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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13
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Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
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91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official
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UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return
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Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case
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UN wants to know modalities of Rohingya relocation to Bhasan Char
The United Nations (UN) has appreciated Bangladesh's efforts to seek alternative locations for Rohingyas but sought clarification about the modalities of potential relocation of Rohingya people to Bhasan Char.
25 March 2019, 09:13 AM
UN draws up plans to ‘facilitate’ Rohingya relocation to island
The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show.
24 March 2019, 05:27 AM
Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64
Rescuers in eastern China pull a survivor from rubble two days after a massive explosion at a pesticide plant killed at least 64 people.
23 March 2019, 07:01 AM
UN official welcomes Rohingya relocation plan
A senior UN official welcomes Bangladesh's plan to move Rohingya refugees out of the country's congested camps, but says any move to transfer some 100,000 of them to a flood-prone island should be voluntary.
22 March 2019, 12:23 PM
Rohingya Fund Use: INGO Forum welcomes probe
The INGO Forum Bangladesh said it would welcome any investigation into the allegations that NGOs and aid agencies spent only a quarter of the funds they received for the Rohingya crisis.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Ex-Blackwater boss moves into Myanmar security
A security firm with former US military contractor Erik Prince on its board has moved into Myanmar to provide protection services for international investors, the company told AFP, as it weathers backlash to revelations over planned work in China's restive Xinjiang region.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Senators ask US to sanction Myanmar army chief
Senators call for the United States to slap sanctions on Myanmar's army chief, saying more needed to be done to bring accountability over the campaign against the Rohingya.
21 March 2019, 08:23 AM
I love Malaysia Airlines, but it seems like we can't afford it: Dr Mahathir
There are several parties that have expressed interest in buying the troubled national airlines Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS), says Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
20 March 2019, 05:23 AM
Paris ties S'pore, HK as world's priciest cities
Paris has climbed to the top of the world's priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore and Hong Kong according to a survey yesterday that named the capital of strife-torn Venezuela as the cheapest.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Myanmar military court to probe Rohingya atrocity allegations
Myanmar's army says it has set up a military court to investigate its conduct during a crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 that forced more than 730,000 to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.
19 March 2019, 04:28 AM
Dead whale 'ate 40kg of plastic'
A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died after being washed ashore in the Philippines, activists said yesterday, calling it one of the worst cases of poisoning they have seen.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Sin Chew editor killed in quake in Indonesia
The deputy executive editor-in-chief of Sin Chew Daily Tai Siew Kim was killed in a landslide caused by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Lombok Island of Indonesia on Sunday.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Rohingya ‘lost generation’ struggle to study in Bangladesh camps
Sixteen-year-old Kefayat Ullah walks to his school in southern Bangladesh in late January, as he has done most days for the previous six years, to find that - despite being one of the top students in his class - he was expelled.
18 March 2019, 09:00 AM
Sin Chew editor killed in Indonesia quake
The deputy executive editor-in-chief of Sin Chew Daily Tai Siew Kim is killed in a landslide caused by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Lombok Island of Indonesia.
18 March 2019, 07:45 AM
Future of Rohingyas lies in their return with full restoration of rights: UNHCR
UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Turkhas has laid emphasis on safe and dignified return of Rohingya people to their place of origin in Myanmar with full restoration of their rights.
18 March 2019, 05:38 AM
Philippines out of ICC amid drug war inquiry
The Philippines was officially out of the International Criminal Court yesterday, though the beleaguered tribunal has pledged to pursue its
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Flash floods kill 58 in Indonesia
Flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province have killed at least 58 people, an official said yesterday, as rescuers battled mud, rocks and fallen trees in the hunt for survivors.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Flash floods kill 50 in Indonesia's Papua province
Flash floods in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua kill at least 50 people and injure dozens of others, authorities say.
17 March 2019, 05:32 AM
Malaysia rejects call to free Vietnamese accused
Malaysia's attorney-general yesterday rejected Vietnam's request to free a woman accused of the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, and a court set April 1 for her trial to resume.
14 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas have no future in Bangladesh camps, Rohingya lawyer Razia says
There is no future for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, a leading campaigner and Rohingya lawyer Razia Sultana tells Reuters in an interview, likening the camps to zoos and calling for a proper repatriation strategy.
14 March 2019, 04:16 AM