World / Asia

Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON Bangkok: Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors...

Anup Ojha Kathmandu, Nepal: As global fuel markets reel from the Middle East war, motorists in Nepal are increasingly turning to electric vehicles,...

New Delhi: Four members of the Indian National Reserve Police Force were killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a mine-clearing...

New Delhi: The death toll in central India's boat capsizing rose to 9 on Friday, even as the boat's wreckage was pulled out,...

Kathmandu: A centuries-old Buddha statue stolen from a Nepali temple was reinstalled in its original location on Friday, one of several artefacts returned...

Semarang, Indonesia: A train hit a car in Indonesia on Friday, killing four people including two children, police said, days after another deadly...

Istanbul: Turkish police on Friday fired tear gas and arrested dozens of people holding May Day demonstrations in Istanbul, AFP journalists said. Two...

Singapore: Oil prices climbed on Friday, May 1, 2026,as persistent disruptions to shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz and stalled US-Iran talks...

Singapore: Gold prices were largely steady on Friday but remained on track for a weekly loss amid mounting inflation concerns and expectations that...

Beijing: China on Friday slammed a proposal from a US regulator that would bar its labs from testing electronic devices for use in...

Sydney, Australia: A global study of over 2 million women and girls found major depression peaks about two weeks after childbirth, highlighting the...

Singapore: Singapore's prime minister warned Friday that economic growth will slow this year and some countries may slip into recession as the Middle...

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed in a phone call on Thursday with his US counterpart Marco Rubio bilateral relations and ways...

Sanya: The President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani has declared the 6th Asian Beach Games, "Sanya...

Yangon: Myanmar's junta-chief turned president on Thursday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, five years after...

Doha, Qatar: A father jumped off a moving train to save his one-year-old son after the child fell into the gap between the...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's inflation more than doubled to 5.4 percent in April, mainly because of higher energy prices linked to the ongoing Middle...

Taipei: Taiwan's economy saw double-digit growth in the first three months of 2026 thanks to robust demand for artificial intelligence technology, data showed...