Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines
10 October 2025, 14:08 PM
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Myanmar junta strike kills 40 at festival protest: residents
8 October 2025, 03:43 AM
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 37
5 October 2025, 03:39 AM
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing
4 October 2025, 13:51 PM
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14
4 October 2025, 05:44 AM
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13
3 October 2025, 18:37 PM
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Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
3 October 2025, 16:00 PM
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91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official
1 October 2025, 04:47 AM
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UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return
30 September 2025, 15:15 PM
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Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case
3 September 2025, 13:03 PM
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Thai parliament vote on new PM postponed: house speaker
The speaker of Thailand's parliament on Tuesday postponed a vote to choose a new prime minister, prolonging the kingdom's political deadlock more than two months after opposition parties won an election
25 July 2023, 09:08 AM
15 dead, 19 missing after Indonesia boat sinks
At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said
24 July 2023, 05:00 AM
No retreat from party’s reform agenda
Thailand’s prime ministerial hopeful said yesterday he was willing to adjust the pace of his Move Forward party’s ambitious reform drive if he becomes premier, but vowed no retreat from a plan to change a law that forbids insulting the monarchy.
18 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Pak army threatens response
Pakistan’s army said on Friday it was seriously concerned that militants had found safe havens in neighbouring Afghanistan and threatened to take an “effective response” two days after 12 of its soldiers died in two attacks.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Top US, Chinese diplomats meet at Asean talks
US Secretary of State top Antony Blinken held “candid and constructive” talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi yesterday in Indonesia’s capital, an official said, the latest in a series of interactions Washington says are aimed at managing competition between the rival superpowers.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Double blow for Thailand’s PM-hopeful
Thai prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat was dealt a major setback yesterday when two separate complaints against him gained momentum, threatening to derail his leadership bid on the eve of a crucial vote on the premiership.
12 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Asean chair urges political solution to Myanmar crisis
Asean chair Indonesia yesterday urged a political solution to the Myanmar crisis at regional talks where Thailand’s envoy announced he met the country’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week. Myanmar has
12 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Thai FM says met Suu Kyi in first foreign envoy meeting since coup
Thailand's foreign minister met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week, he told reporters Wednesday, her first known meeting with a foreign envoy since she was detained following a 2021 coup
12 July 2023, 06:03 AM
7 bodies found after family of 10 swept away in Malaysia river
Ten members of a single family were swept away in a river surge in Malaysia, with seven bodies found just under 25 kilometres from where they had been swimming, a senior police official said Tuesday
4 July 2023, 06:52 AM
‘Rebels attack China convoy’ in Myanmar
The Myanmar junta yesterday accused an armed ethnic group of attacking a vehicle convoy containing Chinese military personnel who were travelling to a meeting on border security, a claim the rebels denied.
1 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Two Pakistani civilians killed after Indian forces open fire
Two Pakistani civilians were killed yesterday while one other was “critically injured” as the Indian Army opened “indiscriminate fire” at a group of shepherds at the Line of Control, the army’s media relations wing said.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Nepal capital bans Indian films
The mayor of Nepal’s capital yesterday launched a ban on the screening of hugely popular Indian films after a movie inspired by the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana sparked controversy.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Ex-Pakistan PM gets bail extended again
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s bail on corruption charges was extended again yesterday, after he urged supporters to take to the streets if he is re-arrested.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Junta-backed media slams ‘rotten’ UN
Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as “rotten” yesterday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.
16 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Singapore to end 180 years of horse racing
More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore is set to come to an end, with the city-state's only racecourse closing and being redeveloped for housing
6 June 2023, 04:26 AM
Radio broadcaster killed in the Philippines
A radio broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the central Philippines on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country
31 May 2023, 02:32 AM
Imran Khan questioned on graft charges
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was questioned by an anti-graft agency on corruption charges, his lawyer said yesterday, less than a week after he rejected a summons to appear and denounced allegations against him.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
4 children among 7 dead as roof collapses at school in Thailand
Seven people, including four children, were killed when a roof over a school sports field collapsed in a storm in Thailand, officials said Tuesday
23 May 2023, 07:17 AM
Imran recalls Bangladesh liberation to slam Pak army
Former Pakistan prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan while addressing the nation on Saturday night said people should understand atrocities committed in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
15 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout
Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule
15 May 2023, 01:53 AM