US, China agree tentative trade truce ahead of G20 summit: SCMP

The United States and China agree to a tentative truce in their trade dispute ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two nations at the G20 summit this weekend, the South China Morning Post reports, citing sources.
27 June 2019

Mamata trying to create West Bangladesh: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party’s newly-elected Lok Sabha lawmaker from West Bengal Dilip Ghosh yesterday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee
25 June 2019

Cops arrest 11

Indian police yesterday arrested 11 people over the killing of a Muslim man who was tortured and forced to chant Hindu slogans in the
25 June 2019

J&K newspaper publisher arrested

Police arrested the publisher of one of the most widely read newspapers in Indian-controlled Kashmir in a midnight raid over a decades-
25 June 2019

Schools in Malaysia town hit by toxic fumes shut for 3 days

All educational institutions in Johor's Pasir Gudang district have been ordered to close for three days following chemical pollution in the area.
25 June 2019

Drones, bad weather cause flight delays and diversions at Changi Airport on Monday

Unauthorised drones cause flight delays and disruptions at Changi Airport, just days after a previous incident saw 37 flights delayed.
25 June 2019

Vietnam jails US citizen for state overthrow plot

A court in Vietnam yesterday sentenced a US citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of “attempting to overthrow the state”
24 June 2019

Kashmir separatists ready for talks: Indian govt

The leader of disputed Kashmir’s largest separatist group said it was ready for talks with India’s government yesterday, after the state
24 June 2019

‘Brain fever’ death toll passes 150 in Bihar

The death toll from a brain disease that has stricken children in India’s Bihar state rose above 150 yesterday as a court ordered an
24 June 2019

Ethiopia coup ring leader killed

The security chief of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara state, suspected of being behind a coup bid in the region and of possible links to the
24 June 2019

Top Sri Lanka defence official faces charges

Sri Lanka’s most senior defence official yesterday became the latest government figure to face possible criminal charges over “major
24 June 2019

China 'won't allow' G20 discussion on Hong Kong

China says it will not allow discussion on Hong Kong at the G20 this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
24 June 2019

Cambodia building collapse toll hits 18

Victims of the Cambodia building collapse were buried alive as they slept, a survivor told AFP yesterday, as the death toll at the Chinese-
23 June 2019

Leaders vow co-op on security

Southeast Asian leaders yesterday agreed to work together on regional economy and security to strengthen their positions amid
23 June 2019

Kim receives ‘excellent’ letter from Trump: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a personal letter of “excellent content” from US President Donald Trump, the country’s state
23 June 2019

India rejects critical US religious freedom report

India yesterday hit out at a US report saying religious intolerance was growing under its right-wing government, setting off a new spat
23 June 2019

‘Wild Boars’ lead charity race near Thai cave

A Thai youth football team and their coach led a charity race yesterday near the Tham Luang cave which they entered exactly one year
23 June 2019

Sirisena seeks to roll back Lanka political reforms

Sri Lanka’s President yesterday called for sweeping reforms to the country’s constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back,
23 June 2019

7 dead in Cambodia building collapse

At least seven people died yesterday when an under-construction seven-storey building owned by a Chinese company collapsed at a
22 June 2019

Asean countries vow to tackle ocean waste

With Southeast Asia awash in rubbish, from plastic-choked whales to trash-clogged canals, leaders are planning to push through a deal
22 June 2019