Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
10 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
5 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
28 July 2026
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Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
13 July 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
5 July 2026
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Crime & Justice
Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Pope urges respect for human rights in Myanmar, avoids 'Rohingya' row
Pope Francis urges the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for "each ethnic group and its identity", while avoiding a diplomatic backlash by not using the highly charged term "Rohingya" in his addresses to officials, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
28 November 2017
Suu Kyi loses Freedom of Oxford over Rohingya crisis
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped off an honour granting her the Freedom of Oxford over her response to the country's Rohingya crisis.
28 November 2017
Pope likely to meet small group of Rohingyas in Dhaka
Pope Francis is likely to meet a small group of Rohingyas in Dhaka during his three-day visit from November 30 to December 2, which comes after his visit to Myanmar.
27 November 2017
Suu Kyi to visit China amid Western criticism over Rohingya exodus
Myanmar’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will soon visit Beijing, state media said on Monday, as the southeast Asian nation appears to draw closer to its northern neighbour, China, amid global criticism over an exodus of Rohingya refugees.
27 November 2017
UK reaffirms support for Bangladesh, Rohingyas
United Kingdom's International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt today pledged that the UK will continue to stand by Rohingya people and Bangladesh.
27 November 2017
Bangladesh to Malaysia: A new way to student trafficking
In this second part video of a documentary series, Malaysian journalists go undercover to experience the desperate living conditions of migrant workers mostly from Bangladesh in Malaysia.
It shows how an international human trafficking ring uses private colleges in Malaysia to exploit young Bangladeshis.
27 November 2017
Hope and fear as pope lands in Myanmar
Pope Francis lands in Myanmar on a mission to dampen a powder keg of religious tension that many fear might only add sparks.
27 November 2017
Flies can help in public health surveillance: Study
Science could soon unleash a most incongruous army in the war against disease - one composed of filthy flies.
27 November 2017
Rohingya crisis to be resolved keeping ties with Myanmar unharmed: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis keeping “good relations” with Myanmar unharmed.
26 November 2017
President assures Rohingyas of safe repatriation
President M Abdul Hamid assures the Rohingyas of their safe and dignified return to their homeland in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
26 November 2017
UK to mount pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation
The United Kingdom along with other countries will continue to put pressure on Myanmar so that condition is created for early repatriation of the Rohingya people.
26 November 2017
Govt wants solution to Rohingya crisis keeping ties unharmed: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government wants to solve the Rohingya crisis keeping the 'good relations' with neighbouring Myanmar unharmed.
26 November 2017
Violated and shamed: Sexual misconduct in Asia
As more victims step out to tell of sexual harassment in the United States and Europe, The Straits Times Asian bureaus look at how the region perceives this rarely publicly-discussed issue.
26 November 2017
What will be fate of Rohingyas entered before Oct 9, 2016: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir raises a question over the fate of the Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh before October 9, 2016 in the face of persecution in Myanmar.
25 November 2017
Pakistan orders TV channels to go off air during crackdown on Islamist protest
Pakistani authorities order private television channels to go off air during a police and paramilitary crackdown on Islamist protesters in the capital.
25 November 2017
Rohingya repatriation deal: Bangladesh’s interest kept intact, says foreign minister
Expressing his satisfaction over the arrangement signed with Myanmar on repatriation of the Rohingyas, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says the deal hampered no interests of Bangladesh.
25 November 2017
Many hurdles there to cross before repatriation: Prof Ali Riaz
Though Bangladesh and Myanmar sign a repatriation arrangement document to start a process in next two months, there are too many hurdles to get over before any repatriation to commence, says an international analyst.
25 November 2017
Rohingya crisis : Ensure quick, safe return
UN agencies, the European Union and human rights bodies have urged Myanmar to implement the new deal on repatriation of the Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh to escape persecution in Rakhine State.
24 November 2017
UNHCR against immediate Rohingya repatriation
Conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine State are not in place to enable safe and sustainable returns of Rohingya refugees, UNHCR says
24 November 2017
‘Without security, refugees will be pushed to hell’
BNP thinks that without ensuring the security for Rohingya refugees, the process of repatriation will result in a disastrous consequence for the persecuted community.
24 November 2017