Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Southeast Asia
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM
Southeast Asia
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
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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
Myanmar upper house okays student unions
Proposals to allow Myanmar students to form unions for the first time in decades passed their first parliamentary hurdle yesterday in
26 March 2015, 18:11 PM
Thai junta chief threatens to hold onto power
Thailand's junta chief warned detractors yesterday that he would hold onto power indefinitely if they continued to oppose his plans for
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM
India navy plane crashes off Goa leaving two missing
Two crew members are missing since an Indian navy plane crashed into the sea off the western state of Goa.
25 March 2015, 11:58 AM
Indian media: Ex-minister's 'bizarre' suggestion to stop cheating
Indian websites are abuzz with former federal minister Laloo Prasad Yadav's "bizarre" suggestion to stop cheating in school exams.
24 March 2015, 12:55 PM
India court scraps online arrest law
India's Supreme Court strikes down a controversial law which allows police to arrest people for comments on social networks and other internet sites
24 March 2015, 07:04 AM
Lee's Words
There is nothing to be worried about it. Many things will go on just as usual. But be firm, be calm. We are going to have a multi-racial
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
A life with no regrets
About 20 years ago, when I was still of marriageable age, my father Lee Kuan Yew had a serious conversation with me one day. He
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Sage, Shrewd Statesman
The United States and China yesterday led global acclaim for Lee Kuan Yew, the Singaporean statesman whose shrewd and sometimes
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
India and China hold talks on border dispute
Senior Indian and Chinese officials are meeting in Delhi for talks aimed at resolving a contentious border dispute, the first discussions since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power
23 March 2015, 08:13 AM
Brothers of Thai ex-princess jailed
Three brothers of former Thai princess Srirasmi Suwadee are jailed for defaming the monarchy
22 March 2015, 06:28 AM
Soldiers kill 80 militants in Pakistan
A Pakistani military official says soldiers have killed 80 militants and wounded about 100 in an operation near the Afghan border
22 March 2015, 04:54 AM
Singapore Prays For Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore Prays For Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Putin set to make China trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China later this year to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the world's anti-fascist war
21 March 2015, 09:54 AM
Asia powers hold renewed talks
Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years
21 March 2015, 05:07 AM
Singapore founding father critically ill in ICU
Singapore's 'founding father' Lee Kuan Yew is critically ill in hospital, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said yesterday.
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Thai ex-PM to face trial
Thailand's former premier Yingluck Shinawatra was yesterday ordered to stand trial on charges of negligence over a bungled rice
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew critically ill in ICU
Singapore’s ‘founding father’ Lee Kuan Yew is critically ill in hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said this morning
19 March 2015, 11:05 AM
Thai ex-PM Yingluck to stand trial
Thailand's Supreme Court orders the former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme
19 March 2015, 07:05 AM
Ties take a deep plunge
Bloody conflict in a remote corner of northern Myanmar has spilled violently across the border with China, risking a rift with the
18 March 2015, 18:09 PM
Singapore's founding leader 'critically ill'
Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is "critically ill" and his condition is worsening further while on life support in
18 March 2015, 18:04 PM