ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar govt
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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
China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies
China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies while still in custody following a battle with cancer, authorities said, after officials ignored international pleas to let him spend his final days free and abroad.
13 July 2017, 14:07 PM
Facebook to help South Korean startups go global
US social networking giant Facebook says it has partnered with South Korean business agencies to launch a new programme to help Korean startups expand overseas with digital strategies leveraging its platform.
13 July 2017, 06:09 AM
World’s most coal-fired power plant projects in 4 Asian countries
China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have the world’s four biggest coal-fired power plants in pipeline. Together, they represent 82 percent of the 718 units globally under construction.
13 July 2017, 04:43 AM
Liu Xiaobo suffers respiratory failure
China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo suffered respiratory failure as his condition worsened yesterday, his
12 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar vows no restrictions to journos
Myanmar yesterday pledged "no restrictions" on journalists visiting the troubled state of Rakhine this week, in the first
12 July 2017, 18:00 PM
China sends troops to Djibouti in Africa
Ships carrying personnel for China's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have set sail to begin setting
12 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Widodo signs decree to ban radical groups
Indonesia has issued a decree allowing it to ban groups that oppose its official state ideology, in a move seen to
12 July 2017, 18:00 PM
China's Nobel laureate in 'critical condition'
China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo is in a critical condition, his hospital said yesterday, raising fears
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka monks vow to resist govt deal
Sri Lanka's hardline monks yesterday broadened a growing campaign by the Buddhist clergy against the government,
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Indian lab develops 'beef detection kits'
A government-run laboratory in western India has developed portable "beef detection kits" that will allow police to
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Militants force hostages, children to fight: army
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak probe panel submits final report to SC
A joint investigation team probing the Panamagate graft case against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
US rebuilding 'lost trust' with Turkey: Tillerson
The United States is starting to rebuild trust that was lost in its relationship with key Nato ally Turkey after a series
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
India kicks off naval drills with US, Japan
India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast yesterday, seeking to forge
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Japan’s ancient ritual island Okinoshima joins Unesco World Heritage sites
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee adds the island of Okinoshima, an ancient ritual site in the Munakata region of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, to the UN cultural agency’s list of World Heritage sites.
10 July 2017, 04:46 AM
Japan floods death toll rises to 18
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan's south has risen to 18, officials said yesterday, as rescue teams continued their
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Peninsula closer to war
North Korea yesterday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against Pyongyang, accusing Washington of pushing the peninsula to the "tipping point" of nuclear war.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Pizza bytes! Pakistan enchanted by first robot waitresses
Pakistan's first robot waitresses are serving up smiles for customers at an upscale pizza restaurant in the ancient city of Multan, better known for its centuries-old Sufi shrines, mango orchards and handicrafts.
8 July 2017, 06:00 AM
Show leadership to fight global terrorism: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday urged leaders from the BRICS nations to show leadership in fighting
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM
UNHCR urges for Rohingya citizenship
The head of the UN refugee agency yesterday urged Myanmar to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM