Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
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Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
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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
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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
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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
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World
Vajiralongkorn new Thai king
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was proclaimed king of Thailand late yesterday, opening a new chapter for the powerful monarchy in a country still mourning the death of his father.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Malaysia eyes snap poll
Malaysia will hold polls soon, embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday, vowing "to fight until the death" and
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Malaysia axes Myanmar soccer matches
Muslim-majority Malaysia has abruptly cancelled two under-22 football friendlies against Myanmar to protest at the bloody
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Non-rectangular football pitch among 2016's best inventions
A property development company AP Thailand's social outreach project, which sees the construction of non-rectangular shaped football pitches, is listed in Time magazines' "The 25 Best Inventions of 2016" list.
1 December 2016, 04:27 AM
Aung San Suu Kyi: Powerless for the Rohingyas
Championed as an icon for human rights, she languished in house arrest. World leaders and people all over called for her
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Chinese paper warns Singapore military "hypocrisy" could harm relations
The Global Times, China's nationalist state-owned tabloid, has warned that Singapore's "hypocrisy" over its military relationship with Taiwan could harm bilateral relations with China, according to a published op-ed.
28 November 2016, 09:02 AM
China lodges protest with Singapore over seizure of SAF armoured vehicles in Hong Kong
China has lodged a protest with Singapore after the Republic's armoured vehicles were seized by the Hong Kong customs en route from Taiwan.
28 November 2016, 08:43 AM
'They raped us one by one'
The brutal gang rape that Habiba and her sister endured is a story that is becoming depressingly familiar among the thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh to escape the violence of Myanmar's soldiers.
25 November 2016, 18:16 PM
Myanmar media execs in court
Two Myanmar media executives appeared in court yesterday charged with defamation, in a case that has crystallised fears for
25 November 2016, 18:16 PM
Critics round on Myanmar's Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi stands accused of failing to protect Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims from what rights groups say is a systematic campaign of abuse by the army.
25 November 2016, 15:23 PM
News Analysis: A genocide in progress
The two pictures will haunt our memories for long -- maybe forever.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
3,000 flee Myanmar clashes to China
At least 3,000 people have fled into China due to fighting in northern Myanmar, Beijing said yesterday, as the death toll from
22 November 2016, 18:33 PM
Indian drone shot down along LoC, Pakistan Army claims
An unmanned Indian drone was shot down a day after Islamabad said it had thwarted an Indian submarine, Pakistan Army claims.
20 November 2016, 04:29 AM
Travelling when you're disabled
People with disabilities can travel the world. All it takes is some smart planning.
16 November 2016, 06:05 AM
OPINION: A divided America: Good or bad for the world?
Those who wish to see the US continue to be the pre-eminent power must wish President-elect Trump success in making America great again.
15 November 2016, 09:19 AM
Weekend death toll 'rises to 30'
Myanmar's military has killed about 30 members of what it has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group, state media said
14 November 2016, 21:29 PM
No wife for millions of Vietnamese men
Some four million men in Vietnam will have no opportunity of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, according to experts.
14 November 2016, 05:19 AM
Stop quarrels with the US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday he now wishes to
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Thai university accepts rice as tuition fees
A private university in Thailand has decided to accept rice as payment for its tuition fees in an attempt to help farmers who have been affected by the drop in prices of crops across the kingdom.
6 November 2016, 15:39 PM
WB deems South Asia world’s fastest growing region
South Asian region is the least integrated in the world, preventing its nations from benefitting from intra-regional trade says the World Bank.
6 November 2016, 04:56 AM