DHAKA – The numbers from this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations tell a striking story about Bangladesh’s girls. Like in the past eight years, female students have ...

PUTRAJAYA – The maximum 10-year validity period for the Malaysian International Passport (PMA) will continue as usual, as implemented on July 1, says Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban ...

MANILA – It sounded like long-overdue relief for the 1.1 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) faced with soaring gas prices, distressing inflation levels, and skyrocketing ...

Philippines Defence Secretary Teodoro's statement followed remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, on Monday that Chinese immigration authorities had taken action against more ...

The attack targeted a Tanzania-flagged vessel Tihamah, causing deaths and injuries among its crew. Apart from three Pakistanis, an Indonesian was also killed in the attack.

According to the Health Ministry’s iDengue portal, cases reached 55,855 as of Tuesday, slightly exceeding the 2025 recorded ...

The Indonesian government has pledged to keep Pertalite prices unchanged, despite continued volatility in global crude prices, while also exploring other ways to rein in the rising cost of subsidies.

The country's annual marriage registrations have trended downward since peaking at 13.47 million in 2013, official data ...

Out of the 13 accused, Maj Gen Sheikh Md Sarwar Hossain and Brigadier Generals Md Mahbub Rahman Siddique and Ahmed Tanvir Majahar Siddique were in the dock during the proceedings. Other accused, ...

As vice-premier from 1993 and then premier from 1998 to 2003, Zhu was primarily responsible for economic reforms during some of the pivotal years in China’s transformation from a planned economy to a ...

Princess Akiko is on a visit to Bhutan at the invitation of Their Majesties. Bhutan and Japan commemorate 40 years of diplomatic ties this year.

Nepal's Film Development Board’s ‘Old Is Gold’ exhibition offers a window into how Nepali cinema and society have changed, while revealing what still remains familiar.