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
BJP ignores biggies
BJP on Saturday dropped nine more of its sitting MPs, disregarding resistance from influential satraps and dramatic protests of the
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Nasheed wins landslide win in Maldives polls
The former Maldives president yesterday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to a
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Manipulation suspicions rise
Thailand's first general election since a 2014 army coup has been touted by the ruling military junta as a return to democratic rule, but
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
117 all-women polling stations in Mizoram
There would be 117 all-women polling stations with women polling officials and security staff for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the north
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners
Pakistan will release 360 Indian prisoners this month, the foreign office said on Friday, as the nuclear-armed neighbours scale back from
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
BJP using war hysteria to win polls
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "whipping up war hysteria" over claims that
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha yesterday officially joined the Congress. As he bid a farewell to the BJP, with which he has
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
First vote has been cast from Arunachal
The first vote for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 has been cast from Arunachal Pradesh by DIG Sudhakar Natarajan, head of ATS Indo-
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Mamata slams EC over cops transfer
The transfer of four top West Bengal police officers ordered by the Election Commission days before national polls has triggered an ugly
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Nasheed makes political comeback in Maldives
The Maldives yesterday held its first parliamentary election since former strongman leader Abdulla Yameen was forced to stand down,
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Rising Thai political star hit with sedition charge
The telegenic leader of an anti-junta political party who rose to prominence in Thailand's election last month was charged with sedition
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
This is what it takes to get a foreigner to Everest
Every year in the spring, hundreds of aspiring Everest climbers from all over the world arrive in Nepal, hoping to conquer the mountain.
6 April 2019, 08:21 AM
Japanese aren't too happy about extra offs
For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Suspected killer donated to European extremists
The alleged New Zealand mosque attacker made several donations to far-right "identitarian" activists in Europe known for their anti-immigration stunts, Austrian daily Der Standard reported yesterday.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Meet Lini Zurlia, the poster girl for protest voting in Indonesia presidential election
It never occurred to Lini Zurlia that she would become the subject of a controversy surrounding golput (voting abstention) on social media. A photo she posted late last month, depicting her holding up a sticker saying “Saya Golput”, was originally intended as harmless self-expression.
4 April 2019, 04:23 AM
Rising Thai political star faces fresh legal woes
The telegenic leader of a Thai political party who rode to prominence during last month's election on a wave of millennial support stands
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Malaysia ex-PM goes on trial over 1MDB scandal
Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial yesterday over a multi-
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Brunei introduces new harsh sharia laws
Brunei yesterday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Congress won't let it pass: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi yesterday said his party would not allow the Citizenship Amendment Bill, that seeks to give citizenship
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes on trial over 1MDB mega-scandal
Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleads not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial today over a multi-billion-dollar fraud, almost a year after his shock election loss.
3 April 2019, 10:38 AM