Thailand blames PM threats on exiled group

Thailand's national security chief said yesterday that a group of Laos-based Thais wanted for spreading anti-monarchy messages had
6 February 2017

Hundreds 'likely killed' in Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar's four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN says in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state.
3 February 2017

92,000 people displaced in Myanmar since Oct: UN

At least 92,000 people have been displaced since the last October attacks on police posts in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, a UN spokesman says.
3 February 2017

100 refugees in Bangkok cut off

More than 100 refugees, including a teenager who had been on the verge of reuniting with his mother, have been left in limbo in
31 January 2017

Duterte pulls police off drug war

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he had ordered all police to stop prosecuting his deadly war on drugs as he sought to
31 January 2017

Temples of harmony

A lot of Muslims are working at temples and help the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Sumira recalled her anxiety when she was hired to work as a domestic helper at the Amurva Bhumi Temple in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, six years ago.
31 January 2017

Duterte's war on drugs will rage till the end

The Philippines police will disband anti-drugs units following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers, but the country's president vows to forge ahead with his war on drugs until the last day of his term.
30 January 2017

Nepal’s trail runner Mira Rai NatGeo People’s Choice Adventurer 2017

Nepalese trail runner Mira Rai, also a brand promoter of ekantipur.com, is named the People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year by the National Geographic Channel selecting her over nine other nominees.
28 January 2017

Beijing remains Asia’s busiest airport

Eight Asian airports are among the World's busiest passenger airports. Beijing Capital International Airport remains the busiest airport in the region, according to the recently released data by Airports Council International (ACI).
28 January 2017

New weather satellite sends first images of earth

GOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, sends the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument, according to a report published in the website of NASA.
25 January 2017

UN rights expert fears reprisal

Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar, yesterday warned the people she met during her official visit about possible reprisals.
24 January 2017

Duterte blames CIA

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday the US Central Intelligence Agency secretly orchestrated a botched raid targeting an
24 January 2017

Study in Malaysia: Students’ visa approval in 14 days

The visa approval period for foreign students in Malaysia has been shortened from 30 days to 14 days. The decision comes at a high-level meeting on the intake of foreign students, says Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
21 January 2017

Myanmar lashes out at Malaysia PM Najib Razak

Myanmar's government lashed out at Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday, accusing him of using the Rohingya crisis
20 January 2017

Iris Corp deputy MD arrested over corruption charge

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrests Iris Corporation Bhd's deputy managing director Hamdan Mohd Hassan for alleged graft involving an e-passport project for the Republic of Guinea.
20 January 2017

Philippines communist peace talks open

The Philippines yesterday expressed hope of securing a permanent ceasefire deal with communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest
19 January 2017

SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast

SpaceX is poised to launch a Falcon 9 rocket, marking its first return to flight since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September.
14 January 2017

Work begins on observatory in Tibet

The observatory will focus on primordial gravitational waves.
12 January 2017

Maritime kidnappings at 10-yr high: report

The number of maritime kidnappings hit a ten-year high in 2016, with waters off the southern Philippines becoming increasingly
10 January 2017

Thai king seeks changes to draft charter

Thailand's new king has ordered sections of the country's draft constitution to be rewritten, the junta chief said yesterday, a rare public
10 January 2017