Asia-Pacific

Suicide bomber stumbles, kills three

A suicide bomber who stumbled and blew up his vest of explosives prematurely on the outskirts of Pakistan’s city of Peshawar killed three civilians yesterday,

New alert on Thai unrest

The Tourism Crisis Management Office issued a new alert advising Macau residents travelling to Thailand to monitor the situation there and adjust travel itineraries if ...

Landslide death toll rises to 17

The death toll in a massive landslide in north China rose to 17 today, as the hopes of finding 11 missing people alive were ...

Myanmar Junta appoints commission

Myanmar’s ruling junta yesterday appointed an election commission to oversee this year’s polls as international anger grew over new laws barring opposition icon Aung San ...

Disney moves into south Indian cinema

US studio giant Disney is making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to capture the country’s largest movie market, the ...

Yudhoyono takes swipe at Australian alert

Indonesia’s leader yesterday took a swipe at Australia’s tough travel warnings as he urged business leaders to forge closer trade links between the two countries.President ...

Aung San Suu Kyi barred from party and polls

Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi faces exclusion from her own party and is barred from standing in polls this year under the military ...

Thai airport prepares contingency plan

Thailand’s main international airport, which was besieged by protesters in 2008, said yesterday it had readied contingency plans for anti-government rallies expected in Bangkok this ...

Gunmen storm US charity in Pakistan

Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan yesterday, killing five aid workers in an attack blamed ...

Detonators, weapons seized in Indonesia

Indonesian police said yesterday they seized three detonators for remote-controlled bombs at the Internet cafe on Jakarta’s outskirts where fugitive militant leader Dulmatin was killed ...