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US-Israel war on Iran
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Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
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Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
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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
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%
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Asia
2 blasts near Agra Cantonment Railway Station
Two low-intensity bomb explosions took place near Cantonment Station, Agra, this morning, reports NDTV.
18 March 2017, 10:02 AM
Thai junta lays out 20-year masterplan
Thailand's junta on Thursday said any future civilian government will be legally bound to follow a 20-year "masterplan" for the country as
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Interpol warrant issued for four N Koreans
Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for four North Koreans wanted by Malaysian investigators in connection with the
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Singapore city infrastructure No. 1: Survey
Singapore has topped a ranking of more than 200 cities around the world in terms of offering the best infrastructure.
15 March 2017, 07:52 AM
Expatriates' welfare minister trashes TIB graft report
Terming Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report on the irregularities and corruption in Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment “false”, Minister Nurul Islam has rejected the findings.
14 March 2017, 07:41 AM
NASA finds India's lost lunar rover after 8 years
India's first lunar probe - Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost is still orbiting the moon, NASA scientists have discovered. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with Chandrayaan-1 on August 29, 2009, almost a year after it was launched on October 22, 2008.
11 March 2017, 09:32 AM
Anti-piracy Effort: Southeast Asian nations to begin joint sea patrol
The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in piracy-plagued waters, Manila's defence secretary said yesterday, after
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Malaysian UN workers leave North Korea
The UN's World Food Programme said two of its Malaysian staff left North Korea yesterday after Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang banned
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
More than 20,000 seek refuge across border
More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have flooded into border camps in neighbouring China, seeking refuge from bitter fighting
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Scamming men break women’s hearts, bank accounts
The number of Vietnamese women tricked by online scammers, starting with ‘love affairs’ on social media, has increased in recent years.
7 March 2017, 08:55 AM
Malaysians ‘banned from leaving N Korea’
North Korea says it has temporarily banned Malaysians from leaving the country to ensure the safety of its diplomats and citizens in Malaysia amid an escalating row over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother.
7 March 2017, 04:32 AM
Myanmar rebel clashes leave 30 dead
At least 30 people were killed yesterday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar's border with China, authorities said, after
6 March 2017, 18:06 PM
Philippine senators end Duterte inquiry
Philippine senators abruptly ended a hearing yesterday into allegations by a retired policeman that a "death squad" operated under
6 March 2017, 18:01 PM
Saudi king urges fight against terrorism
Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday called for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament during a
2 March 2017, 18:21 PM
North Korean held over Kim death to be freed
The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be deported, Malaysia said yesterday, as
2 March 2017, 18:17 PM
UN drugs board slams killings in Philippines
The UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board yesterday condemned the use of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, where
2 March 2017, 18:14 PM
160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border
At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's northern
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Two women indicted, to be charged with murder
Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong Nam are to be charged with his murder, Malaysia said yesterday,
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar army denies reports of abuses
Myanmar's military defended its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority as a lawful counterinsurgency operation at a rare news
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar army defends operation against Rohingya
Myanmar's military defends its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority as a lawful counterinsurgency operation at a rare news conference, adding it was necessary to defend the country.
28 February 2017, 13:20 PM