Myanmar plays diplomatic card to avert UN censure over Rohingya

Myanmar says it is negotiating with China and Russia to ensure they block any UN Security Council censure over the violence that has forced an exodus of nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh in less than two weeks.
6 September 2017, 10:42 AM

Indonesian foreign minister to visit Dhaka and discuss Rohingya issue

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday to discuss with Bangladesh government officials the current persecution on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine.
3 September 2017, 13:15 PM

8 more Rohingyas admitted to CMCH

Eight more Rohingya, including two children with bullet and burn injuries, are admitted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital as they managed to cross the border into Bangladesh fleeing the wave of violence unleashed by the Myanmarese army.
1 September 2017, 13:12 PM

Rohingya crisis: Turkey hails Bangladesh's steps

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appreciated Bangladesh's steps for providing assistance to Rohingya people and resolving the ongoing Rohingya crisis as he phoned his Bangladesh counterpart, President Abdul Hamid.
1 September 2017, 12:34 PM

Hindus too fleeing persecution in Myanmar

Several hundred members of Hindu community from Maungdaw of Myanmar have fled to Bangladesh through a border in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar amid attack by an “unidentified armed group”.
31 August 2017, 12:58 PM

Rohingya insurgency declares ‘open war’ in Myanmar

The sudden attacks by Rohingya insurgents on police and army posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is a defensive move aimed at pre-empting an escalating security force crackdown on both the rebels’ military wing and Rohingya civilian communities, spokesperson of the rebel group tells Asia Times.
28 August 2017, 15:15 PM

Fugitive Thai ex-PM in Dubai, aiming for UK

Fugitive former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai and may try to seek asylum in the UK, a junta source told AFP
26 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Stay home

Ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra told supporters not to gather outside the country's top court today when it rules
24 August 2017, 19:11 PM

Annan panel urges Myanmar to end Rohingya restrictions

Myanmar must scrap restrictions on movement and citizenship for its Rohingya minority if it wants to avoid fuelling extremism and bring peace to Rakhine state, a commission led by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says.
24 August 2017, 11:02 AM

Solar eclipse to be streamed live 1st time from balloons

Next week's solar eclipse is to be streamed live online for the first time, from the vantage point of helium-filled balloons across the United States, providing the public with sky-high views as the moon blocks the sun.
19 August 2017, 05:15 AM

HK Umbrella Movement leaders jailed

Joshua Wong and two other young leaders of Hong Kong's huge Umbrella Movement rallies were jailed yesterday for their role in the
17 August 2017, 20:22 PM

Cops kill 25 more in Philippines

Police in the Philippine capital shot dead 25 drug suspects in another round of anti-drug raids, authorities said yesterday, as they
17 August 2017, 19:23 PM

China agrees on no new expansion: Philippines

China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new "status quo"
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Duterte urges more as cops kill 32 in raids

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday urged police to kill dozens of drug suspects every day, as he praised officers who shot
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Uber forced to halt service in Philippines

Uber was forced to suspend operations in the Philippines yesterday, after the ride-sharing giant's efforts to appeal a one-month ban
15 August 2017, 18:04 PM

Thai student leader jailed for lese majeste

A prominent student leader was jailed yesterday after he pleaded guilty to defaming Thailand's royal family by sharing a news story about
15 August 2017, 18:04 PM

NKorea leader holds off on Guam missile plan

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says he would hold off on a planned missile strike near Guam, but warned the highly provocative move would go ahead in the event of further "reckless actions" by Washington.
15 August 2017, 04:11 AM

UN expert for restraint in security drives in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

A United Nations human rights expert has expressed deep concern over reports that an army battalion has flown into Rakhine State in western Myanmar to help local authorities boost security in the region.
12 August 2017, 12:43 PM

Child killed in Pakistan by cars in Nawaz Sharif's motorcade

Speeding cars accompanying Nawaz Sharif's 'homecoming' motorcade crushed a nine-year-old child to death in Lalamusa, DawnNews reports.
12 August 2017, 07:23 AM

70 years after India, Pakistan split, divided Muslim family yearns to reunite

As India and Pakistan prepare to celebrate 70 years of independence from Britain, thousands of families in the nuclear-armed neighbours remain divided by a border that strained diplomatic ties make harder to cross.
12 August 2017, 07:02 AM