Myanmar barred from ASEAN summits until peace progress: Chair Cambodia

Cambodia's foreign minister on Saturday said the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN had decided that Myanmar's ruling generals would remain barred from any of its meetings until they show progress on a peace plan.
6 August 2022

Kabul blast kills 8, Islamic State claims responsibility

The Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed responsibility for a deadly blast on Friday in a Shi'ite residential area in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
6 August 2022

India bids to sell fighter jets to Malaysia

India has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) “Tejas” to Malaysia, the defence ministry said yesterday, adding that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet.
5 August 2022

Thai nightclub fire kills 14

Thailand’s prime minister yesterday ordered an investigation into a massive blaze that tore through a nightclub, killing at least 14 people and injuring around 40.
5 August 2022

Rahul, Priyanka detained

Indian police yesterday detained several Congress workers and leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, while they were protesting against inflation, unemployment and rising prices defying prohibitory orders imposed by police.
5 August 2022

Lenders could delay Sri Lanka bailout: president

A potential International Monetary Fund bailout for Sri Lanka could be delayed if its creditors -- the largest being China -- do not agree on concessions, the island’s president warned yesterday.
5 August 2022

China scraps key co-ops with US

China yesterday said it was ending cooperation with the United States on a litany of key issues including climate change, anti-drug efforts and military talks, as relations between the two superpowers nosedive over Taiwan.
5 August 2022

2 killed as blast hits Afghan capital Kabul

An explosion in a Shi'ite residential area in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday killed at least two people and left three wounded, police said.
5 August 2022

Meta removes over 600 Facebook, Instagram accounts allegedly linked to Malaysian police

More than 600 Facebook and Instagram accounts allegedly linked to the Malaysian police have been removed by tech giant Meta, which believes they were part of a "troll farm" used to corrupt or manipulate public discourse.
5 August 2022

Rahul Gandhi detained during protest in Delhi

Delhi police detained Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today (August 5, 2022) after he along with other leaders of his party, marched to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against unemployment, inflation and price rise.
5 August 2022

India witnessing "death of democracy": Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today alleged that India is witnessing the "death of democracy" and anybody who stands against the onset of dictatorship is "viciously attacked".
5 August 2022

Flights cancelled, rerouted as China fires live missiles in drills near Taiwan

Airlines have cancelled flights to Taipei and rerouted others to avoid airspace nearby that has been closed to civilian traffic during Chinese military exercises sparked by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
5 August 2022

13 killed, 35 injured in Thailand night club fire, police says

Thirteen people have been killed and 35 injured after a fire broke out on Friday at a night club in Thailand's Chonburi province, southeast of the capital Bangkok, a police official said.
5 August 2022

Aftermath of pelosi’s Taiwan visit: China stages largest ever military drills

China yesterday deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan in its biggest-ever drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island.
4 August 2022

Taliban say they were not aware of slain al-Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul

The Taliban yesterday said the government had no information about al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri “entering and living” in capital city Kabul and warned the United States to never repeat an attack on Afghan soil.
4 August 2022

Rupee may fall further if RBI does smaller hike: traders

The Indian rupee may decline to a new lifetime low versus the US dollar if the Reserve Bank of India on Friday decides to opt for a smaller rate hike, a trader said.
4 August 2022

Nepal to hold polls on November 20

Nepal’s government yesterday said it will hold a parliamentary election on November 20 amid concerns over high inflation and depleted foreign exchange
4 August 2022

India okays new emissions targets

India, the world’s third largest carbon polluter, has finally approved new targets for slashing planet-warming emissions, more than a year after a United Nations deadline for updated commitments.
4 August 2022

Reuters publishes investigative report on how Myanmar military planned Rohingya purge

War crimes investigators got hold of thousands of pages of documents that shed new light on Myanmar’s campaign to expel the country’s ethnic minority -- the Rohingya, as well as efforts to hide the strategy from the world.
4 August 2022

Bangladesh committed to “One China” principle: Foreign Ministry

Bangladesh is closely following the developments in the Taiwan Strait and urged all parties concerned to exercise utmost restraint and refrain from any actions that may aggravate tension and undermine peace and stability in the region and beyond.
4 August 2022