The Star's editor-in-chief Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017/2018. The appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend.

A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials

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Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flew to a disputed South China Sea island yesterday, brushing off a challenge by the

Singapore’s passport takes top spot -- in a tie with Germany -- in a global ranking of the world’s passports.

A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo kills at least 16 and injured over a dozen, military spokesman and hospital officials say.

North Korea's army vows a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's nuclear programme and speculation mounts that it is preparing a fresh weapons test.

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has cancelled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China Sea,

Amnesty International has slammed an unprecedented ban by Thailand's junta on using the internet to communicate with three trenchant

Taiwan raises the penalty for animal abuse and became the first country in Asia to ban the consumption of dogs and cats. Under an Animal Protection Act amendment that passed its third reading at the Legislature, people who sell, purchase, eat or possess the carcasses of dogs or cats or any food products made with their carcasses or organs are subject to a fine

Nine people including four members of the Philippine security forces were killed yesterday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the

Indonesia's police shot dead six suspected IS-linked militants in a gunfight on Java island over the weekend, a police spokesman said

The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a sweeping

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new constitution at a glittering palace ceremony yesterday, an essential step towards

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has ordered troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands, boosting

Thailand's government yesterday agreed to buy 10 tanks from China for $58 million in the latest defence spending by a junta with a taste

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he had fired his interior minister for corruption as signs of infighting rocked his

Human rights body Fortify Rights has demanded Malaysia to investigate deaths in its immigration detention centres without delay and re-open an investigation into the human trafficking of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladeshis in recent years.

An explosion in northern China's Shanxi province kills at least nine and injures six, state news agency Xinhua reports.

At least 11 people are buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island, a disaster official says.