Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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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
China alters landscape
China has fundamentally altered the physical and political landscape in the strategic South China Sea through
27 April 2017
Nationalist Hong Kong activists arrested
Two Hong Kong independence activists who were barred from taking up their seats as lawmakers last year were
26 April 2017
Mamata suffering from BJP phobia
BJP president Amit Shah yesterday took a dig at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and said she is suffering
26 April 2017
Japan disaster minister resigns over quake gaffe
Japan's gaffe-prone disaster reconstruction minister resigned yesterday after remarking it was lucky the catastrophic
26 April 2017
AAP loses in Delhi civic polls; BJP retains MCD
As projected by most exit polls, the BJP was set to sweep the Delhi civic polls yesterday. As of mid-afternoon, the
26 April 2017
China convicts US woman for 'spying'
A Chinese court has sentenced an American woman to three and a half years in prison and deportation on espionage
26 April 2017
Kashmir blocks social media after clashes
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday ordered internet service providers to block popular social media
26 April 2017
Japan in 'crisps crisis'
Legions of Japanese crisps addicts are suffering. The country is in the midst of a dire crisps shortage after violent
26 April 2017
The costs of reporting from North Korea
North Korea rarely allows foreign correspondents into the country, but when it does, it makes them pay.
25 April 2017
Roadside bomb kills 10 in northwest Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban militants say they detonated a roadside bomb targeting members of the Shi'ite minority that killed at least 10 people travelling in a minibus, and wounded several more, in a remote northwestern region.
25 April 2017
Leanne Goh appointed chair of Asia News Network
The Star's editor-in-chief Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017/2018. The appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend.
25 April 2017
'Not refuting' reports Russia supplying Taliban: Top US general
The head of US and international forces in Afghanistan says he is "not refuting" reports that Russia is providing support, including weapons, to the Taliban.
24 April 2017
Please stop saying, "I'll be replaced by a robot"
We should not fear smarter thinking machines as these will free us to focus on performing even better.
24 April 2017
What do successful people have in common?
What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Jack Ma have in common?
22 April 2017
China's New Silk Road must be open to Europeans
Projects along China's New Silk Road must be open to Europeans, the EU's top diplomat said yesterday, as China's prepares its first
20 April 2017
Australia unveils major changes
Canberra yesterday unveiled plans to put "Australian values" at the heart of tougher requirements to gain citizenship, days after
20 April 2017
We will wipe out US, allies
North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear programme.
20 April 2017
China names 'Indian areas' to assert claims
China has issued standardised spellings of the names of six places in a region disputed with India, in what China's
19 April 2017
Five things to know
WHAT IS THE DISPUTE ABOUT?
19 April 2017
SC verdict can oust Pak PM
A looming Supreme Court decision that could disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations had
19 April 2017