Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026, 15:39 PM
Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026, 00:09 AM
Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026, 12:51 PM
Southeast Asia
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
13 May 2026, 22:31 PM
Southeast Asia
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
11 May 2026, 08:35 AM
Southeast Asia
Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
10 May 2026, 11:45 AM
Southeast Asia
Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
23 April 2026, 08:54 AM
Southeast Asia
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM
Southeast Asia
Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
15 April 2026, 15:17 PM
US-Israel war on Iran
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
3 April 2026, 20:42 PM
World
Indonesia backs down in row
Indonesia appeared to back down yesterday from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
SpaceX ready to launch again after explosion
SpaceX says it has determined the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September and is ready to start launches again.
3 January 2017, 12:08 PM
Horrific Thai road smash kills 25
A minivan and a pickup truck both packed with passengers collided in eastern Thailand yesterday, killing 25 people in a harrowing
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
6.2 quake rattles Bali
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Indonesian resort island of Bali early yesterday, an AFP correspondent said, but there was no
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Malaysia plans to send aid flotilla
An aid flotilla carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims will sail from Malaysia for Myanmar's troubled Rakhine
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Marry, or go to jail
Myanmar's government is drafting a law that could see men jailed for up to seven years for getting a woman pregnant but not
28 December 2016, 18:38 PM
Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' typhoon
At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the
27 December 2016, 18:07 PM
Marsh man helps protect mangrove forest in Vietnam
For nearly three decades, a 71-year-old man decided to live on a marsh islet to protect a mangrove forest in Vietnam.
27 December 2016, 04:16 AM
Pakistan releases Indian fishermen in bid to ease tensions with Delhi
Pakistan releases 220 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with its neighbour, officials say.
26 December 2016, 05:59 AM
KL moves against foreign students with ‘link to terrorism’
Two ministries and the Immigration Department of Malaysia will keep up with their cooperation to ensure that visas are not granted to foreign students who are linked to terrorist activities.
25 December 2016, 12:41 PM
Thousands flee typhoon in Philippines
Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people and shut down dozens of ports yesterday as a strong typhoon
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Muslim man found dead after speaking to media
The headless body of a Muslim villager has been found days after he spoke to reporters on a rare government-guided media
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Indonesia police beef up security
Indonesian police yesterday announced plans to deploy some 155,000 personnel to secure the country during Christmas and
22 December 2016, 18:49 PM
Duterte faces probe over killings claim
The Philippines independent human rights watchdog said yesterday it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's admission he
22 December 2016, 18:43 PM
Philippines' Duterte wants daily executions
Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups yesterday condemned as "barbaric" President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to restore the
19 December 2016, 18:13 PM
Bye-bye US, we do not need you
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday told the United States to prepare for repeal of an agreement on deployment of
17 December 2016, 18:09 PM
'I killed about 3 of them'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said killings he maintains he committed while mayor of a southern city,
16 December 2016, 18:13 PM
Philippines will not protest china actions
The Philippines would not protest China's moves to militarise its man-made islands in the South China Sea, Foreign Minister
16 December 2016, 18:08 PM
Thai junta passes cyber-crime law
Thailand's rubber-stamp parliament yesterday passed a controversial cyber-crime law that critics say strengthens the junta's
16 December 2016, 18:07 PM
Aid package to Philippines withheld: US
The United States said yesterday it had withheld a major aid package to the Philippines because of significant
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM