BANGKOK, May 27 — Thailand's new government must continue engaging with insurgents in the country's south to ensure peace, a top Thai official involved in the talks said on Friday (May 26).

TOKYO, May 26 — A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, public broadcaster NHK reported.

MANILA, May 25 — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must ramp up efforts to improve the quality of life across the region to build a resilient community and yield a faster recovery, reported Xinhua quoting an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report on Thursday.

ZURICH, May 25 — Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday (May 24) at the age of 83.

SINGAPORE, May 25 — Singapore's economy contracted in the first quarter, raising the risk of a recession in the city-state as the global economic outlook weakens and major trading partner China struggles for a post-Covid lift-off.

DOHA, Qatar, May 24 — Evaluating central banks' interest rate hikes, the managing director of the IMF said it is early to move back on rates, adding that they are expecting cuts before early 2025.

TEHRAN, May 24 — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should seriously pursue the objectives set for the expansion of bilateral cooperation.

BEIJING May 24 — Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian Prime Minister's trip to Beijing, as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation even as the West remains critical of their ties amid the war in Ukraine.

LOS ANGELES, May 23 — Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win an Oscar, is excited to introduce her friends, and the world, to a television show based on Chinese myths, “American Born Chinese.” “We had these mythological well-known characters that I grew up with and this may be a nice way...

ANKARA, May 21 — The Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima concluded on Sunday with deliberations on the Russia - Ukraine war and other hot-button issues.

WASHINGTON, May 21 — A temporary cease-fire between warring forces in Sudan has been reached, according to the United States and Saudi Arabia — which brokered the deal.

ATHENS, May 21 — Greece went to the polls on Sunday in a general election unlikely to produce a clear winner, with a second vote expected by July if the country's fractious political parties fail to agree to a coalition.

JAKARTA, May 21 — East Timorese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that analysts said would likely see two resistance-era figures battle to be prime minister.

NAYPYIDAW, May 21 — Myanmar's military-controlled media said on Friday 145 people were killed when Cyclone Mocha hit the country this week, in stark contrast to reports from rights groups and residents who fear hundreds may have died.

ANKARA, May 20 — Turkish nationals living abroad started casting their votes at the country's foreign missions and customs gates on Saturday for the second round of Türkiye's presidential election scheduled for May 28.

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), with a unanimous vote, has passed several resolutions today on its second day of the 30th triennial conference, including urging all governments to establish rural women’s employment action plans.

TAIPEI, May 20 — Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island.

ANKARA, May 20 — The final results of Turkiye's presidential election held on May 14 were published in the Official Gazette on Friday (May 19).

GENEVA, May 19 – Deaths from Covid-19 robbed people worldwide of an estimated 336.8 million years of life, according to new calculations from the World Health Organisation that attempt to demonstrate the true extent of the pandemic, reported German news agency (dpa).

WASHINGTON, May 19 – US-based tech company Meta will begin another round of layoffs next week, following previous job cuts in recent months and general uncertainty about the company’s future, Sputnik quoted Vox report on Friday.