Myanmar ferry sinking death toll rises to 52

More than 50 people have been confirmed killed in a ferry accident off western Myanmar after rescue teams recovered more bodies from
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

China is third largest arms exporter

China has become the world's third largest exporter of arms after the US and Russia, according to a new report
16 March 2015, 05:09 AM

Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather

About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather, government officials said on Saturday,
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

India urges security ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for greater security cooperation with Sri Lanka yesterday during a landmark visit to the
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Bridegroom dumped over failed maths test

An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding after her bridegroom-to-be failed to solve a simple maths problem, according to police in
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

House for sale with free wife

An advert for a house in Indonesia has gone viral online after the woman selling it offered to throw in an unusual extra feature for free — herself for marriage.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Kidnapped and sold!

An illegal market in children has developed in China, in which babies are being openly sold online. Police say many of the victims are from the estimated 20,000 children abducted each year.
11 March 2015, 11:04 AM

Mystery persists, a year on

Emotional families marked the first anniversary of the disappearance of flight MH370 yesterday as a new report said the battery on its black box locator beacon had expired, but shed no new light on the cause of the disaster.
8 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Iran must prove nuke ambitions peaceful

Iran has yet to prove to the world it wants a peaceful nuclear programme, top US diplomat John Kerry said yesterday, warning with his French counterpart that gaps still had to be overcome to clinch a deal.
7 March 2015, 18:39 PM

Modi skips Maldives after unrest

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the Maldives on a regional tour this month due to political unrest following the arrest of the former president and opposition leader, an Indian diplomat has said.
6 March 2015, 19:11 PM

Myanmar defends rally crackdown

Myanmar authorities have defended a crackdown on a Yangon rally that saw police and men in civilian clothes beat unarmed protesters, as security forces made fresh arrests yesterday.
6 March 2015, 19:00 PM

Press in Indonesia

Does a journalist make a good Minister for Information? The question which might have been asked here in the past has now cropped up in Indonesia.
8 July 1991, 18:00 PM