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COVID-19: Japan to seek 'short, powerful' state of emergency for Tokyo, elsewhere

The Japanese government is seeking a "short and powerful" state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka...

China rebukes Australia for 'Cold War mentality' after Belt and Road accords cancelled

Australia said on Thursday (Apr 22) that it cancelled two accords between Victoria state and...

Afghan military will collapse without some US help: General

Afghanistan’s military “will surely collapse” without some continued American support once all US troops are...

ASEAN summit to handle Myanmar's post-coup crisis

When the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations holds a special summit Saturday (Apr 24)...

Modi asks Indians to accomplish better to stop COVID-19 amid new surge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday (Apr 20) called on Indians to intensify their...

20 crew missing after Philippine ship runs aground in typhoon

A search was underway on Tuesday (Apr 20) for 20 crew members missing in the...

Railway worker saves 6-year-old boy from oncoming train in dramatic rescue in India

India's Ministry of Railways has rewarded a railway worker with 50,000 rupees (US$660) on Tuesday...

Singapore tightens COVID-19 rules for travellers from India, cuts entry approvals for non-Singaporeans and PRs

COVID-19 border measures will be tightened for travellers from India, who'll have to serve yet...

Local uprisings emerge to challenge Myanmar's army

Sleeping by their makeshift barricades, knots of teenagers at Tahan in the western Myanmar town...

Johor hopes Malaysia-Singapore meeting next month provides 'positive news'

Malaysia is longing for "positive news" from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ending up in his...

Putrajaya is stonewalling local government efforts to acquire COVID-19 vaccines directly: Anwar

Malaysian competitors leader Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Apr 20) accused typically the federal government of...

Radical Pakistan party releases 11 police hostages after anti-France protests

Eleven Pakistani cops seized by supporters of a radical group within their campaign to find...

Japan asks Myanmar release a detained Japanese journalist

Japan's government said on Monday (Apr 19) that it's asking Myanmar release a Japanese journalist...

India's daily COVID-19 cases rise by record 273,810

India reported a record rise of 273,810 new COVID-19 infections on Monday (Apr 19), taking...

Japan's Osaka to ask government to declare state of emergency: Governor

Osaka will ask japan government to declare circumstances of emergency in order to reverse the...

Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit on first foreign trip since coup

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend a link of Southeast Asian Nations summit...