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
Floods kill 50 in India
Floods triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains have claimed more than 50 lives in eastern India this week, the country's home minister and reports said yesterday, with millions of people affected by surging waters.
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Afghan cleric held for marrying six-year-old girl
An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the war-battered country.
30 July 2016, 06:56 AM
Suu Kyi meets rebel group leaders
Myanmar's most heavily armed ethnic group yesterday held "positive" talks with the country's de facto leader Aung San
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Indonesia executes four drug convicts
Indonesia executed four convicted drug traffickers, including three Nigerians, early yesterday as it pushed ahead with
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM
China, Russia to hold joint naval drills in September
China and Russia will hold "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China's Defence Ministry said
28 July 2016, 18:18 PM
Ex-Thai PM turns on junta's draft charter
A former prime minister whose party supported Thailand's last coup lambasted the junta's new constitution yesterday
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Indian women beaten for carrying beef
Two Muslim women have been beaten up at a railway station in central India on suspicion of carrying beef, an offence
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Floods, landslides kill 58 in Nepal
At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Large deposits of gas found in Bay
Scientists from India, the United States and Japan have struck upon a large natural gas deposit in the Bay of Bengal, the
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Death toll in China floods passes 150
Floods in north and central China have killed at least 150 people, with scores missing and hundreds of thousands forced from homes, officials say.
24 July 2016, 05:30 AM
Indian charity worker rescued in Afghanistan
An Indian charity worker kidnapped from Kabul has been rescued, officials said yesterday, more than a month after she
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
India steps up search mission
India yesterday stepped up a major search operation for an air force plane that disappeared over the Bay of Bengal
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
China floods, landslides kill 87
Heavy rain in China has killed at least 87 people and forced thousands from their homes, state media reported
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Hope fades for finding MH370
The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be suspended if the aircraft is not found in an area now being
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit the US
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invite from Barack Obama to visit the United States, her
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan lawmakers debate honour killing
Pakistan's parliament yesterday debated bills aimed at tackling so-called honour killings and amending its rape law,
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Thai junta shuts critical TV channel
Thai authorities have ordered an anti-junta television channel to stop broadcasting as the kingdom's military rulers
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Only 2pc are Muslims
Muslims make up just over two percent of Myanmar's population, government census figures showed yesterday, undercutting
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
100 dead or missing from China rains: officials
Torrential rain lashing northern China in recent days has left nearly 100 people dead or missing, official figures
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Malaysia PM under pressure over 'fraud'
Malaysian PM Najib Razak is facing pressure internationally and at home amid US allegations of massive fraud at
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM