Asia News Network welcomes release of Reuters journalists
Statement from the network regarding the release of two Reuters journalists by the Myanmar government. The Asia News Network, an alliance of 24 leading media in 20 Asian…
Myanmar frees Reuters journalists jailed for Rohingya coverage
Journalists have been jailed for over 500 days. Two award-winning Myanmar journalists who were jailed over their coverage of the Rohingya crisis were freed from jail on Tuesday…
Jho Low stole and lost billions
According to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed, much of the money came from 1MDB. We have evidence of fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho (pic) enriching himself…
An ongoing war
Muhammad Amir Rana examines what is necessary to combat the growing terrorism problem. The Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka demonstrates how terrorists can find a soft belly and…
Cyclone Fani makes landfall in South Asia
Storm weakens to ‘very severe’, expected to be downgraded to ‘severe’ over next six hours. Remaining on course, ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm Fani hit India’s…
Families of fallen journalists await justice in Pakistan
More than 72 media personnel have been killed since 2002. Murtaza Khan was flipping through TV channels when he saw the tickers: ‘unidentified men open fire at car’,…
Vietnamese in Jong-nam murder case released
The suspect was arrested alongside an accomplice for a brazen daylight attack on the North Korean leader’s brother. Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who escaped the gallows after…
Sri Lanka detains 60 more suspects after attacks.
Police say that the suspects were arrested with ‘incriminating evidence’. More than 60 persons were arrested yesterday along with a large number of weapons, the…
2 killed in raid on militant hideout
Bangladesh security officials have stepped up their operations after Sri Lanka attack. Two militant suspects were killed after they allegedly detonated improvised explosive…
Two most wanted apprehended in Sri Lanka
Men were wanted in connection to the terrorist attacks earlier this month. The Nawalapitiya police, yesterday, arrested two of the six most wanted suspects in connection with the…