Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines

Tremors come two weeks after deadliest quake in a decade
10 October 2025, 14:08 PM

Myanmar junta strike kills 40 at festival protest: residents

A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee and a local committee member told AFP on Tuesday
8 October 2025, 03:43 AM
5 October 2025, 03:39 AM

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing

Part of the multi-storey boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers
4 October 2025, 13:51 PM

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14

Part of the multi-storey boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers
4 October 2025, 05:44 AM

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13

The death toll in an Indonesian school collapse rose to 13 on Friday, officials said, but dozens were still believed buried under the rubble without signs of life days after the disaster.
3 October 2025, 18:37 PM

Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing

Min Aung Hlaing has increased foreign travel in last six months
3 October 2025, 16:00 PM

91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official

'Based on student attendance data, 91 people are suspected to be buried under building materials'
1 October 2025, 04:47 AM

Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case

The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) filed the petition seeking arrest warrants for the AA Commander-in-Chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng, and others in the chain of command
3 September 2025, 13:03 PM

New hope for Myanmar refugees as Thailand permits legal employment: HRW researcher

Policy shift comes amid labour shortages in the Southeast Asian country
28 August 2025, 19:33 PM

Thailand and Cambodia agree on ceasefire

Thailand and Cambodia’s leaders agreed to an “unconditional” ceasefire yesterday, after five days of combat along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people.
28 July 2025, 18:09 PM

Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets, rockets, ground forces

Thailand and Cambodia fought their bloodiest military clashes in more than a decade yesterday, with at least 12 people killed as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery, and ground forces over a disputed border zone.
24 July 2025, 18:30 PM

Myanmar's junta chief makes first appearance at memorial event

Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday attended annual commemorations for the country's assassinated independence hero for the first time since the military seized power more than four years ago
19 July 2025, 10:14 AM
11 June 2025, 11:50 AM

Bus carrying pilgrims crashes killing 21 in Sri Lanka

An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring 24, a senior transport official said
11 May 2025, 09:01 AM

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31 - state media

The junta initially announced a ceasefire in early April, days after the March 28 earthquake
7 May 2025, 02:13 AM

India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict

For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the border
4 May 2025, 07:27 AM

Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

Wong's People's Action Party took all but 10 seats in the 97-seat unicameral legislature
4 May 2025, 03:51 AM

Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil

Singaporeans cast their votes Saturday in an election where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition in uncertain economic times for the trade-centred nation
3 May 2025, 02:29 AM

Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire

Monitors from the Britain-based Centre for Information Resilience logged 65 air attacks by the military during the proclaimed ceasefire
1 May 2025, 05:51 AM