LAHORE: A Pakistani high court ordered police on Thursday (Mar 16) to postpone an operation to arrest Imran Khan for another day, defusing a surge in violence that saw supporters of the former prime minister fighting pitched battles with security forces. Khan’s aide Fawad Chaudhry said the Lahore high courtContinue Reading
BEIJING: Japan has played up so-called “external threats” in recent years and greatly boosted its defence budget, and this tendency to return to the path of militarisation is “very dangerous”, China’s defence ministry said on Thursday (Mar 16). Japan should stop doing things that harm regional peace and stability, TanContinue Reading
Renowned photojournalist Thierry Falise recently returned from a month in Myanmar’s Kayah state, a front line in the nation’s raging civil war. This is the first article of a two-part series. KAYAH, Myanmar – Maui is a chubby man with a thick goatee and a mischievous smile. Yet the 29-year-old fighter’s affability and ease belie […]Continue Reading
Families of victims and human rights group are urging prosecutors to appeal against the verdicts.Continue Reading
The Bhumjaithai Party will have its potential candidates in 400 constituencies nationwide file legal complaints against whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit for allegedly damaging them.Continue Reading
Singapore and Indonesia signed six agreements at a leaders’ retreat, including in emerging areas such as energy and sustainability.Continue Reading
KANCHANABURI: Thirty-three illegal migrants from Myanmar were left on their own in a pickup truck in Muang district in the early hours of Thursday, as the Thai driver fled after a left rear tyre burst.Continue Reading
TOKYO: A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research. Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes and affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned it the moniker “breakboneContinue Reading
Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday that he was open to talks with any political parties for the time being, while expecting his party to win 70 House seats in the next general election.Continue Reading
SURABAYA: An Indonesian court jailed a police officer for 18 months on Thursday (Mar 16) over negligence contributing to one of the worst stadium disasters in the history of football. Last year’s crush in the city of Malang killed 135 people – including more than 40 children – after aContinue Reading