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
1.34m China officials punished since 2013
China's anti-graft watchdog said roughly 1.34 million lower-ranking officials have been punished since 2013 under
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Japan's Dentsu fined for overtime work culture
Japan’s Dentsu Inc is fined just 500,000 yen ($4,400) after a Tokyo court rules it makes employees work overtime beyond legal limits - a case that followed a high profile death from overwork at the advertising giant.
8 October 2017, 08:44 AM
Seven killed in Indian military chopper crash
An Indian military helicopter crashed in a disputed area near the border with China yesterday, killing all seven troops
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
13 dead after Chinese boat, HK tanker collide
The Japanese coastguard yesterday said it had discovered a dozen bodies inside a Chinese fishing boat that capsized
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Japan reporter died after 159 hrs of overtime
Japan's public broadcaster yesterday apologised to the parents of a young reporter who died of heart failure after
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
6.3 magnitude quake hits eastern Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.3 strikes off the eastern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey sayss.
6 October 2017, 09:32 AM
Indian military helicopter crashes near China border, 7 dead
An Indian airforce helicopter crashes in a remote mountain region near the border with China, killing all seven personnel on board, officials says.
6 October 2017, 07:01 AM
Japanese reporter died after 159 hours of overtime
Japan's public broadcaster vows to reform its working practices as it reveals that a young reporter died of heart failure after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month.
6 October 2017, 05:53 AM
Rohingya refugee detained in Manikganj
A Rohingya refugee is detained from Saturia upazila of Manikganj district.
5 October 2017, 11:12 AM
India struggles to rein in border flows of cattle and Rohingya
Stopping Rohingya refugees from crossing India's porous eastern border with Bangladesh is straining the resources of guards battling to halt a flow of smuggled cattle in the opposite direction, security officials say.
5 October 2017, 10:55 AM
Indian cross-border firing kills 2 in Pakistan
Two civilians were killed and two others wounded after Indian troops fired into Pakistani Kashmir yesterday, officials
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
34 gets life in jail over Erdogan death plot
A Turkish court yesterday handed life sentences to 34 people for plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Maoists form alliance with CPN-UML
Nepal's Maoist party yesterday announced an alliance with the Communist Party Nepal-Union Marxist Leninist (CPN-
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
N Korea accuses US of imposing an 'economic blockade'
North Korea's UN ambassador accused the United States of imposing "an economic blockade" on his country and deploying nuclear assets on the Korean peninsula aimed at toppling leader Kim Jong Un.
4 October 2017, 09:39 AM
‘Myanmar will take back verified refugees’
Myanmar government has said it will repatriate Rohingya refugees willing to return from Bangladesh after verification in accordance to Joint Statement of April 1992.
3 October 2017, 10:04 AM
Pair plead not guilty to Kim Jong-nam murder
Two women pleaded not guilty yesterday to murdering the half-brother of North Korea's leader at the start of their trial in Malaysia.
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Deadly twin suicide attack hits Damascus police station
Two suicide bombers attacks a police station in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing a number of civilians and policemen, state television says, citing the interior ministry.
2 October 2017, 13:07 PM
US in direct contact with North Korea
Washington has opened channels to North Korea to find out if the regime is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
30 feared dead
A military transport plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing "several dozen"
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Oxford college removes Suu Kyi portrait
The Oxford University college where Aung San Suu Kyi studied yesterday said it had taken down a portrait of the
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM