China repa­triated 240 arrested Chinese gambling and fraud suspects from Cambodia yesterday, with over 500 more expected to be escorted back, Chinese state media said, as Beijing stepped up a ...

A senior Japanese public prosecutor bowed in apology to Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner whose ...

Rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several ...

PUTRAJAYA: The concern of a Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) student from Sabah about the possibility that she may not get a ...

Joko “Jokowi” Wi­­do­­do’s son-in-law won a regional gubernatorial election in Indonesia, becoming the latest of the popular former president’s relations to take a high-profile position in the country ...

The country has suspended a high-ranking military official while he is being investigated, its Defence Ministry announced.

Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and four religious activists.

Both houses of Indian parliament were suspended temporarily within minutes of opening as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for the third day this week seeking a discussion on allegations ...

BANGKOK: The Malaysian Consulate in Southern Thailand has advised Malaysians to postpone travel plans to the region as heavy ...

Seoul subway Line No.2 was delayed over 20 mi­­nutes during morning rush hour due to a conductor taking an urgent toilet break, according to Seoul Metro.

A group of matchmaking companies in the south-western region is under police investigation for duping men who sought their help in finding a spouse.

FIREFIGHTERS fulfilled a mother and a daughter’s wish to go for their pilgrimage after a flood in Rantau Panjang almost derailed their travelling plans, Harian Metro reported.