Southeast Asia
Skywatchers await 'super blood wolf moon'
Look up into the night sky on Sunday and - if it is clear - you may witness the so-called "Super Blood Wolf Moon" total lunar eclipse, which will take a star turn across the continental United States during prime time for viewing.
20 January 2019, 08:10 AM
'Frustrated' UN chief criticises Myanmar
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticized as "too slow" Myanmar's efforts to allow the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees, describing the lack of progress as a source of "enormous frustration."
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM
NASA and China collaborate on Moon exploration
The space agencies of the United States and China are coordinating efforts on Moon exploration, NASA said Friday, as it navigates a strict legal framework aimed at protecting national security and preventing technology transfer to China.
19 January 2019, 08:21 AM
Rohingyas held in KSA begin hunger strike
Scores of Rohingyas detainees inside a Saudi detention centre have begun a hunger strike to stop the Gulf kingdom from deporting them to Bangladesh, reports Middle East Eye, a news outlet published from UK.
18 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'Example to the world'
Human rights groups yesterday expressed alarm at Sri Lanka's leader for praising Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his bloody war on drugs as an "example to the whole world".
18 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Health services scaled up to combat chicken pox in Cox’s Bazar
Responding to an outbreak of chicken pox in the Rohingya refugee camps, health sector partners led by the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization steps up surveillance and initiates measures to curtail further spread of the disease and prevent any complications.
15 January 2019, 07:06 AM
Rakhine State: UN calls for unimpeded aid access
The United Nations (UN) calls on the Myanmar government to allow “rapid and unimpeded” humanitarian access to Rakhine State, where fighting between government troops and autonomy-seeking rebels has displaced thousands of people.
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Aid groups barred in Rakhine sparking security concern’
The Rakhine State government has banned all humanitarian assistance groups from villages in northern Rakhine State where renewed violence recently has sparked security concerns, reports Myanmar Times.
14 January 2019, 11:53 AM
Reuters journos to remain in jail
A Myanmar court yesterday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defence had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent.
11 January 2019, 18:00 PM
No-Man's Land: Myanmar building concrete structure
In a flagrant violation of international law, Myanmar has been building a concrete structure in the no-man's land on its border with Bangladesh in Bandarban's Ghumdhum area.
11 January 2019, 18:00 PM
UN human rights expert to visit Cox’s Bazar
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee will arrive in Bangladesh on January 19 for a six-day visit to meet the Rohingya community.
11 January 2019, 10:58 AM
Oddly Enough
Facebook users aged 65 plus and conservatives are more likely to share fake news on the platform than younger or more liberal
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt to define insult to monarchy
Malaysia must properly define what statements are considered insulting to the royal institution, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
We need to spell out what is insulting to royalty: Dr Mahathir
Malaysia must properly define what statements are considered insulting to the royal institution, says the country's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
10 January 2019, 06:54 AM
'Repeating' radio waves from deep space baffle scientists
Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature.
10 January 2019, 04:45 AM
UN chief in Myanmar concerned over fighting in Rakhine State
The head of the United Nations in Myanmar on Wednesday expressed concern about the situation in the western state of Rakhine, where fighting between the military and the rebel Arakan Army has displaced about 4,500 people since early December.
9 January 2019, 06:17 AM
Bhutan to continue print subsidy for pvt newspapers
Bhutan's Information and Communications Minister Karma Donnen Wangdi says the government will provide ex-country training opportunities for about 292 media professionals during the 12th Plan as part of its media development programme.
9 January 2019, 05:56 AM
Myanmar to work more closely with Bangladesh
Myanmar President Win Myint expresses his interest to work more closely with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to address common challenges of the two countries for the mutual benefit of the people.
9 January 2019, 04:20 AM
China urged to act to stem Myanmar's meth trade
China should rein in the methamphetamine-producing militias under its influence in eastern Myanmar and stem the flow of precursor chemicals fuelling the multi-billion-dollar drug trade, a report said yesterday.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Saudi sends back 13 Rohingyas
The Saudi authorities yesterday deported to Bangladesh at least 13 Rohingyas, who had travelled to the kingdom with Bangladeshi passports several years back.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM