Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday warned Southeast Asian leaders they were facing a "massive" illegal drug menace that

At least 130 executions were carried out in 11 Asian countries in 2016. The vast majority of them were executed in Pakistan and 10 in Bangladesh. However there is no data available about executions in China, still believed to be by far the world’s top executioner.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak warned yesterday that Southeast Asian countries needed to ensure their economic growth was

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells the UN Security Council that he is alarmed by the risk of military escalation on the Korean Peninsula.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft sends the closest-ever images of Saturn after surviving its first plunge inside the planet's rings, the US space agency says.

Thailand will hold the cremation for its late king Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 26, the junta announced yesterday. Government

The Star's editor-in-chief Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017/2018. The appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend.

A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials

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Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flew to a disputed South China Sea island yesterday, brushing off a challenge by the

Singapore’s passport takes top spot -- in a tie with Germany -- in a global ranking of the world’s passports.

A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo kills at least 16 and injured over a dozen, military spokesman and hospital officials say.

North Korea's army vows a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's nuclear programme and speculation mounts that it is preparing a fresh weapons test.

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has cancelled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China Sea,

Amnesty International has slammed an unprecedented ban by Thailand's junta on using the internet to communicate with three trenchant

Taiwan raises the penalty for animal abuse and became the first country in Asia to ban the consumption of dogs and cats. Under an Animal Protection Act amendment that passed its third reading at the Legislature, people who sell, purchase, eat or possess the carcasses of dogs or cats or any food products made with their carcasses or organs are subject to a fine

Nine people including four members of the Philippine security forces were killed yesterday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the

Indonesia's police shot dead six suspected IS-linked militants in a gunfight on Java island over the weekend, a police spokesman said

The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a sweeping

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new constitution at a glittering palace ceremony yesterday, an essential step towards