Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
3 April 2026, 20:42 PM
World
Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
8 February 2026, 08:11 AM
Southeast Asia
Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI
24 January 2026, 22:33 PM
Southeast Asia
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
14 January 2026, 11:23 AM
Southeast Asia
Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
12 January 2026, 17:26 PM
Turkey seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says
12 January 2026, 16:13 PM
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
12 January 2026, 16:05 PM
Malaysia to introduce 10-year term limit for prime minister
5 January 2026, 09:03 AM
Southeast Asia
Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%
31 December 2025, 11:35 AM
Asia
UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace
27 December 2025, 12:16 PM
Southeast Asia
Chinese space station burns up over South Pacific
China’s Tiangong-1 space station re-enters the earth’s atmosphere and burns up over the middle of the South Pacific, the Chinese space authority says.
2 April 2018, 06:16 AM
Indian scientists lose contact with satellite
India's national space agency has lost contact with a satellite days after it was launched into orbit with much fanfare, authorities say.
1 April 2018, 10:41 AM
Bangabandhu-1 satellite reaches Florida for launching
The Bangabandhu-1 satellite, the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh, reaches Florida's Cape Canaveral for launching into the orbit at the end of next month.
31 March 2018, 16:07 PM
US cooperation on Rohingya issue to be enhanced: US acting under secry
The United States has said that it will work “hand in hand” with Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue, not only through aid but also through sustained support for the voluntary, dignified and safe return of Rohingyas to their homes in Myanmar.
29 March 2018, 12:18 PM
Malaysia’s central bank foils unauthorised fund transfer attempts
Malaysia’s central bank says it detected and foiled an attempted cyber attack and efforts to transfer funds without authorisation using falsified SWIFT messages.
29 March 2018, 09:20 AM
Rohingya crisis: WHO appeals to int’l community for support
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and timely health services for Rohingya refugees.
29 March 2018, 07:45 AM
Astronomers find the 'impossible': A galaxy without dark matter
Stupefied astronomers unveil the first and only known galaxy without dark matter, the invisible and poorly-understood substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe.
29 March 2018, 07:19 AM
Dhaka to seek Moscow support
Bangladesh will seek Russia's support in addressing the Rohingya crisis during Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali's official visit to
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Stand by them
A group of interfaith leaders of the US yesterday called upon the international community to stand in solidarity with the persecuted
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
US donates 1mn health products for Rohingyas
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided 622,800 doses of injectable contraceptives to the government of Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees.
28 March 2018, 09:48 AM
Bangladesh sees little foreign funds for Rohingya refugee island, Shahriar Alam tells Reuters
Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island, an undertaking that does not yet have a timeline, Mohammed Shahriar Alam, state minister for foreign affairs, says in an interview.
27 March 2018, 04:22 AM
Trump lauds Hasina’s role in Rohingya crisis
US President Donald Trump lauds the “personal leadership” of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in addressing the plight of the Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh from Rakhine State in Myanmar.
25 March 2018, 14:21 PM
No quick fix to Rohingya crisis: New Chinese ambassador
The new Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo says that there is no quick solution to Rohingya crisis.
21 March 2018, 08:36 AM
Tribute song for US-Bangla plane crash victims
Music artists from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have put together a tribute song in memoirs of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash that killed 51 people.
21 March 2018, 07:04 AM
Myanmar is worst-performing country for aid access
Myanmar tops a list of countries where the ability of aid groups to reach people in need has worsened in the past six months, the Geneva-based research group ACAPS has said.
20 March 2018, 06:37 AM
Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'unwell', scraps Australia public appearance
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi pulls out of a public speech and question-and-answer session in Sydney because she was "not feeling well", the event's organisers say.
19 March 2018, 13:57 PM
Suu Kyi spoke at length about Myanmar troubles: Turnbull
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at length about her country’s troubled western state of Rakhine at a Sydney conference on Sunday and appealed to Southeast Asian neighbors for help, Australia’s prime minister says.
19 March 2018, 12:30 PM
US-Bangla plane crash survivor Kabir Hossain returns
Kabir Hossain, one of the injured victims of the US-Bangla plane crash, is brought back to Dhaka.
19 March 2018, 12:08 PM
ASEAN leaders tackle Rohingya crisis and urge South China Sea calm
Australia and its ASEAN neighbours vows to boost defence ties while stressing the importance of non-militarisation in the disputed South China Sea at a summit where the "complex" Rohingya crisis took centre stage.
18 March 2018, 09:02 AM
Malaysian journalists’ investigation follows traffickers to Bangladesh
In the middle of a bustling town in Bangladesh, two R.AGE undercover journalists hide in a van, listening in as one human trafficker after another sold their lies.
18 March 2018, 09:01 AM