Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
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Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
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5 August 2026, 17:02 PM Southeast Asia
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
AFP
28 July 2026, 12:10 PM Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
Reuters, Bangkok
13 July 2026, 02:47 AM Accidents & Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
The Star, Petaling Jaya
5 July 2026, 21:16 PM Crime & Justice
Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
AFP
30 May 2026, 15:39 PM Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
AFP, Vientiane
30 May 2026, 00:09 AM Southeast Asia
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
AFP, Manila
13 May 2026, 22:31 PM Southeast Asia
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
AFP
11 May 2026, 08:35 AM Southeast Asia

Int’l efforts needed to ensure education of 500,000 Rohingya kids: Unicef

International efforts are urgently needed to prevent over half a million Rohingya children from falling prey to despair and frustration in Cox's Bazar district as they are being denied the chance of a proper education, says Unicef.
23 August 2018, 06:01 AM

India calls for WhatApp reforms after mob beatings

​India calles on WhatsApp to clamp down on fake news spread on the messaging app that has been blamed for mob beatings across the vast South Asian country.
21 August 2018, 15:26 PM

Speed of Rohingya return is up to Bangladesh: Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi says it is up to Bangladesh to decide how quickly Rohingya refugees would return to Myanmar, appearing to blame Dhaka for the delay.
21 August 2018, 14:06 PM

Fresh tremor rocks Indonesia's Lombok

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok yesterday, triggering landslides, damaging buildings and
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic opportunity

Captain Min Min, a Buddhist from Myanmar, looks on as a stream of Muslim Rohingya labourers zig-zag up narrow gangplanks hauling sacks of ginger from his boat onto Bangladeshi soil -- one of many seizing the economic opportunities presented by a refugee crisis.
19 August 2018, 08:35 AM

Journey of Vietnam’s smallest student

Afflicted with a rare disorder, Dinh Van K’Re faced a life of struggle, until a kind teacher took him under his wing.
19 August 2018, 04:53 AM

US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

The US government hits four Myanmar military commanders and two military units with punitive sanctions, accusing them of "serious human rights abuses" and "ethnic cleansing" in violently expelling minority Rohingya from their homes.
17 August 2018, 14:49 PM

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Poet-politician who presided over Indian politics like a giant

An acclaimed poet, a brilliant orator, a journalist and above all one of India’s most beloved prime ministers, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also known as the “Bhisma Pitamah of Indian politics”. Known for his liberal and modern views, Atal, which means firmness in English, was the only prime minister of India to be elected three times.
16 August 2018, 12:51 PM

Work plan of Rakhine enquiry commission discussed

Myanmar discusses matters related to the work plan of the independent commission of enquiry on Rakhine State.
16 August 2018, 10:37 AM

Facebook says it was ‘too slow’ to fight hate speech in Myanmar

Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company says in a statement.
16 August 2018, 07:05 AM

Hopeful, but not too soon

Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque sees some progress with regards to the repatriation of Rohingyas although no date has been fixed yet for starting the process.
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Indonesia quake toll tops 400

The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said yetserday, as bodies were still
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Duterte sacks 20 for graft in military buys

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired 20 people, including colonels and a general, over accusations of fraud and graft in
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

'Grossly unjust'

Malaysia is looking to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects signed by the previous scandal-tainted
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Ain O Salish Kendra wants safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees

Ain O Salisn Kendra (ASK) forms a human chain demanding safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar.
13 August 2018, 10:20 AM

8 killed in Pakistan mine blast

A blast at a coal mine kills eight workers on the outskirts of Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, officials say, with five more feared dead.
13 August 2018, 08:50 AM

Rohingya crisis: Australian MPs laud Bangladesh’s efforts

After visiting Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, a delegation of Australian parliamentarians highly appreciates Bangladesh's role in its ongoing efforts to support Rohingya people, who fled the atrocities in northern Rakhine of Myanmar.
12 August 2018, 07:11 AM

Rohingya Repatriation: Progress quite insignificant

The Bangladesh delegation to Myanmar, led by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, yesterday saw the trail of wide-spread devastation suffered by the people of the northern Rakhine State.
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh plans to import 9,000MW power from Nepal

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said Bangladesh has a plan to import 9,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Nepal to mitigate the increasing demand of electricity by 2040.
10 August 2018, 18:00 PM

UN staff granted access to Rakhine

Myanmar government has cleared the travel of UN agencies’ staff in northern Rakhine, in order to conduct preliminary assessments in some 23 villages – 12 in Buthidaung and 11 in Maundaw.
10 August 2018, 14:50 PM