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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 junta-backed party needs allies
Thailand’s army-backed party needs only a small number of allies to get enough votes to allow coup leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha to cling to power, according to final election results released late yesterday that were immediately challenged by anti-junta rivals.
8 May 2019, 18:00 PM
In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture
Chain-smoking singer Gudar Mia, who recently turned 80 in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, lit another cigarette, closed his eyes, and crooned the opening words of a Rohingya folk song.
8 May 2019, 05:02 AM
Elephants hail Thai King
Marching in lockstep outside the royal palace in Bangkok’s historic old quarter, 11 elephants bowed and trumpeted in homage to
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Indonesia thwarts bomb plots
Indonesia has thwarted a bid by Islamic State-linked militants to stage a series of bombings when it announces official election results later this month, authorities said.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Situation still ‘dire’: UN
The UN yesterday praised the release of two Reuters journalists jailed for reporting on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, but warned that freedom of expression remains heavily restricted in the country.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Indian PM Modi to visit Fani-ravaged Odisha today
Cyclone Fani ravages vast areas of coastal Odisha, leaving behind a trail that was as bad as the 1999 super cyclone and very little information flowing from districts left everyone, including the government, virtually groping on the extent of damage even till date.
5 May 2019, 05:23 AM
Cyclone Fani: UN moves to protect vulnerable Rohingyas in Bangladesh
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have taken measures to ensure the protection of Rohingya families in Cox's Bazar district during the expected heavy rains and strong winds caused cyclone Fani.
4 May 2019, 04:32 AM
Remove all barriers to repatriation
Bangladesh has urged Myanmar to remove all barriers to the repatriation of Rohingyas and take concrete steps to create conditions conducive to their return.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh for early start to Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh has pressed Myanmar on early start of physical repatriation of the Rohingya refugees during a top bilateral meeting.
3 May 2019, 14:05 PM
Myanmar troops kill 6, detain scores in Rakhine
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the troubled western state of Rakhine yesterday, after soldiers and police
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Severe Indonesia floods kill 10
At least 10 people are dead and eight are missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said yesterday.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Only people can change the prime minister: Mahathir
“Vote me out if you want,” says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in an apparent response to Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim's statement that the prime minister should be changed.
28 April 2019, 08:56 AM
UN urges int’l help for 1.2m Rohingyas
Top UN agency leaders have asked the international community to continue supporting the critical needs of 1.2 million people, Rohingya refugees and their local host communities, in south-eastern Bangladesh.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM
UN leaders highlight need for support to Rohingya
UN humanitarian leaders reiterates their commitments to working toward the safe and sustainable solution for the Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and noted the UN efforts are on to help in creating conditions conducive to their return.
26 April 2019, 15:48 PM
‘UNSC can’t avoid responsibility over Rohingya crisis’
Bangladesh says the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, cannot avoid its responsibility for a sustainable solution of the Rohingya crisis through voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their place of origin and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
26 April 2019, 05:09 AM
Hong Kong office hit: Amnesty
Amnesty International’s Hong Kong office has been hit by a years-long cyberattack from hackers with known links to the Chinese government, the rights group said yesterday.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh not to take blame for any casualty in Rohingya camps: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says those who are opposing the relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char Island should take the responsibility if there is any casualty in Cox's Bazar camps during monsoon.
25 April 2019, 09:41 AM
Play your role
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Nations to play a role in sending back over one million Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar.
24 April 2019, 21:32 PM
More than 50 feared dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine
More than 50 people are feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police say, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry.
23 April 2019, 13:43 PM
Myanmar's top court rejects final appeal by jailed Reuters journos
Myanmar’s top court rejects the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the Official Secrets Act, in a landmark case that has raised questions about the country’s transition to democracy.
23 April 2019, 03:09 AM