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
UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace
27 December 2025, 12:16 PM
Southeast Asia
Myanmar sets late January date for final election round
25 December 2025, 15:39 PM
Southeast Asia
Manpower export: Malaysia mulls 'zero-cost recruitment' deal with Bangladesh
Human Resources Minister M Kula Segaran today indicated that Malaysia is aiming to reach a "zero-cost recruitment" agreement for migrant workers from Bangladesh as part of efforts to avoid risking US trade sanctions.
8 January 2020, 07:18 AM
Bangladesh seeks Australia’s support to speed up repatriation process of Rohingyas
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has sought Australia’s support in expediting the repatriation process of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
5 January 2020, 11:46 AM
JS body to visit Cambodia to discuss on Rohingya repatriation
A delegation of a parliamentary body is going to ASEAN country Cambodia on a three-day visit for a discussion on repatriation of Rohingyas.
5 January 2020, 10:49 AM
Why is most of Asia looking away from Myanmar?
The latest resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly condemning rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups in Myanmar was the third such resolution on the subject.
4 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Next move on deportation of Rohingyas in Jammu and Kashmir: Indian minister Jitendra Singh
A key Indian minister has said the government's next move would be relating the deportation of Rohingya refugees in Jammu and Kashmir as they would not be able to secure citizenship under the amended Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
4 January 2020, 07:50 AM
Gun attack on Rab at Rohingya camp: Key suspect killed in 'gunfight'
Two hours after two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were injured in a gun attack by Rohingya drug peddlers at Neela Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila, the prime suspect has been killed in a reported gunfight with the elite force.
31 December 2019, 04:50 AM
Rohingya man held with fake passport at Dhaka airport
A Rohingya man is detained with fake passport and other documents after he lands at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Malaysia.
29 December 2019, 19:01 PM
NASA's Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils
A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency's mission to send humans into deep space.
28 December 2019, 05:41 AM
UN ups 2020 budget, includes funds for war crimes probes
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a $3.07 billion operating budget which for the first time includes funding for the investigation of war crimes in Syria and Myanmar.
28 December 2019, 05:06 AM
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
The UN General Assembly approves a resolution strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.
28 December 2019, 04:29 AM
Dhaka, Beijing discuss ways for early repatriation of Rohingyas
Bangladesh and China discusses ways for the “early repatriation” of Rohingyas, currently taking shelter in Cox’s Bazar district, to their place of origin in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
26 December 2019, 12:04 PM
Boat carrying migrants including Bangladeshis sinks in Turkey's Lake Van, 7 dead
Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey's Lake Van, the governor's office in Bitlis province says.
26 December 2019, 09:30 AM
Rakhine rebels say Myanmar official killed in fighting
Rebels in Myanmar's Rakhine region said a captured official from Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party has died, two weeks after being taken for organising protests against genocide accusations faced by Myanmar at the World Court.
26 December 2019, 04:43 AM
Rohingya Repatriation: Russia urged to put pressure on Myanmar
Bangladesh has urged Russia to use its influence on Myanmar and put pressure so that Naypyidaw takes back its people currently living in Cox's Bazar camps.
23 December 2019, 07:45 AM
Afghanistan and Pakistan jolted by strong 6.1 quake: USGS
A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan, the US Geological Survey says, forcing residents into the streets in Kabul and Islamabad.
20 December 2019, 12:42 PM
Locals not getting benefits of development projects in Cox’s Bazar for Rohingya influx: Speakers
Local people affected by the massive influx of the Rohingyas are not getting equitable benefits of the development projects undertaken in Cox’s Bazar, say development experts, government officials and aid agencies.
19 December 2019, 17:26 PM
Annular solar eclipse on December 26, 2019
A partial solar eclipse will be visible on December 26 in Bangladesh if the sky remains clear, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
19 December 2019, 15:44 PM
An Ignoble Nobel Laureate
After his death in 1896, the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prize in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
17 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Former Pakistan military dictator Musharraf handed death sentence in high treason case
In a first in Pakistan's history, a three-member bench of the special court in Islamabad hands former military ruler Pervez Musharraf death sentence in the long-drawn high treason case against him.
17 December 2019, 07:36 AM
Half a million Rohingya children yet to see inside of classroom: Amnesty
The international community must not shirk its responsibility to the education of Rohingya children in Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar camps, Amnesty International says ahead of the first Global Refugee Forum.
15 December 2019, 15:09 PM