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
Sikh separatist leader recaptured
A top Sikh militant commander was recaptured by police in the Indian capital Delhi yesterday, a day after he was freed
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Suu Kyi delays Indonesia trip amid Rohingya crisis
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday postponed a visit to Indonesia after protests there over her
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Chinese paper warns Singapore military "hypocrisy" could harm relations
The Global Times, China's nationalist state-owned tabloid, has warned that Singapore's "hypocrisy" over its military relationship with Taiwan could harm bilateral relations with China, according to a published op-ed.
28 November 2016, 09:02 AM
China lodges protest with Singapore over seizure of SAF armoured vehicles in Hong Kong
China has lodged a protest with Singapore after the Republic's armoured vehicles were seized by the Hong Kong customs en route from Taiwan.
28 November 2016, 08:43 AM
Top separatist leader flees in India jail break
At least 10 armed men disguised as policemen attacked a high security prison yesterday and freed a top Sikh militant commander and four others in India's Punjab state, officials said.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Lanka seeks Trump's help to drop charges
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM
1 killed as quake strikes China, Tajikistan border
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 strikes China's northwestern border with Tajikistan killing at least one person, destroying houses and severing a railway line.
26 November 2016, 04:40 AM
Bangladesh 8th in Asian women political representation
Bangladesh stands eighth among the Asian countries in terms of women’s parliamentary representation with women occupying 20% of the seats in the national parliament.
Nepal with 30% closely followed by the Philippines with 27% is the Asian leader with women occupying of the seats in its national parliament.
26 November 2016, 04:26 AM
Residents ordered to turn in passports
All residents in China's restive region of Xinjiang must hand in their passports to local police stations for "examination and management", the Global Times newspaper said Thursday.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
China power plant collapse kills 67
At least 67 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed yesterday, state media reported, the latest industrial accident in a country with a dismal safety record.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
67 killed in China construction accident
At least 67 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapses, state media reports, the latest industrial accident in a country with a dismal safety record.
24 November 2016, 06:19 AM
Viagra in S Korea presidential office!
A scandal over South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's shadowy confidante took an even more bizarre turn yesterday
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Dalai Lama has 'no worries' about Trump
The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he had "no worries" about US President-elect Donald
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Nine killed in Indian firing on POK bus
At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded in cross-border fire which hit a Pakistani bus in disputed Kashmir
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Indian police kill six Maoists in shootout
Six heavily armed Maoist rebels were killed yesterday in a jungle gunbattle with police in eastern India, an officer said.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
6.9 quake triggers Japan tsunami
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan on Tuesday, sparking panic and triggering a tsunami including a one-
22 November 2016, 18:33 PM
Japanese mask factory swamped with Trump orders
The director of a Japanese mask factory is excited by the high number of orders for Donald Trump masks but is concerned about the approaching presidency.
22 November 2016, 07:28 AM
Lanka raises fines to tackle killer drivers
Sri Lanka yesterday announced a sharp rise in fines for reckless driving, which kills nearly 3,000 people a year. Officials
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Death toll hits 146
Rescuers yesterday ended their search for survivors amongst the twisted remains of a derailed train as the death toll from one
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Opposition seeks Park's impeachment
South Korea's main opposition party yesterday voted to seek the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye after
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM