Kill drug lords, Philippines’ top cop tells addicts
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA handout picture released by the Philippine National Police Public Information Office (PNP-PIO) shows PNP chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa (R) speaking to a relative of...
View ArticleSingapore shrouded in smog as haze returns to SE Asia
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalThe clocktower of the Victoria Concert Hall (L) stands against the silhouette of the Marina Bay Sands hotel shrouded by haze over Singapore, 26 August 2016. Photo: Wallace...
View Article260 Myanmar migrant workers rescued in Thailand
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalView of the city skyline in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: EPAMore than 260 Myanmar migrants, including 104 undocumented labourers who were forced to work in Thailand, have been...
View ArticleSingapore reports 40 more locally transmitted Zika cases
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA reflection of the Central Business District skyline in a lotus pond at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Photo: EPASingapore on Sunday reported 40 more cases of locally...
View ArticleDrug users aren’t human, says Philippines’ Duterte
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalFilipino President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a press conference in Davao city, southern Philippines, 25 August 2016. Photo: EPAPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is...
View ArticleIndia and Myanmar sign four major deals
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shake hands with Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw (L) prior to a meeting in New Delhi, India 29 August 2016. Photo: EPADuring talks...
View ArticleBangladesh upholds Islamist tycoon’s death sentence
AFPCategory: NewsRegional(FILE) A file picture dated 02 November 2014 shows Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali (C) escorted to a police van after being sentenced by a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh....
View ArticleThai kingpin jailed for Rohingya trafficking
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalThai soldiers secure the area next to shelters after discovering another abandoned jungle camp believed used by human traffickers to detain Rohingya migrants at a mountain in...
View ArticleIt’s official: Malaysia PM outed as key scandal figure
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalMalaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak delivers his opening speech during the 9th General Assembly of the The International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in...
View ArticleMyanmar workers sue Thai food titan for labour abuse
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalThai factory workers process chicken meat. Photo: EPAA group of Myanmar migrants filed a lawsuit Friday against a major Thai food exporter over allegations of forced labour on...
View ArticleDeadly Philippine bomb attack ‘terrorism’: Duterte
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA Philippine National Police (PNP) Scene of the Crime Operative (SOCO) gathers evidences on the site of an explosion at a night market in Davao city, Philippines, 03 September...
View ArticleIndian Government assisting Myanmar in strengthening army
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalHAL Rudra at static display at Aero India 2013. Photo: WikipediaThe Government of India is assisting Myanmar in strengthening its army so that the bases of anti-Indian...
View ArticlePhilippines seeks three over deadly blast
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA handout picture dated and released on 03 September 2016 by the Presidential Photographers Dividion (PPD) shows Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte (C) inspecting an evidence...
View ArticleN. Korea fires three ballistic missiles off east coast: Seoul
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA visitor looks at a North Korean Scud-B Tactical Ballistic Missile at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, 05 September 2016. Photo: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPANorth...
View Article4-year-old dies as Thai south school hit by blast
AFPCategory: NewsRegional(File) Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) members and police officers inspect a damaged vehicle following a car bomb attack at a hotel in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia’s leaders in the global spotlight
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA general view of the retreat session during the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits at the National Convention Center (NCC), the venue of the Association of...
View ArticleChina under pressure at Asia summit over sea row
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA watermarked image provided by the Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) Public Affairs Service released on 07 September 2016 shows picture of one of many Chinese...
View ArticleAsia eyes pivot from Obama presidency
Andrew Beatty Category: NewsRegionalUS President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at the landmark Mekong Riverside Hotel in Vientiane, Laos, 08 September 2016. Photo: Mark R....
View ArticleUS says Philippines has not asked it to pull forces
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalAn Army Special Forces medic passes out toothpaste and toothbrushes to Philippine children during a local government-organized dental awareness and care initiative Feb. 22,...
View ArticleStrongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA taxi cab draive by an uprooted tree as high winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti lash Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, 14 September 2016. Photo: Richie Tongo/EPAParts of...
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