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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Sri Lankan newspapers suspend print editions over lack of paper
Two major Sri Lanka newspapers are suspending their print editions because of a lack of paper, their owner said yesterday, the latest casualties in the island’s economic crisis.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Rohingya genocide: US sanctions 5 individuals, 5 entities connected to Myanmar military
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated five individuals and five entities connected to Myanmar military regime.
25 March 2022, 16:36 PM
OIC Council unanimously adopts resolution on Rohingya
The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad today unanimously adopted a resolution on the “Situation of the Rohingya Muslim Community in Myanmar” to keep the momentum in exerting continuous pressure on Myanmar authorities.
23 March 2022, 15:26 PM
Myanmar junta rejects US terming military operations as Rohingya genocide
Myanmar's junta on Tuesday said it "categorically rejects" a United States declaration that its armed forces committed genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority during a military crackdown five years ago.
22 March 2022, 16:14 PM
UN Member States should acknowledge Rohingya genocide in Myanmar: Fortify Rights
United Nations Member States should publicly acknowledge the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar and ensure the UN Security Council refers the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Fortify Rights today.
21 March 2022, 19:07 PM
Attacks against Rohingya were ‘systematic’ with intent to destroy the Muslim minority: Blinken
The United States formally determined that Myanmar's army committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its violence against the Rohingya minority, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, warning that as long as the junta was in power nobody in the country would be safe.
21 March 2022, 16:01 PM
Little comfort at Rohingya camps after US genocide designation
The US decision to brand a crackdown by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority as genocide is a victory for human rights campaigners but will do little to alleviate the suffering of those still languishing in camps, activists say.
21 March 2022, 10:24 AM
S Korea’s Yoon ditches Blue House office
South Korea’s president-elect said yesterday he will relocate his office from the “imperial” Blue House, in a move critics charged is linked to his belief in shamanistic spiritual practices.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Lanka cancels school exams
Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports, officials said yesterday.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
At least 1,600 killed by security forces in Myanmar: UN report
At least 1,600 people have been killed by security forces and their affiliates and more than 12,500 people have been detained in Myanmar, said a new UN report released today.
15 March 2022, 14:32 PM
Parliament to vote on Pak PM after March 27
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said yesterday that the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran will take place after March 27.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Pak opposition rally to oust PM
Thousands of Pakistani opposition party supporters yesterday rallied to demand Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster, accusing him of mismanaging the economy and poor governance, in the toughest challenge he has faced since taking power in 2018.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Haqqani leader shows his face
One of the Taliban’s most secretive leaders, whose only picture on US “most wanted” lists is a grainy semi-covered profile, was photographed openly for the first time yesterday at a passing-out parade for new Afghan police recruits.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Taliban begin house searches
The Taliban have been carrying out extensive house searches around the Afghan capital, according to residents, a policy the group’s spokesman said was to detect criminal activity but that some Western diplomats said had targeted ordinary citizens.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Few women return as universities reopen
Afghanistan’s main universities yesterday reopened six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women returned to now-segregated classes.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Myanmar junta asks ASEAN envoy not to meet bodies that oppose coup
The Myanmar junta has rejected a regional special envoy's request to meet with a group of ousted lawmakers - which it had branded a terrorist group - amid attempts to break a year-long political stalemate since the coup.
21 February 2022, 06:42 AM
Rohingya genocide: Myanmar to contest case at ICJ without Suu Kyi
Myanmar's junta is set to replace Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN's top court Monday as it seeks to dismiss a case over the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims.
21 February 2022, 06:18 AM
S’pore PM Lee’s ‘criminal MPs in Nehru’s India’ remarks draw ire
India has complained to Singapore about a remark its prime minister made on the number of Indian parliamentarians facing criminal charges, an Indian official said yesterday, in a rare instance of friction between the Asian allies.
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka out of cash to buy oil: minister
Sri Lanka’s state-run petroleum company has run out of cash to buy oil, and fuel shortages across the country could get worse, the energy minister said yesterday.
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Junta to join ICJ hearings
Myanmar’s military junta is to take part in hearings at the top United Nations court in The Hague next week despite a complaint from political opponents that this could give it international recognition without legal standing.
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM