Shallow earthquakes like these are more dangerous than deeper ones due to their greater energy release closer to the Earth's surface. This causes stronger ground shaking and increased damage to ...
How a ‘supershear’ quake tore through Myanmar
Data reveals why last month’s earthquake was so devastating ...
Gunman kills 3 in Thailand’s insurgency-hit south, including 9-year-old girl
BANGKOK: A gunman has shot dead three people including a child in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, police said Saturday (May 3), as authorities pursued the suspect. The attacker opened fire late ...
398 cases of attack on journalists registered in Bangladesh in a year: Report
The Dhaka-based rights group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), in its recent data, revealed that a total of 398 incidents of attack and harassment of journalists were reported from August 2024 to March 2025, ...
‘Occupy Northeast States If India Attacks Pakistan’: Yunus’ Aide; Bangladesh Interim Govt Distances Itself
A close aide of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has suggested that Dhaka should collaborate with China to occupy India's northeastern states if it attacks Pakistan.
China’s Temu Stops Shipments to US Amid Trump Trade War
The move comes after the U.S. government eliminated the use of the "de minimis" rule for Chinese goods amid Trump's tariff war.
Warren I. Cohen, leading scholar of U.S.-China relations, dies at 90
A preeminent expert on diplomatic history, he illuminated the complex, evolving American relationship with Asia.
People in Myanmar need food, water, shelter, peace, and protection: UN rights chief
This is the time to put people first, to prioritise their human rights and humanitarian needs, and to achieve a peaceful resolution to this crisis,' says Volker Turk - Anadolu Ajansı ...
M’sia, Philippines agree on need for non-discriminatory aid to Myanmar
Malaysia and the Philippines share the stance that all humanitarian assistance to Myanmar must be delivered without discrimination or restrictions, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. He said this was ...
3 Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand for over a decade have been resettled in Canada
Three Uyghur men who had spent over a decade in Thai detention were safely resettled in Canada in April, Thai lawmakers and activists confirmed, after 40 other Uyghurs were sent to China in February, ...