China releases white paper on Xinjiang
Xinjiang is a controversial Muslim majority province home to vast internment camps built by Beijing. The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has never been a state called “East…
Nearly 20,000 illegal Nepali workers in Malaysia can return home
Local authorities announce general amnesty. Thousands of Nepali migrant workers, who have violated immigration rules in Malaysia and are liable to legal action, will be able to…
Dozens die in suspected arson at animation studio in Kyoto
The perpetrator has been arrested. More than two dozen people died when a fire, possibly caused by arson, broke out at a studio managed by animation production company Kyoto…
Death toll in Mumbai building collapse likely to rise
A massive rescue operation is underway in India. The death toll in the building collapse in India’s financial capital Mumbai rose to 14 on Wednesday as rescue operations…
ANN Network editor wins press freedom award
Committee to Protect Journalists honours Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas with press freedom award. Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas has been awarded the 2019 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award by…
24.2m underfed in Bangladesh
The report says more people undernourished than decade ago. One in every six person in Bangladesh is undernourished and does not have access to sufficient food, according to a…
Four foreign militants detained in Malaysia
Militants detained as part of an anti-terror sweep. Four foreign militants were detained following anti-terror swoops in Selangor and Kedah, says Inspector Abdul Hamid Bador. The…
Amnesty International responds to Duterte’s government
The rights organization tells government spokesman Panelo: Do your homework. Amnesty International fired back at presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Tuesday, a day after…
Anti-extradition protest in Hong Kong ends peacefully
The protests ended at West Kowloon station that connects city to mainland. An anti-extradition protest march on Sunday (July 7) ended peacefully at West Kowloon station, after…
Wolf of Wall Street producer arrested in Malaysia
The producer is charged in connection to the corrupt 1mdb fund. Hollywood film producer Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz will be the third member of former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s…