South Asia
Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pakistani waters: senior security official
A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country’s destiny, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday
Pakistan: Several PTI MPs arrested in midnight raids
Pakistani police arrested several lawmakers and leaders of ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s party in midnight raids a day after it held a major rally in the capital to demand his release, the party and police said yesterday.
Star Media Group’s Esther Ng elected new chair of ANN
Datin Paduka Esther Ng, chief content officer of Malaysia's Star Media Group, has been elected the next chairman of the Asia News Network (ANN)
Pakistan hunts separatist militants who killed dozens
Pakistani forces hunted separatist militants Tuesday who killed dozens when they pulled passengers off buses, blew up a bridge and stormed a hotel a day earlier.
Experts sound alarm on new Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar
The persecuted and stateless Rohingya minority is caught in a new violent crackdown in Myanmar, with children among those killed, two reports from influential expert groups warned today.
Vietnam to have new president in October: state media
Vietnam's national assembly will elect the country's new president in October, state media said today, the latest top-level change during an unusually turbulent period for the communist state.
Southwest Pakistan: Over 70 killed in militant attacks
At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said yesterday.
Flash floods in Thailand after heavy rain kill 22 people
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said today, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.
Gunmen kill 22 on Pakistan highway
Separatist gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan today in an attack that singled out ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.
34 dead in two Pakistan bus accidents: rescue officials
At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said.
Pakistan blast kills two children Injures 16
A bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan killed two children and injured 16 people yesterday, police officials said.
27 dead in Nepal after Indian pilgrim bus plunges into river
A bus carrying 43 Indian tourists and crew members plunged into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring Nepal today, killing more than half of those on board, a Nepali armed police spokesperson said.
Sri Lanka defends diplomat fined for exploitation in Australia
Sri Lanka’s government has defended a top diplomat ordered by an Australian court to pay over $360,000 in back wages to her former housekeeper held in Canberra under “slavery-type conditions”.
Thai ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon
Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon shortening his parole by two weeks, his lawyer said yesterday, a day after his daughter was elected premier by parliament.
Pakistan logs first mpox case
Pakistan said yesterday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.
Thai MPs elect Shinawatra heiress as PM
The 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra became Thailand’s prime minister yesterday, the third member of the influential but divisive clan to lead the country.
Pakistan reports first case of deadly mpox virus
Pakistan health officials announced on Friday their first case of the deadly mpox virus this year, after the World Health Organization declared an international emergency over its spread
Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand's youngest PM
Thai lawmakers on Friday elected the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister, elevating a third member of the influential but divisive clan to the nation's top job
