Malaysia says won’t be ‘garbage dump’ as it returns waste
Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the Southeast Asian country saying Monday it would not...
Bangladesh Chief Justice charged with corruption
AFP| Bangladesh's anti-graft office has charged the former chief justice with corruption nearly two years after he fled the country saying he was forced to...
Sri Lanka blasts: what we know so far
AFP | Sri Lanka was rocked Sunday by a series of deadly blasts that killed more than 290 people and injured hundreds more. Here is...
Sri Lanka bombings: The ugliest side of asymmetrical warfare
News Analysis | A series of highly coordinated bomb attacks on churches and hotels rattled Sri Lanka and rest of the world leaving nearly 200...
‘Horrific’, ‘cruel’, ‘sad’: World leaders react to Sri Lanka blasts
AFP | Religious and world leaders have condemned a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 290 people on Sunday, including dozens...
Police suspect Islamist terrorists for Sri Lanka Easter attack
AFP | At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in...
Indian soldier kills three comrades in Kashmir
AFP | A paramilitary trooper in Indian-administered Kashmir shot dead three of his comrades early Thursday, officials said, as fresh violence raged in the restive...
MBS must walk geopolitical tightrope during Asian tour
James M Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s three-nation tour of Asia is as much about demonstrating he stands tall – despite Western...
South Asian-ness of Media: A similarity beyond borders
Farah Adeed | What differentiates people living in Pakistan from those living in India? What are the distinctive traits of those living in Bangladesh and Nepal?...
Two monks shot dead as violence flares in Thailand’s deep south
AFP | Gunmen in Thailand's deep south shot dead two Buddhist monks and wounded two others inside a temple, police said Saturday, capping a week...
Myanmar ‘too slow’ in allowing Rohingya return: UN chief
AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticized as "too slow" Myanmar's efforts to allow the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees, describing the lack...
Bangladesh garment workers reject pay rise, stage protests
News Desk | Several thousand garment workers took to the streets in Bangladesh on Monday, rejecting a pay hike in the crucial export industry as...