Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
AFP, Singapore
14 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
AFP
10 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
AFP, Nonthaburi
7 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur
5 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
Reuters, Bangkok
13 July 2026 Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
The Star, Petaling Jaya
5 July 2026 Crime & Justice
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
AFP, Vientiane
30 May 2026 Southeast Asia

Thousands protest in Myanmar over toddler rape case

Thousands of protesters marched in Yangon as outrage over the rape of a two-year-old spilled onto the streets following a viral online campaign in a case that has left Myanmar society reeling.
6 July 2019

Malaysian minister in Dhaka to discuss Rohingya issues

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit to discuss wide-ranging bilateral, regional and international issues including Rohingya issue.
6 July 2019

Myanmar has political will to take Rohingyas back: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Myanmar has a 'political will' over the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas.
6 July 2019

Rohingya Crisis: Hasina, Xi for quick solution

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday agreed that there should be a quick solution to the Rohingya crisis so that the displaced people can go back to their homeland soon.
5 July 2019

Dhaka, Beijing agree on speedy Rohingya solution

Dhaka and Beijing agree on speedy solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held talks in Beijing.
5 July 2019

Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion for probe on Rohingya genocide

The Dutch House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, has adopted a motion asking the government to investigate Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya Muslims in order to pave the way to open a case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
5 July 2019

11 hurt, 273 shelters damaged in rain at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

At least 11 Rohingyas have been injured and 273 shelters are destroyed in three days of continuous rain in the Rohingya settlements at Cox’s Bazar, says UN Refugee Agency.
5 July 2019

The mission of a lifetime: A drone on Titan in 2034

NASA gives a project to send a drone quadcopter to Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the green light, which comes with a budget of nearly a billion dollars.
5 July 2019

Malaysia ex-PM’s stepson arrested over 1MDB scam

The Malaysian producer of the Leonardo DiCaprio-starred film “The Wolf of Wall Street” was arrested yesterday on suspicion of money
4 July 2019

Top court sides with indigenous people

Indigenous people in an Indian state must be protected from illegal mining and the pollution it causes, the country’s top court ruled, providing a “historic” victory to tribal groups fighting for better rights over land and natural resources.
4 July 2019

Authorise probe into persecution against Rohingyas: ICC prosecutor

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requests its judges to authorise an investigation into crimes against humanity, namely deportation, other inhumane acts and persecution against the Rohingyas.
4 July 2019

4 killed, 21 missing after Pakistan boat capsizes

At least four people have been killed and 21 still missing after a boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, officials have said, with a rescue operation continuing as hopes for finding survivors fade.
4 July 2019

Man dies after 'custody abuse' in Myanmar's Rakhine

A detainee in Myanmar's Rakhine state dies from injuries allegedly sustained in custody, his family said, as the army wages war against rebels in the same area which saw the 2017 mass expulsion of Rohingya Muslims.
4 July 2019

Myanmar court drops case against journalist

A prominent Myanmar journalist accused of defaming a hardline nationalist monk dubbed the “Buddhist Bin Laden” has had the case
3 July 2019

UN investigator reports possible fresh war crimes in Myanmar

Myanmar security forces and insurgents are committing human rights violations against civilians in restive western states that may amount to fresh war crimes, a United Nations investigator has said.
3 July 2019

Myanmar to send envoys to Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Myanmar is sending a high-level delegation soon to camps in Bangladesh to explain to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims how they can return home, Myanmar's UN ambassador says.
2 July 2019

US calls for end to mobile data blackout in 2 Myanmar states

The United States urges an immediate end to a mobile data blackout in parts of two Myanmar states, saying a service restoration would help provide transparency to what the government says are law enforcement actions to avert unrest.
30 June 2019

Rohingya Genocide: Canada faces pressure to act against Myanmar

Canada is facing mounting pressure from senators, and members of the civil society and rights groups from across the country to take more international action in holding Myanmar accountable for the Rohingya genocide, reports The Canadian Press.
29 June 2019

Bangladesh highlights UN’s failure to prevent atrocities in Myanmar

The Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen highlights the UN's systematic failure to prevent atrocities in Rakhaine state of Myanmar.
29 June 2019

PM will seek stronger China role in Rohingya issue

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will seek stronger role from China in addressing the Rohingya crisis during her visit to the country from July 1 to 5.
28 June 2019