The nation's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orang utan that cau­sed catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, ...

Political heavyweight and aspiring Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman will return to the country on Dec 25 after having spent 17 years in exile in Britain, his party announ­ced.

Fighting continued to rage along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after US President Donald Trump, acting as a ...

A ski resort here said it had received reports of bear sightings while a snowboarder described how one of the animals chased him on the piste.

THE nation's leader Kim Jong-un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army enginee­ring unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North's KCNA news agency reported.

THE republic held a low-key memorial ceremony for the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, with President Xi Jin­ping not in attendance, ...

THE nation's military junta has denied killing civilians in a hospital air strike that left more than 30 people dead.

Alphabet's Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the largest Pacific Island nation said was funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to its ...

The country will be chairing the 21st session of the Unesco Intergovern­mental Committee for the Safe­guarding of the Intangible Cul­tu­ral Heritage, officials announced.

Recent cases of student distress, bullying, emotional breakdowns and even tragic outcomes have exposed serious gaps in how schools and adults respond to youngsters' struggles, says Assoc Prof Datuk Dr ...

Students must have a voice in policies that shape their lives rather than leaving such decisions solely to adults, says Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy.

Lalla Aicha Qualifying School preliminary qualifiers in Marrakech, Morocco, proved a challenging test this week of skill and adaptability across two demanding tracks – Palm Golf Ourika and Samanah ...