

A Pakistani court yesterday ordered the release of one of the alleged masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai attacks which
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

'Serious provocation'

North Korea yesterday condemned its US terror listing as a "serious provocation" , warning that sanctions would
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Unicef concerned over high level contamination of well water at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Unicef has shown a deep concern over reports suggesting high levels of bacterial contamination (E.coli) from water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Chittagong.
22 November 2017, 06:31 AM

How to keep blood sugar levels normal and stable

Diabetic patients will be relieved to know that they need not totally remove their favourite foods from their to-eat list. There are a few ways to achieve normal and stable blood sugar ­levels. Dietitian Poh Kai Ling explains how.
22 November 2017, 05:07 AM

Japan launches its first quantum computer

Japan has unveiled its first quantum computer prototype, amid a global race to build ever-more powerful machines with faster speeds and larger brute force that are key towards realising the full potential of artificial intelligence.
22 November 2017, 04:34 AM

Lanka launches probe

Sri Lanka's parliament yesterday announced an investigation into how the private phone records of legislators were
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China urges talks

China yesterday called for extra efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis through talks after US President Donald Trump re-branded Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian president visits Arunachal

China yesterday criticised a visit by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to the remote state of Arunachal Pradesh, which
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China envoy ends North Korea trip

A Chinese special envoy yesterday ended a four-day trip to North Korea during which the two sides discussed regional
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Indonesia speaker taken into custody

Indonesia's parliament speaker, Setya Novanto, has been taken into custody by the anti-corruption agency after
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Sonia slams govt's arrogance

Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterda6y tore into the Narendra Modi government for its "arrogance", for
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

N Korea FM to visit Cuba

North Korea's foreign minister is to visit Cuba on Monday in a trip that comes at a time when both Pyongyang and Havana have strained
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Deadly Beijing fire prompts probe

Chinese authorities yesterday launched an investigation into a fire in a low-income Beijing housing block that killed 19 people, as
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China military sets up website to report leaks, fake news

China's military launches a website inviting the public to report leaks and fake news, as well as illegal online activities by military personnel, the latest step in a push to ensure Communist Party control over the internet.
19 November 2017, 07:01 AM

Regional issues, bi-lateral ties discussed

A senior Chinese envoy discussed regional concerns with officials in Pyongyang yesterday, North Korean state media
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China mulling direct rail line with Nepal

The Chinese ambassador to Nepal has said that China has taken the request of Kathmandu for building a cross-
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Lanka deploys troops to stop communal riots

Sri Lanka deployed troops and ordered a night-time curfew in a southern town to end violent clashes between two
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM