Daily Asia briefing

QUETTA: A police head constable was martyred in a terrorist attack on a checkpost in the Huramzai area of Balochistan’s Pishin district. According to police, armed militants on a motorcycle opened fire on a police checkp...

MANILA, April 27 - Philippine shipowners and crewing agencies are still permitted to rotate Filipino seafarers into areas like the Persian Gulf, but all workers are free to refuse deployment in regions where they may be...

MOSCOW, April 27 - An employee of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, controlled by Russian forces, was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, the Russian-installed management of the station said in a Telegram post...

With nearly 590,000 seafarers globally, the Philippines is the biggest source of mariners in the world.

GAROWE, Somalia, April 27 - Suspected pirates have boarded a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo vessel off Somalia's waters and were sailing it towards the Somali coastline, British maritime security groups Vangua...

Known as the constitution for the oceans, UNCLOS is a set of maritime rules governing everything from coastal boundaries, environmental protection, and the right for ships to transit through territorial waters.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to France striker Mbappe suffers hamstring injury ahead of World Cup.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends: Officials.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Medtronic says cyberattack on IT network has not disrupted operations.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Royal Lytham & St Annes to host 2028 Open Championship.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Space analytics firm HawkEye targets $2.4 billion valuation in US IPO.

The measures include asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo.

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday raised its key policy rate to 11.5 per cent. In its meeting today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) “decided to raise the policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.50pc” with eff...

Mr Dinesh Trivedi’s appointment highlights India’s push to rebuild trust with Bangladesh.

Philippine and US forces conducted drills as simulated enemy boats closed in on Palawan island.

ZURICH, April 27 - The trial of Gulnara Karimova, daughter of a former Uzbek president, and Swiss private bank Lombard Odier on money laundering charges began on Monday in Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court, in a case...

Pakistan and China on Monday signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in water desalination, agricultural technology, and the tea industry. President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on...

Meta, which owns Facebook, acquired Manus in December 2025 for more than US$2 billion in a bid to boost its capabilities in AI agents.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Meta partners with space startup Overview Energy to secure solar power for data centers.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Oil up almost 3% as US-Iran peace talks stall.

The surge in consumption is being driven by searing temperatures across the country.

Some 74 per cent of those surveyed in a recent poll said energy-saving is needed.

Most of the victims were farmers working in open fields and labourers caught in exposed areas.

DHAKA, April 27 - At least 14 people were killed after lightning strikes hit several parts of Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as seasonal thunderstorms swept across the country.

ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted post-arrest bail to senior journalist Fakharur Rehman, who was arrested over the weekend by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in a case registered un...

MOSCOW, April 27 - Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the German ambassador over a meeting in Kyiv between a German lawmaker and a Chechen separatist who Moscow says leads a \"terrorist\" organisati...

LONDON, April 27 - At least seven ships - mainly dry bulk vessels - have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, in line with muted activity in recent days, shipping data showed on Monday, while talks between...

Construction of the Jurong Region Line has not been affected, said LTA, while PUB said no sensitive data from Changi NEWater Factory 3 was compromised after the incident involving Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapor...

Beijing has tightened scrutiny of key AI firms in the wake of the deal, which has been largely completed.

The girl kept the molestation to herself for more than a decade until she grew up and her boyfriend asked her why she would panic or ask him to stop during acts of physical intimacy.

Cole Tomas Allen left a manifesto with family members referring to himself as the “Friendly Federal Assassin” and discussing plans to target senior Trump administration officials.

Legacy overseas brands are now seeking out collaborations in China to boost competitiveness.

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Sunday discharged five women, including a Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activist, who were arrested for staging a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) a day before and booked i...

This writer thought a long notice period would make retrenchment easier. Instead, she found herself grieving not just the loss of a job she took pride in, but the identity it gave her – and forced her to confront the que...