Sri Lanka uses navy drones to tackle dengue
Reuters, Colombo
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia
Opposition turns up heat on Modi
Star Report
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM India
3 members of Myanmar army and police held
Staff Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Asia
Rahul Gandhi detained from protest near Indian PM Modi's house
The Statesman/ANN
21 July 2026, 20:55 PM India
India launches first private orbital rocket
AFP, Sriharikota
19 July 2026, 00:00 AM India

Subversion Trial: Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted yesterday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city’s rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub.
30 May 2024, 18:00 PM

22 killed, 57 hurt as bus plunges into gorge in India's Jammu

The army, police and locals used ropes and made human chains to carry the bodies and the injured people uphill
30 May 2024, 14:21 PM

Last-minute recruitment causing foreign workers' surge in Malaysia airport

The recent high arrivals of foreign workers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and KLIA2 were due to last-minute recruitment by employers as deadline of May 31 looms, said Malaysia's Immigration Department Director General Datuk Ruslin Jusoh
30 May 2024, 11:10 AM

Crew error blamed for Malaysian deadly chopper crash

A mid-air collision between two Malaysian military helicopters that killed all 10 people onboard was caused by crew error, the country's navy said Thursday
30 May 2024, 08:06 AM

Xi promises fairness, justice to Arabs in solving hot spot issues

China wants to work with Arab nations to resolve hot spot issues in ways conducive to upholding fairness, justice and achieving long-term peace and stability, President Xi Jinping said in a speech today that also highlighted the Gaza crisis
30 May 2024, 05:18 AM

Myanmar's ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens, reports say

Myanmar's ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their control, two reports assessing the conflict said on Thursday
30 May 2024, 03:35 AM

Delhi temp hits highest ever in India

Temperatures in India’s capital soared to a national record-high of 52.3 degrees Celsius yesterday, figures from the government’s weather bureau showed, as it warned of dangerous heat levels in the megacity.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM

UP holding the key to PM Modi’s re-election

All eyes are on the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), as India votes to elect a new government. Spread over an area roughly the size of Britain, the state packs in nearly four times as many people.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin to face trial for royal insult

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general’s office said yesterday, over comments he made almost a decade ago.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Japanese researchers build world’s first wooden satellite

The world’s first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Japan lawmakers want govt to guard against security risks of UFOs

Two former Japanese defence ministers are among a group of lawmakers planning to form a nonpartisan parliamentary grouping to urge the government to look into unidentified flying objects, founder members said
29 May 2024, 16:30 PM

Singapore flight investigation finds sharp altitude drop caused injuries

Preliminary findings released today of an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed that a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54-metre altitude drop caused injuries
29 May 2024, 16:13 PM

Delhi govt imposes Rs 2,000 fine for water wastage amid heatwave

As Delhi grapples with an unprecedented heatwave, the Delhi government today announced a fine of Rs 2,000 for water wastage
29 May 2024, 12:36 PM

Pakistan bus crash kills at least 27 people: hospital

At least 27 people were killed on Wednesday when a bus plunged off the road into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan, hospital and government officials said
29 May 2024, 06:55 AM

World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September
29 May 2024, 05:47 AM

Delhi records highest-ever temperature at 49.9°C

Temperatures in India's capital soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, the government's weather bureau said
29 May 2024, 04:58 AM

HK arrests 6 for sedition under new law

Hong Kong national security police arrested six people across the city yesterday under a new security law for alleged seditious intent, including a pro-democracy barrister already behind bars.
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic

Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila.
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan parliament passes controversial bills despite protest

Taiwan’s parliament passed a package of controversial bills yesterday to expand its power as thousands of disapproving protesters rallied outside and chanted “defend democracy”.
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Cyclone Remal: 10 killed as stone quarry collapses in India’s Mizoram

At least 10 people have been killed and several others remain missing after a stone quarry collapsed in north eastern Indian state Mizoram's Aizawl district this morning
28 May 2024, 07:20 AM