North Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure, again

North Korea said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed on Thursday, three months after the first one crashed into the ocean shortly after launch
24 August 2023

New Thailand PM Srettha takes office

Thailand’s new prime minister took office yesterday with the endorsement of the King, heading a controversial coalition that includes pro-military parties linked to former coup-makers
23 August 2023

New Thai PM sworn in

Thailand’s new prime minister vowed to bring four years of change to the kingdom as he took office yesterday.
23 August 2023

Moon’s South Pole: India becomes first nation to land craft near it

India yesterday became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole, a historic triumph for the world’s most populous nation and its ambitious, cut-price space programme.
23 August 2023

India’s Mizoram: 26 killed as under construction bridge collapses

A railway bridge being built in India collapsed yesterday killing at least 26 workers and injuring two, police said, as the state-run railway authority opened an investigation.
23 August 2023

HK govt given second chance to ban protest song

A Hong Kong court yesterday granted the government permission to lodge another attempt to ban an anthem that emerged from 2019 pro-democracy protests, after rejecting the bid last month.
23 August 2023

Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India

 An Indian spacecraft landed on the moon on Wednesday, the space agency said, in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.
23 August 2023

Thailand's Thaksin moved to hospital after exile return

Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a police hospital on Wednesday, officials said, a day after he was jailed on his return from 15 years in exile
23 August 2023

Property mogul Thavisin elected Thai PM

Thai property mogul Srettha Thavisin was elected prime minister after a decisive win in a parliamentary vote yesterday as his party’s fugitive figurehead Thaksin Shinawatra made a historic homecoming after years in exile and was taken straight to jail.
22 August 2023

Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all rescued

Rescuers in Pakistan pulled all seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine yesterday, officials said, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours.
22 August 2023

Imran Khan’s plea against Toshakhana verdict adjourned till Aug 24

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned the appeal filed by former premier Imran Khan — currently incarcerated in Attock Jail — against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case till Thursday
22 August 2023

Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all on board, mostly children, rescued

Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine on Tuesday, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours
22 August 2023

Chandrayaan-3: All systems working perfectly, says ISRO chief

As India waits with bated breath for the maiden attempt to land its first unmanned mission on the moon tomorrow, the national space agency chief S Somnath met Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh yesterday and said all systems are working perfectly, and no contingencies are anticipated tomorrow (August 23).
22 August 2023

Thailand's Srettha formally nominated as PM: parliament TV

Thailand's Pheu Thai party on Tuesday formally nominated business tycoon Srettha Thavisin to become prime minister ahead of a confirmation vote in parliament
22 August 2023

Ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return to Thailand after 15 years in exile

Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra was jailed Tuesday as he returned to the kingdom after 15 years in exile, hours before parliament votes to install his party's candidate as the new prime minister
22 August 2023

Thaksin Shinawatra: Thailand's divisive former PM

He was ousted in a coup 17 years ago and spent the last 15 of them in self-imposed exile, but Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra still casts a remarkable shadow over the kingdom's politics
22 August 2023

Ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years in exile

Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday, after 15 years in exile and hours before parliament votes for a new prime minister
22 August 2023

India defends decision to impose 40pc export duty on onions

India yesterday said the decision to impose a 40 percent export duty on onions was a timely move to boost domestic supply and control retail prices
21 August 2023

Asean countries to begin talks on $2.7 trillion digital economy pact by 2023-end

Asean is intensifying its economic integration to improve cross-border trade and investment flows, including by unlocking a potential US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion) in its digital economy by 2030
21 August 2023

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases images of moon's south pole area

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today came out with images of the moon’s unexplored south pole area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) fitted in the spacecraft which is expected to make a soft landing in the region in a couple of days.
21 August 2023