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
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar says UN move can harm talks with Bangladesh
Myanmar says that the UN Security Council's statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis can “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 600,000 people who have fled there to escape a Myanmar military crackdown.
8 November 2017
Bangladesh saved over 6,00,000 lives
Any return of the Rohingya refugees who took shelter in Bangladesh must be voluntary, safe and dignified, the UNHCR assistant high
7 November 2017
Act now to solve Rohingya crisis
Lawmakers from Commonwealth countries have called upon the international community to take urgent action to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
7 November 2017
Myanmar needs to engage with UN, Bangladesh
The UN Security Council has called upon Myanmar and Bangladesh to invite the UN refugee agency and other relevant international
7 November 2017
WB offers both loan and grant
At a time when Bangladesh is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees as a show of compassion, the World Bank is offering the
7 November 2017
TIB against taking ADB fund as loan
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government not to take financial assistance from ADB for the Rohingya
7 November 2017
5 Rohingyas jailed for selling mobile, SIMs
Five Rohingyas are jailed by a Rab mobile court for setting up shops in Cox’s Bazar and selling mobile phones and SIM cards to Rohingya refugees, who have fled military persecution in Myanmar.
7 November 2017
Myanmar should come forward recognising Rohingyas as its nationals
Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan says Myanmar should come forward for solving the ongoing Rohingya crisis recognising the people as its nationals.
7 November 2017
CPA calls for urgent action to resolve Rohingya crisis
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) today called for urgent action from the international community to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
7 November 2017
‘No Rohingya issue in CPC resolution’
No resolution on Rohingya issue is adopted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in its annual conference being held in Dhaka.
7 November 2017
UN Security Council urges Myanmar to stop excessive military force in Rakhine state
The United Nations Security Council urges the Myanmar government to “ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine state,” where violence has forced more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee the Buddhist-majority Asian country.
7 November 2017
Still trickling in, as fear runs high
With no food, money and in constant fear in Rakhine State, Rohingyas are still trickling into Bangladesh.
6 November 2017
CPA lawmakers stand by Dhaka
Lawmakers from Commonwealth countries have committed their full support for Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis.
The commitment came yesterday after Dhaka briefed them on the issue during the annual conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in the capital.
5 November 2017
CPA solidarity on Rohingya issue
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) member countries have extended full support to Bangladesh with commitment to stand beside the country on resolving Rohingya crisis.
5 November 2017
US working to solve Rohingya crisis through diplomatic efforts: Shanon
Visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon says they are working to resolve the Rohingya crisis through diplomatic efforts.
5 November 2017
Pretence won’t work, Canadian envoy Bob Rae tells Myanmar State Counselor Suu Kyi
Amid widespread international criticism for failing to address the issue of displaced Rohingya refugees, Canada’s newly-appointed special envoy has said Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi’s “pretence” will not help to resolve the ongoing crisis.
5 November 2017
Rohingya Crisis: China recipe not working
The Chinese recipe for resolving the Rohingya crisis is not working. Yet, Beijing is insisting on it.
4 November 2017
Responsibility lies with Myanmar
The US wants Myanmar to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas in their own villages following their exodus from violence-wracked Rakhine State towards Bangladesh, a senior State Department official said in Dhaka yesterday.
4 November 2017
Scottish council withdraws offer to award Suu Kyi
In the wake of the Rohingya crisis, the Glasgow City Council on Friday withdraws their offer to award Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
4 November 2017
Rohingya repatriation Myanmar’s responsibility: US
A top official of US today said it is Myanmar’s responsibility to repatriate Rohingya people, who fled to Bangladesh following persecution in Rakhine state.
4 November 2017