Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

The UN rights chief said Thursday his office would need $500 million on top of its regular budget to help face towering rights challenges around the world this year. “Lives are at stake if we don’t ...

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a report on the status of Rohingya Asylum seekers detained in Mullaitivu, and related issues. It said on 19 December 2024, a multi-day ...

If you are a couple yearning for a beautiful romantic destination, Asia has tons of options, including beach getaways and adventure capitals.

As Trump 2.0 kicked off last week, government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 55th Annual Meeting in Davos discussed global risks that will shape the coming year.

The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai Basketball, becoming one of the club’s founding ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule on all aspects of life in Myanmar.

Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for ...

Kim Birrell has gone down to defeat in the Singapore Open quarter-finals after losing two tiebreaks to American Ann Li.

Newly published emails show that the incoming British ambassador to the U.S., Lord Peter Mandelson, kept in contact with Jeffrey Epstein until at least 2012—long after Epstein’s conviction on child ...

But as Flight 5342 prepared to land on Runway 33, disaster struck. Over radio, air traffic controllers scrambled to divert other planes. When the pilots of those aircraft responded, they had ...