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
4 rescued, 8 still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak
Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said yesterday, as a frantic
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
India heatwave heat pass 50 degree Celsius
Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30%
A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of younger women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers said
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Abe to meet Khamenei to mediate with US: report
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later this month with Tokyo hoping to
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Suspended top cop blames Sirisena
Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
China won’t be bullied by US
China’s defense minister yesterday issued a stern rebuke to the United States amid the ongoing trade war and tension over the South
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter Inc has apologised for suspending accounts critical of Chinese government policy days ahead of the 30th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after an outcry among users.
2 June 2019, 11:46 AM
China must end threatening behaviour to neighbours
The United States warned China yesterday against threatening its neighbours’ sovereignty and said Washington is investing in new military technology to defend its Asian allies.
1 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Huawei Mate 20 Pro back in Google's Android Q beta programme
Google reinstates Huawei Mate 20 Pro as one of the devices eligible for its Android Q Beta programme.
1 June 2019, 04:36 AM
Modi's first cabinet meet today
The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Lok Sabha elections will take place in Delhi today.
31 May 2019, 05:47 AM
‘Naked economic terrorism’
China yesterday accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
PM places five ideas to make better Asia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts forward five ideas to make a better Asia and says Bangladesh wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis through dialogues which is a lesson for the world to overcome chaos in a peaceful manner.
30 May 2019, 05:43 AM
Tokyo stands by Bangladesh over Rohingya repatriation issue
Japan extends its full support to Bangladesh’s call for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland as the two countries came up with a joint press statement following talks between Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina and her counterpart Shizo Abe.
29 May 2019, 13:50 PM
Mamata refuses to attend Modi swearing-in
Making a U-turn in less than 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says she would not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi tomorrow.
29 May 2019, 11:27 AM
Hasina at Abe’s office: Guard of honour given
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Japanese Prime Minister's Office to hold a bilateral meeting with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at his office.
29 May 2019, 09:37 AM
Islamic State cases: Indian investigators in Sri Lanka
Reflecting enhanced bilateral security cooperation, a team of India's counter-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials is in Sri Lanka to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in the island nation.
29 May 2019, 08:12 AM
Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban
Huawei says the tech giant has asked a US court to throw out US legislation that bars federal agencies from buying its products.
29 May 2019, 04:24 AM
Lanka signs port deal with Japan, India
Sri Lanka yesterday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Maldives ex-leader Nasheed tipped as new Speaker
The former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been nominated as the country’s parliamentary speaker and is set to be sworn in, a party
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Pak FM makes light of no invitation for Imran Khan
Pakistan has played down a decision by the Indian government not to invite Prime Minister Imran Khan to tomorrow’s swearing-in
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM