Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
15 April 2026, 15:17 PM
US-Israel war on Iran
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
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, 12:30 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 10:53 AM
Work begins on observatory in Tibet
The observatory will focus on primordial gravitational waves.
12 January 2017, 06:30 AM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Football: Malaysia delights in Mohd Faiz's goal of the year award
Malaysian soccer fans heaped praise on Mohd Faiz Subri on Tuesday after the Penang FA player received the Puskas Award for the best goal of 2016 at a FIFA ceremony in Zurich.
10 January 2017, 08:30 AM
Philippines police kill a foreigner linked to IS
Police have killed a foreign insurgent during a skirmish with a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, an official said
8 January 2017, 18:00 PM
12 killed in Thai south floods
Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south yesterday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and leaving thousands of
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Six dead as floods spark chaos in Thai south
Thai authorities yesterday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least six people dead,
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
MH370 search to end in two weeks
The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia's transport minister said yesterday, as relatives of passengers
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Indonesia backs down in row
Indonesia appeared to back down yesterday from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Head of pro-IS group killed in Philippines
Philippine security forces yesterday killed the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out deadly attacks on civilians to win
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
SpaceX ready to launch again after explosion
SpaceX says it has determined the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September and is ready to start launches again.
3 January 2017, 12:08 PM
Horrific Thai road smash kills 25
A minivan and a pickup truck both packed with passengers collided in eastern Thailand yesterday, killing 25 people in a harrowing
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
6.2 quake rattles Bali
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Indonesian resort island of Bali early yesterday, an AFP correspondent said, but there was no
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Malaysia plans to send aid flotilla
An aid flotilla carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims will sail from Malaysia for Myanmar's troubled Rakhine
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Marry, or go to jail
Myanmar's government is drafting a law that could see men jailed for up to seven years for getting a woman pregnant but not
28 December 2016, 18:38 PM
Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' typhoon
At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the
27 December 2016, 18:07 PM
Marsh man helps protect mangrove forest in Vietnam
For nearly three decades, a 71-year-old man decided to live on a marsh islet to protect a mangrove forest in Vietnam.
27 December 2016, 04:16 AM