Around 60 babies a day are being born in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of mainly Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF says.

The 12-year-old Rohingya refugee dream of Ramadan back in his own village -- fish to break the day's fast, gifts from his family and relaxing beneath the trees before evening prayers at the mosque.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering grant support to Bangladesh to help tackle Rohingya crisis.

The United States indirectly criticises China for shielding Myanmar from strong UN Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the US and other countries have denounced as ethnic cleansing.

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished Fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), says that Bangladesh plunged into multidimensional problems for Rohingya crisis affecting its economy and employment.

Kuala Lumpur city police chief Comm Mazlan Lazim has denied a Reuters news report that police had raided a luxury apartment said to belong to family members of Najib Razak.

India conveys to Myanmar the need for speed, safe, and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh as Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj wraps up a two-day visit to that country.

Malaysia's newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says on Friday that the country's monarch has indicated he is willing to grant a full pardon to jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim immediately.

Barisan Nasional did not cheat in the general election, says its Chairman Najib Tun Razak.

Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says, just hours after his coalition secured a stunning election win against the government of Najib Razak.

Mahathir Mohamad brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia's next prime minister following his shock election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades since independence from Britain.

The United Nations Security Council urges Myanmar’s government on Wednesday to carry out transparent investigations into accusations of violence against mainly Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state and to allow immediate aid access to the region.

An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia's general election on Thursday, official results show, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the Prime Minister's Office he occupied for 22 years.

India has handed over a fresh consignment of aid of mostly emergency food items and monsoon protection for the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar.

Human Rights Watch says the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should immediately refer the situation in Myanmar, including the widespread and systematic abuses against ethnic Rohingya, to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Bangladesh government should encourage the International Criminal Court (ICC) to exercise jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the crime of deporting Rohingyas, says a Southeast Asia-based rights organisation, Fortify Rights.

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has scaled up humanitarian assistance and life-saving interventions for the Rohingya children and women along with the vulnerable host population in Cox's Bazar with US$15.7 million funding received from the government of Japan.

The United Kingdom has pledged fresh support for the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, ahead of the monsoon season alongside its aid to cholera vaccination.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemns the recent atrocities against Rohingyas in Myanmar, terming that actions against them have reached the level of “ethnic cleansing”.

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, the company says, a few hours after leaving the International Space Station carrying 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of gear.