Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Recent Journals Vol. 5 Vol. 4 Vol. 3 Vol. 2 Vol. 1 BBC Asia NewsHow Bombay went from a fort city to a bustling metropolisA new exhibition charts Bombay's passage through the centuries via paintings, photographs and prints.Unanswered questions remain after Australia's most wanted fugitive killed in standoffDouble-murderer Dezi Freeman evaded capture for seven months in the bush but police believe he had help.Myanmar's coup leader who set off a brutal civil war becomes presidentGeneral Min Aung Hlaing has been chosen as the next president by the newly-elected parliament.Watch: Who is the coup leader who will be Myanmar's next president?Min Aung Hlaing presided over his last military parade in Myanmar before he takes up the role of president.Fears cost of water and beer to soar as India's scorching summer hitsMakers of plastic and glass bottles are struggling to access raw materials as the war squeezes supplies.Iconic 19th Century painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m saleYashoda and Krishna, painted by Raja Ravi Varma, beat a record set by an MF Husain work last year.Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Indonesia, killing oneThe quake struck between the islands of Manado and Ternate. Tsunami warnings have now been lifted.
