OPINION: A divided America: Good or bad for the world?

Those who wish to see the US continue to be the pre-eminent power must wish President-elect Trump success in making America great again.
15 November 2016

Weekend death toll 'rises to 30'

Myanmar's military has killed about 30 members of what it has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group, state media said
14 November 2016

No wife for millions of Vietnamese men

Some four million men in Vietnam will have no opportunity of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, according to experts.
14 November 2016

Stop quarrels with the US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday he now wishes to
10 November 2016

Thai university accepts rice as tuition fees

A private university in Thailand has decided to accept rice as payment for its tuition fees in an attempt to help farmers who have been affected by the drop in prices of crops across the kingdom.
6 November 2016

WB deems South Asia world’s fastest growing region

South Asian region is the least integrated in the world, preventing its nations from benefitting from intra-regional trade says the World Bank.
6 November 2016

Myanmar cop killed in Rakhine

Myanmar officials said yesterday a police officer was killed and one wounded in an assault on a guard post in northwestern
4 November 2016

'Myanmar dealing with Rakhine by rule of law'

The Myanmar government is responding to conflict in the troubled north of Rakhine state, which has suffered its worst
3 November 2016

'MH370 made rapid descent'

Flight MH370 was likely out of control when it plunged into the ocean with its wing flaps not prepared for landing, a new
2 November 2016

Suu Kyi under pressure

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces mounting criticism for her government's handling of a crisis in Muslim-majority
1 November 2016

19 killed in latest India-Pakistan border firing

At least 19 die in recent firing between India and Pakistan across their disputed border in Kashmir, where the nuclear-armed neighbours are ratcheting up shelling and small-arms fire.
1 November 2016

US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS

Three astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station, including US astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space.
30 October 2016

Why are so many Asian women dying from childbirth?

In most of the Asian countries including Bangladesh, pregnancy comes with a significant risk of death. The WHO data reveals stark disparities across Asia when it comes to maternal mortality ratio - the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
30 October 2016

Foreign workers sought for farming in Japan

The government of Japan is planning to allow foreign nationals to take jobs on its farmland, as long as they work within government-designated strategic special zones, in an effort to address the serious labor shortage in the agricultural sector.
29 October 2016

Teacher shot dead in restive Thai south

A teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting yesterday in Thailand's far south, police said, the latest attack on civilians in the insurgency-
28 October 2016

Myanmar govt detects first case of Zika

Myanmar's government said yesterday that a pregnant foreign woman has been diagnosed with the country's first case of Zika, a
28 October 2016

Rohingya women say soldiers raped them

Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country
28 October 2016

Southeast Asia could be next ISIS battleground: Experts

As ISIS loses ground in Middle East, there are fears it will take its fight elsewhere, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines.
26 October 2016

'Don't make us your dogs'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States yesterday and said it could forget a bilateral defence
25 October 2016

Probe Rakhine atrocities: UN

UN human rights experts have called on Myanmar to investigate allegations that security forces have killed unarmed civilians,
25 October 2016