Nationalist Hong Kong activists arrested

Two Hong Kong independence activists who were barred from taking up their seats as lawmakers last year were
26 April 2017

Mamata suffering from BJP phobia

BJP president Amit Shah yesterday took a dig at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and said she is suffering
26 April 2017

Japan disaster minister resigns over quake gaffe

Japan's gaffe-prone disaster reconstruction minister resigned yesterday after remarking it was lucky the catastrophic
26 April 2017

The costs of reporting from North Korea

North Korea rarely allows foreign correspondents into the country, but when it does, it makes them pay.
25 April 2017

Roadside bomb kills 10 in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban militants say they detonated a roadside bomb targeting members of the Shi'ite minority that killed at least 10 people travelling in a minibus, and wounded several more, in a remote northwestern region.
25 April 2017

Leanne Goh appointed chair of Asia News Network

The Star's editor-in-chief Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017/2018. The appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend.
25 April 2017

'Not refuting' reports Russia supplying Taliban: Top US general

The head of US and international forces in Afghanistan says he is "not refuting" reports that Russia is providing support, including weapons, to the Taliban.
24 April 2017

Please stop saying, "I'll be replaced by a robot"

We should not fear smarter thinking machines as these will free us to focus on performing even better.
24 April 2017

What do successful people have in common?

What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Jack Ma have in common?
22 April 2017

China's New Silk Road must be open to Europeans

Projects along China's New Silk Road must be open to Europeans, the EU's top diplomat said yesterday, as China's prepares its first
20 April 2017

Australia unveils major changes

Canberra yesterday unveiled plans to put "Australian values" at the heart of tougher requirements to gain citizenship, days after
20 April 2017

We will wipe out US, allies

North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear programme.
20 April 2017

India bans use of red beacon by VIPs

India said yesterday it will ban ministers and senior officials from using red beacons on their cars to cut through traffic,
19 April 2017

India's SC throws out case no one could understand

Anyone dealing with India's overburdened legal system knows that the wheels of justice move slowly.
19 April 2017

China names 'Indian areas' to assert claims

China has issued standardised spellings of the names of six places in a region disputed with India, in what China's
19 April 2017

Five things to know

WHAT IS THE DISPUTE ABOUT?
19 April 2017

SC verdict can oust Pak PM

A looming Supreme Court decision that could disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations had
19 April 2017

Singapore, Germany passports tie as world’s most powerful

Singapore’s passport takes top spot -- in a tie with Germany -- in a global ranking of the world’s passports.
19 April 2017

West snubs China's 'summit of the year'

Only one leader of a big Western country is attending China's most important diplomatic event of the year, a summit next month on
18 April 2017

S Korea's Park indicted for bribery

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was yesterday charged with bribery involving millions of dollars over the massive
17 April 2017