The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.

High-level air force talks underline expanding military cooperation

Torrential rains battered Indonesia’s Siau island, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people, with another three missing, authorities said yesterday.

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he would introduce legislation this year to limit the prime minister’s term to a maximum 10 years, fulfilling one of his campaign promises.

A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna yesterday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo’s main fish market, smashing the previous all-time high.

Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would introduce legislation this year to limit the prime minister's term to a maximum 10 years, fulfilling one of his campaign promises

Sovereignty of all countries must be protected, foreign minister says

The nation is dealing with a looming demographic crisis

The shallow quake was centered three kilometres outside of Dhing near India's border with Bhutan and hit around 4:17am

Fifty-two foreign prisoners were also to be released and deported

Indian security forces killed 14 Maoist rebel fighters yesterday in two clashes, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quash the long-running insurgency in the country’s central regions.

Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since a 2021 coup.

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators yesterday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences linked to online activity in support of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

"Actions by the accused fell within the ambit of terrorism under Pakistani law," says the court

Condoms and contraceptive pills now incur 13% VAT

The military grabbed power in a 2021 putsch

Farmers in northern Afghanistan have yet to make up for lost income since the Taliban government banned poppy production for opium three years ago, the United Nations said yesterday.

An Afghan Taliban official has visited Bangladesh and met Islamist leaders seeking to increase their political influence ahead of elections due in February, Islamist leaders in Dhaka said yesterday.

The prosecution team earlier this month sought a 15-year prison sentence for former First Lady Kim Keon Hee

Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the election’s credibility, the initial round of Myanmar’s phased general election closed yesterday, with signs of low voter turnout for the first polls since a military coup in 2021.