Emergency rice fund beefed up in Cambodia

Cambodia's government is putting more money into its emergency rice fund, despite farmers' lack of inclination to borrow.
9 August 2017, 06:09 AM

Moonstruck people watch partial lunar eclipse tonight

A partial lunar eclipse is taking place. The eclipse began at 9:48pm and will end at 2:52am, Md Aftab, meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department in Dhaka, told The Daily Star Online.
7 August 2017, 17:33 PM

New hope for MH370

A US exploration company has offered to take on the search for flight MH370 which was suspended earlier this year, the firm and a
3 August 2017, 18:58 PM

Malaysian PM under pressure over sub deal

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faced renewed questions yesterday over a 2002 sale of submarines to his country after a close
3 August 2017, 18:44 PM

Floods in Thailand's northeast kill 23

Heavy rains have brought some of the worst floods in years to Thailand's rural northeast where 23 people have died over the past month,
2 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Philippine mayor killed in drug raid

A Philippine mayor accused of involvement in narcotics trafficking was shot dead along with 14 other people in a police raid yesterday.
30 July 2017, 18:00 PM

13 killed as van catches fire in Pakistan

A total of 13 people are killed after a van carrying the passengers catches fire after hitting a gas pipeline near Attock in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rescue officials say.
30 July 2017, 08:25 AM

Khaqan Abbasi interim PM, Shahbaz named successor to Nawaz

Two separate meetings, headed by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, PML-N leaders decide to rally behind Nawaz's younger brother, Shahbaz Sharif, as his eventual successor, and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is tapped to take over as interim prime minister.
29 July 2017, 10:37 AM

UN mission gets new chairman

The United Nations' Human Rights Council has replaced the chairwoman of a team investigating allegations of killings and rape by
27 July 2017, 18:54 PM

Bihar chief minister resigns

Bihar Chief Minsiter Nitish Kumar resigns from his post citing that his conscience has pricked him to take the decision.
26 July 2017, 14:22 PM

Ramnath Kovind sworn in as India president

Ramnath Kovind, who was elected the president of India as the nominee of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, is sworn in as the 14th head of state and called for preserving the diversity and unity of the country.
25 July 2017, 07:02 AM

Myanmar sees insurgents behind Rohingya killings

In the middle of the night on July 4, more than a dozen masked men, dressed head-to-toe in black, surrounded Abdu Sulwon's home
20 July 2017, 18:15 PM

Thai 'Red Shirt' leader jailed for defamation

A leader of Thailand's 'Red Shirt' movement was jailed yesterday for defaming an ex-prime minister, sidelining a key voice of dissent
20 July 2017, 18:02 PM

Bus crash kills 28 in northern India

At least 28 people are killed after a bus plunges into a deep gorge in a Himalayan region of northern India popular with tourists, police say.
20 July 2017, 12:00 PM

'Peculiar' radio signals emerge from nearby star

Some very "peculiar signals" have been noticed come from a star just 11 light-years away, scientists in Puerto Rico say.
18 July 2017, 12:32 PM

Thai king given full control of crown property

Thailand has amended a royal property law to formally give King Maha Vajiralongkorn full control of the agency which manages the
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Duterte offers self-rule in Muslim region

President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority yesterday in an attempt to defeat Islamist militants who
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Neil Armstrong's moon bag at auction

The long-lost bag used by US astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring back to Earth the first samples of moon dust is expected to sell for up to $4 million when it is auctioned with other space memorabilia in New York City.
17 July 2017, 06:05 AM

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes scattered in sea

The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo are scattered in the sea after a controversial funeral, as his friends worried about the fate of the democracy advocate's widow.
15 July 2017, 10:43 AM

China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death

China lashes out at international criticism after it denied Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's dying wish to leave the country and faced pressure to set the democracy champion's widow free.
14 July 2017, 14:24 PM