Myanmar’s military said yesterday it arrested a man who sent anti-election messages in a private Facebook chat, wielding laws that rights groups say curb personal liberties to crush dissent.

31 people still missing, police say

Records cite 6 state-run hospitals from 2022 to 2024

Shahidul Islam’s body still in West Bengal morgue

Tensions between the two countries remain high after weeks of escalating border clashes

Pakistan’s former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khanum yesterday said that her brother was “perfectly fine” after a meeting with him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail.

Says his sister Uzma Khanum after meeting him at Adiala jail

Pranay Verma stresses bilateral ties through capacity-building and cooperation

Offers prayers and pledges support for Bangladesh’s former PM

Singapore will impose a stricter ban on smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting January, its education ministry said, part of a global push to combat digital distractions

At least 10 of the 146 people killed in the fire were migrant workers

At least 2 cities on Indonesia's Sumatra island were still unreachable

Suffered the world's deadliest residential building fire since 1980

Earlier, Asim Munir was declared to be chief of Joint Forces with lifetime shield from persecution

An outpouring of grief swept Hong Kong yesterday as thousands paid their respects and laid flowers for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires, marking the start of an official, three-day mourning period.

After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 400 yesterday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

Sri Lanka yesterday declared a state of emergency and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.

At least 279 people are still missing

The men are aged between 23 and 40 years old