Story Archive
2024-12-31
Fahmi Reza detained for a drawing of incoming governor – once accused of corruption – with ringgit note in mouth.
2024-12-31
Ethnic rebel groups in Shan and Rakhine states dealt the military its biggest blows this year.
2024-12-31
Residents fear the project’s impact on their homes, livelihoods and the ecosystem.
2024-12-30
Few corroborate such claims but isolated incidents have occurred, administration and police acknowledge.
2024-12-30
The project, expected to generate thrice the power of the Three Gorges Dam, is sparking concerns.
2024-12-30
A year-old government policy allows establishments in select areas to stay open until 4 a.m.
2024-12-30
Critics say the 39th American president should have been tougher on Beijing’s human rights practices.
2024-12-30
Large-scale drills by China’s navy and air force took place as a U.S. naval ship patrolled nearby.
2024-12-29
The Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed as it was trying to land during a flight from Bangkok.
2024-12-27
Riots and massacres, natural disasters, decolonization and militarization, human rights and media freedom, politics and political corruption and the legacy of past wars all caught your eye.
2024-12-27
But supporters of public caning under Sharia laws see it as a necessary move to uphold Islamic morals.
2024-12-27
Bangkok’s move to allow half a million stateless people to become Thai citizens is a holiday gift, analyst Bridget Welsh writes.
2024-12-26
While the West may not want PNG to add China to the family, the reality is it’s already happened.
2024-12-26
Images taken by BenarNews photographers show democracy was tested to its limit in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
2024-12-26
Authorities plan to collect biometric data from the new refugee arrivals.