Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Asia
Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Asia
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
12 killed by blast near candidate's office on eve of Pakistan election
At least 12 people were killed and 25 wounded Wednesday by a blast outside a poll candidate's office in southwestern Pakistan, officials said, on the eve of an election marred by violence and allegations of poll-rigging
7 February 2024
India issues advisory against travel to Rakhine
India has issued an advisory asking its nationals not to travel to Myanmar’s restive Rakhine province amid fierce fighting between rebels and the military.
7 February 2024
Pakistan Election: Candidates make final bids to woo voters
Pakistan’s politicians hit the campaign trail yesterday for the last time ahead of a general election that observers say has left the nation of 240 million at its most discouraged in years.
6 February 2024
Despite crises, polls dominated by personalities
Pakistan goes to the polls tomorrow with the jailing of popular former prime minister Imran Khan, the winner of the last national election, dominating headlines despite an economic crisis and other woes threatening the nuclear-armed country.
6 February 2024
BJP pushes polarising common civil law
India’s ruling party yesterday introduced contentious legislation to create a common civil code in a northern state, including for marriage, reigniting a polarising debate weeks before national elections.
6 February 2024
11 dead in India firework factory explosion
At least 11 people died and 80 were injured yesterday in a giant explosion at a firework factory in India that saw balls of flames soar into the sky, officials said.
6 February 2024
Chinese vessel in Maldives being used for research: Beijing
Research being carried out by a Chinese vessel calling at a port in the Maldives is exclusively for peaceful purposes and enhancing scientific understanding, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday as the research vessel is set to arrive in the island nation.
6 February 2024
Personalities dominate Pakistan polls
Pakistan goes to the polls tomorrow with the jailing of popular former prime minister Imran Khan, the winner of the last national election, dominating headlines despite an economic crisis and other woes threatening the nuclear-armed country.
6 February 2024
Uniform civil code bill tabled in India’s Uttarakhand assembly
A bill which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion was today tabled in the legislative assembly of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand
6 February 2024
Thai govt to ban recreational cannabis use
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022
6 February 2024
How Imran Khan is campaigning from jail in Pakistan: AI and covert canvassing
Days before Pakistan's February 8 election, a masked and headscarf-clad Komal Asghar led a team of similarly dressed women through alleys in the eastern city of Lahore
6 February 2024
‘Won’t allow democracy to be murdered like this’
India’s Supreme Court yesterday called the defacing of ballot papers by a returning officer in the recently concluded mayoral polls in Chandigarh a mockery of democracy.
5 February 2024
Maldives vows to boost defence
The small but strategically placed Maldives will strengthen its military to defend its vast maritime territory, the new president vowed yesterday after ordering Indian troops to withdraw from the archipelago.
5 February 2024
India won’t aid Canada till evidence shared
India will not provide information to Canadian investigators over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader until Canada shares evidence, India’s High Commissioner to Canada told the Globe & Mail newspaper in an interview published yesterday.
5 February 2024
Militants kill 10 cops in Pakistan
At least 10 police personnel were killed and six others injured in a pre-dawn attack by militants on a police station in northwest Pakistan yesterday, police said, as violence escalated ahead of general elections this week.
5 February 2024
‘Won’t allow democracy to be murdered like this’
India's Supreme Court today called the defacing of ballot papers by a returning officer in the recently concluded mayoral polls in Chandigarh a mockery of democracy
5 February 2024
Maldives vows to boost defences after telling Indian troops to leave
The small but strategically placed Maldives will strengthen its military to defend its vast maritime territory, the new president vowed today after ordering Indian troops to withdraw from the archipelago
5 February 2024
10 cops killed, 6 injured in attack on police station in Pakistan
Ten cops were killed while six were injured in a late-night attack on the Chodwan Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday, an official said
5 February 2024
Bali to collect tourism tax from February 14
All foreigners will have to pay 150,000 rupiah (S$12.80) in tourism tax when they visit Indonesia's Bali from February 14 onwards
5 February 2024
PTI navigates blackouts to keep campaign alive
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has redefined election campaigning in Pakistan with its social media rallies and use of AI technology in a bid to sidestep a nationwide crackdown that has followed it online.
4 February 2024