Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
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World
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Asia
Cambodian government’s ‘chilling effect’ on free speech
Government monitoring of online activities could have a “devastating effect” on freedom of expression in Cambodia, according to a new study, with most people saying that they felt less comfortable freely expressing themselves online while under such surveillance.
1 August 2017
Lightning kills 11 in Odisha
Lightning killed at least 11 people in eastern India as large swathes of the country reel under the worst floods in years
31 July 2017
Interim Pak PM nominee faces Rs 220b graft inquiry
The ruling PML-N party's interim prime minister nominee Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is facing a Rs 220 billion corruption
31 July 2017
Forces foil IS attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Iraqi embassy in Kabul yesterday and militants breached the
31 July 2017
A game of thrones in Pakistan politics
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has passed the leadership baton to his brother, ensuring the
31 July 2017
Shahid Abbasi faces Pakistan inquiry over LNG contract
Following the removal of its chief Nawaz Sharif as prime minister, another problem has arisen for the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as the interim premier-in-waiting, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is also facing a Rs220 billion corruption inquiry being carried out by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
31 July 2017
China's Xi calls for building elite forces
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military yesterday to transform itself into an elite force, as he oversaw a parade with flybys of
30 July 2017
North Korea hacking increasingly focused on making money: South Korea study
North Korea is behind an increasingly orchestrated effort at hacking into computers of financial institutions in South Korea and around the world to steal cash for the impoverished country, a South Korean state-backed agency says in a report.
30 July 2017
Pakistan president calls national assembly for interim prime minister election August 1
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has called a session of the national assembly on August 1 for the election of an interim prime minister, DawnNews reports.
30 July 2017
A fairy-tale wedding
The nuptials of this Singaporean couple were on a scale so grand they could easily rival royalty.
29 July 2017
China hosts most global companies in Asia
Asia is home to more Fortune Global 500 companies than any other continent, and Beijing hosts more global companies, the most of any city in the world.
29 July 2017
Japan defence minister to resign over scandal
Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada will resign over an alleged coverup involving military documents, local media reported yesterday,
27 July 2017
Indonesia Instagram's biggest market in Asia Pacific
Indonesia has 45 million active users of Instagram in a month, making the country the biggest market in Asia Pacific.
27 July 2017
Risks of conflict remain
China has warned India it is willing to defend territory “at all costs” and it should not harbour any “unrealistic illusions” over a border dispute that threatens to boil over into an open conflict.
26 July 2017
Copyright of online news, movies, TV shows to be enforced ‘severely’ in China
The latest national campaign to protect intellectual property rights in China will focus on online movies, TV shows and news articles, a top copyright watchdog says.
26 July 2017
Building collapse kills 6 in Mumbai
A 40-year old four-storey building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai yesterday, killing at least eight people with
25 July 2017
Maldives crisis deepens
Maldivian troops blockaded parliament and clashed with opposition leaders for a second day, witnesses said
25 July 2017
Thai govt to seize 12 of Yingluck’s bank accounts
Twelve of Yingluck Shinawatra’s bank accounts will be seized by the Department of Legal Execution in the first civil liability action against the ex-premier whose rice-pledging scheme has been alleged to have caused huge financial damages to Thailand.
25 July 2017
Sri Lanka dengue toll nears 300
Sri Lanka announced yesterday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to
24 July 2017
Duterte says drugs war will go on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday vowed to press on with his drug war that has claimed thousands of
24 July 2017