YANGON – The nationwide state of emergency has been extended by six months. The National Defense and Security Council meeting (1/2025) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was held on January 31, ...

TOKYO – The Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs have reaffirmed that Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands during their first telephone talks. Article 5 stipulates ...

The rescue was carried out through cooperation between the Royal Thai Army and the Royal Thai Police, following an earlier alert that 12 Hong Kong citizens might have been forced to work for Chinese ...

SINGAPORE – Ten men sat in a circle inside a room in Changi Prison Complex. Their hardened exteriors belied the nervous looks in their eyes. All of them were waiting for their children to pass through ...

While pregnancies among adolescents age 15 to 19 have been declining, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

The initiative, supported by the World Health Organisation with assistance from the Australian Government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, aims to improve uptake of measles, rubella and polio vaccines ...

KATHMANDU – Thousands of school dropout girls between 11 and 14 years, and anti-vaxxers who have been spreading rumours are the main challenges for the success of the upcoming vaccination drive ...

Cold air masses are anticipated to be stronger than the average recorded in previous years, particularly in the latter half ...

The Prime Minister also told the Thai embassy in Israel to follow up on financial entitlements and benefits owed to the former hostages from both Israeli and Thai sources. These include compensation ...

Dumping stations and dockyards, along with 46 industries and 36 kitchen markets, were identified as major contributors to the pollution.

Those injured in the July mass uprising demand proper treatment, rehabilitation, and formal recognition of their sacrifice.

BANGKOK – The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has said it is ready to cut electricity supply to areas in Myanmar where ...