ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar govt
14 January 2026, 10:41 AM
Asia
Myanmar made lives of the Rohingyas a nightmare
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll
12 January 2026, 13:58 PM
Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4
12 January 2026, 02:46 AM
Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: reports
11 January 2026, 02:08 AM
Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
2 July 2021, 08:18 AM
Asia
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
29 June 2021, 02:49 AM
Japan
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Asia
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
28 June 2021, 11:36 AM
China
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
28 June 2021, 08:40 AM
China
Suu Kyi urges people ‘not to quarrel’ amid persecution of Rohingyas
Amid continuing influx of Rohingyas who have been fleeing persecution in Myanmar by security forces, the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, urges her people “not to quarrel”.
2 November 2017, 04:19 AM
Abe re-elected as PM
Japan's parliament yesterday formally re-elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister after his party's crushing election
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Wedding tragedy
At least 13 people including a pregnant woman were killed when an electricity transformer exploded outside a wedding
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
India clears $3.2b for naval choppers
India will purchase more than 100 armed helicopters for its navy to replace its outdated French-designed fleet in a
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh 6th in Asia with over 6 lakh internally displaced people
Bangladesh ranks sixth among the Asian countries with 614,000 people displaced in their own country, according to a recent report of the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
1 November 2017, 08:59 AM
Nine headless bodies found in Tokyo flat
Japanese police have found nine mutilated bodies hidden in containers with their heads cut off and flesh stripped in a suburban Tokyo
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
No plan to divert waters: China
China yesterday rejected as "false and untrue" a media report that it was planning to build a 1,000- km long tunnel to divert water
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
N Korea nuke site collapse kills 200 after latest test
More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea's nuclear test site after its latest detonation, a
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis: UN picks Norwegian for Myanmar role as tensions simmer
The United Nations names a new interim UN resident coordinator for Myanmar on Tuesday, appointing Knut Ostby of Norway to take over the humanitarian role at a time of growing strains with the Myanmar government over the handling of the Rohingya crisis.
31 October 2017, 07:33 AM
Nine headless bodies found in Tokyo flat: reports
Japanese police finds nine mutilated bodies hidden in containers with their heads cut off and flesh stripped in a suburban Tokyo flat, media reports.
31 October 2017, 04:39 AM
'Xi Thought' will now be taught in China
Xi Jinping Thought will now be taught, researched and promoted in universities across China, ensuring that the leader's eponymous
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Fight against fake news: All stakeholders have part to play, say experts
Fake news has made Asians amused, bewildered and in some cases deeply anguished about the turn of events. A growing number of such instances, coupled with the lack of adequate regulation, damaging consequences for legacy media and repercussions on efforts to build informed societies, is stoking debate anew on tackling the issue.
30 October 2017, 06:38 AM
Japanese megabanks embrace AI, robot tech
The irresistible shift toward digitisation is sweeping through Japan’s three megabanks. Amid a drive toward greater efficiency and higher profits, artificial intelligence and robot technology are increasingly replacing roles typically handled by thousands of bank employees.
30 October 2017, 05:56 AM
Online classes gaining popularity among Chinese kids
One-on-one online teaching for children, especially English lessons taught by teachers who are native speakers of the language, is becoming increasingly popular in China.
30 October 2017, 04:56 AM
Pakistan frees 68 Indian fishermen
Pakistan yesterday released 68 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said. Indian and
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar's tourism fades
Only a few years ago Beyonce and Jay-Z were posing for photos among Myanmar's famed temples, heralding the
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
'Massive' response if N Korea use nuke: Mattis
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis yesterday warned North Korea of a "massive military response" to any use of nuclear weapons as
28 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar detains 2 reporters on assignment for Turkish state TV
Myanmar police detains two journalists working for Turkey's state broadcaster TRT and their interpreter and driver for flying a drone near the parliament compound, amid tension between the two countries over the Rohingya crisis.
28 October 2017, 04:31 AM
Gujarat state polls in December
Voters in Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat will go to the polls in December, the election commission announced yesterday.
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Tiny Singapore tops the list
Tiny Singapore now has the world's most powerful passport, according to a new ranking, with its citizens able to
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM