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MANILA - Ten people have died and 230 have been rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire on Wednesday (March 29)...

Why is Myanmar’s military holding an election?

Why hold an election after staging a coup? The army has ruled Myanmar for five of the past six decades and...

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows, study finds

SINGAPORE - Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could...

Regional groupings will help strengthen Asia in a troubled world, PM Lee says at Boao Forum for Asia

by Tan Dawn Wei

BOAO, Hainan – In a troubled global environment that includes the United States and China being at odds over many...

China threatens retaliation if US House speaker meets Taiwan president

BEIJING/TAIPEI — China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday (March 29) if US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during...

UN urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people

SEOUL - The United Nations Human Rights office in Seoul called on North Korea on Tuesday (March 28) to confirm the...

Vietnam artist in race to ensure ‘heroic mothers’ not forgotten

VIETNAM - On her trusty motorcycle, Vietnamese artist Dang Ai Viet travels around the Southeast Asian country in a quest...

Bangladesh must work with neighbours to cut pollution, says World Bank

DHAKA - Bangladesh needs better coordination with neighbouring South Asian countries in its quest for cleaner air, a World Bank report...

North Korea unveils new nuclear warheads as US air carrier arrives in South

SEOUL/BUSAN — North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand its arsenal,...

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party as election deadline passes