ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar govt
14 January 2026
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Asia
Myanmar made lives of the Rohingyas a nightmare
13 January 2026
Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4
12 January 2026
Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: reports
11 January 2026
Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
2 July 2021
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Asia
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
29 June 2021
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Japan
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
28 June 2021
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Asia
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
28 June 2021
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China
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
28 June 2021
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China
Carter makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
The United States will "remain committed" to Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday, amid questions about what
9 December 2016
Japan city tags senior citizens with barcodes
A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost --
8 December 2016
Vietnam dredges on a disputed reef in Spratlys
Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the
8 December 2016
Lawmakers move bill to oust Park
South Korea's parliament yesterday introduced an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-Hye, ahead of a vote
8 December 2016
Football: Vietnam apologises for Indonesia team bus attack
Vietnamese football authorities apologised on Thursday after fans hurled stones at the Indonesian team bus shortly after their Suzuki Cup semi-final tie in Hanoi, breaking a window and injuring two of the visiting team's staff.
8 December 2016
Uber Taiwan may be fined $782,181 next year
Uber Taiwan could be looking at a penalty up to NT$25 million if it continues to operate without license in the country next January, Transportation Communication Minister Ho Chen Tan says.
8 December 2016
Pyongyang welcomes back women's soccer world champions
North Korea's under-20 women's soccer team paraded through the streets of Pyongyang in a flower-covered vehicle on Tuesday, celebrating their World Cup win upon their return to the isolated nation's capital.
7 December 2016
Singapore students top in maths, science and reading
Singapore's 15-year-olds take top place, outperforming their peers from 71 other countries, showing that the deliberate curricular shifts over the years to emphasise higher-order critical thinking skills have worked in moving students beyond mastering content knowledge to become problem solvers.
7 December 2016
S Korea scam: Park to accept impeachment
South Korea's scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye yesterday said she would accept the result of a looming and possibly lengthy
6 December 2016
Rohingya: EU welcomes Myanmar’s inquiry move
The European Union welcomes Myanmar government’s move to establish an inquiry commission into the recent violence in Rakhine state.
6 December 2016
NZ PM John Key in shock resignation
Popular New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced his shock resignation yesterday, saying he was never a career
5 December 2016
Crowds gather after Indian leader suffers cardiac arrest
The life of the leader of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu hang in the balance after she went into cardiac arrest, drawing large crowds to the hospital where doctors were fighting to save the hugely popular former actress.
5 December 2016
Austria far-right eyes presidency in vote
Austrians returned to the polls yesterday in a bitterly fought election re-run which could see the European Union's first far-right
4 December 2016
Chinese media blame Trump 'inexperience'
Chinese state media said yesterday that US President-elect Donald Trump's "inexperience" led him to accept a phone call from
4 December 2016
Philippines urges Bangladesh to share results of heist investigation
The Philippine government wants Bangladesh to share the findings of its investigation into how unknown hackers pulled off one of the world's largest cyber bank heists, to help speed up recovery of the stolen funds.
4 December 2016
Suu Kyi must stop Rohingya 'genocide': Malaysia PM
Aung San Suu Kyi must step in to prevent the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Malaysia's prime minister said as he mocked the Nobel laureate for her inaction.
4 December 2016
Foreign investments in Singapore property at 9-year high
Singapore is seen as a safer investment destination in turbulent world. Mega office deals helped drive foreign investment in local real estate to its highest level since 2007.
4 December 2016
Letter of thanks from Obama to Hiroshima
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum receives a letter of thanks from US President Barack Obama, who became in May the first sitting US president to visit the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima.
4 December 2016
China coal mine blasts kill 38
At least 38 people were killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts this week, according to death tolls reported by state
3 December 2016
Mass protest in Seoul demands ouster of Park
Hundreds of thousands of protestors marched in Seoul for the sixth-straight week yesterday to demand the ouster and arrest
3 December 2016