Thousands of mourners in Bangladesh have held prayers for more than 1,100 people who died when a garment factory building collapsed last month.

At least 50 Rohingya Muslims are feared drowned after their boats capsized off western Burma, officials say.

The ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 12th meeting in Jakarta , Indonesia from May 6-10.

The Singaporean Government has strengthened measures to cope with any disease outbreak. The extra precautions come as global concerns over H7N9 flu and novel coronavirus grow.

Singapore has opened a coroner's inquiry into the death of a US engineer whose parents believe he was killed over a China-linked project related to sensitive technology.

A prominent Japanese politician has described as "necessary" the system by which women were forced to become prostitutes for World War II troops.

Many Bangladeshi textile factories near the capital, Dhaka, have shut because of unrest sparked by the collapse of a factory building last month, the country's textile association says.

The Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) on May 13 revealed that a total of seven parties have registered to run in the general election for seats in the fifth Cambodian National Asse [ … ]

A major security operation is underway for the upcoming 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

At least six people were killed and 45 got injured in a suicide car attack on Balochistan province 's police chief house in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta on Sunday night, reported loca [ … ]