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 & 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
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
13 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
11 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Suu Kyi’s lost honours
Since the beginning of ongoing Rohingya crisis, the world’s biggest humanitarian catastrophe, many international organisations withdrew or suspended awards and titles they gave to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her contribution and struggle in democracy.
8 March 2018
US Holocaust museum rescinds award to Myanmar's Suu Kyi
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has rescinded its top award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her failure to condemn and stop military attacks on her country's minority Rohingya Muslims, the museum says.
8 March 2018
Myanmar's ethnic cleansing of Rohingya continues: UN human rights official
Myanmar's "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims was continuing, a senior UN human rights official said on Tuesday, more than six months after insurgent attacks sparked a security response that has driven nearly 700,000 people into Bangladesh.
6 March 2018
Not cleared for take-off
A Bangladeshi passenger who reportedly stripped naked and attacked a stewardess during a flight from Malaysia has been arrested,
5 March 2018
Myanmar Army takes position along border again
After a three-day interval, Myanmar Army again took position along Tambru border in Naikkhonchhari upazila of Bandarban district, creating panic among the Rohingyas who have taken shelter on no man's land.
5 March 2018
Former Rohingya MP Aung Zaw Win held in Myanmar
A former Rohingya MP is reportedly arrested in Myanmar over allegation of financing the insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
5 March 2018
India to help Rohingyas during cyclone season: Shringla
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla says his country will extend supports to Bangladesh to help the Rohingyas during the upcoming cyclone season.
4 March 2018
Myanmar removes heavy weapons from border: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says Myanmar has removed its heavy weapons from Tambru border in Bandarban following a flag meeting held on yesterday.
3 March 2018
Myanmar must take back Rohingyas with dignity: Lisa Curtis
Myanmar has to take back the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh after ensuring their security and dignity, Deputy Assistant to US President Donald Trump Lisa Curtis says.
3 March 2018
Moon to get 4G mobile network by 2019
The moon will get its first mobile phone network next year, enabling high-definition streaming from the lunar landscape back to earth, part of a project to back the first privately funded moon mission.
3 March 2018
US official Lisa Curtis in Cox's Bazar to meet Rohingyas
Deputy Assistant to US President Donald Trump Lisa Curtis arrives on a three-day official visit to discuss the issues of bilateral interests, including security and Rohingya crisis.
2 March 2018
UNHCR working to protect Rohingyas from elephants
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins up with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Bangladesh to reduce human-elephant conflict in and around the world’s largest Kutuplang and Balukhali Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar area.
2 March 2018
EU stresses for voluntary Rohingya repatriation
The European Union again pitches for voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh, who escaped persecution in Myanmar.
2 March 2018
Myanmar defends troop build-up on Bangladesh border near Rohingya camp
Myanmar defends deploying fresh troops to a border zone with Bangladesh where thousands of Rohingya refugees are camped, blaming a militant threat as Dhaka called for an immediate retreat to lower tensions along the troubled frontier.
2 March 2018
Myanmar says, border deployment for security
Myanmar has stated security concerns as explanation for the heavy reinforcement along Bangladesh’s border near Rohingya camps during today’s flag meeting between the two border forces.
2 March 2018
Myanmar border police fires blank shot at Bandarban border
Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) fires blank shots near Ghumdhum border in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.
1 March 2018
Suu Kyi sold her soul to devil: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Claiming that Aung San Suu Kyi has chosen to turn a blind eye to the genocide taking place in her country to retain her political power, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Iran's Shirin Ebadi says that their fellow laureate has sold her soul to the devil.
1 March 2018
Bangladesh summons Myanmar ambassador, hands protest note
Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summons Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka U Lwin Oo and protests the deployment of additional troops on the bordering area in Myanmar.
1 March 2018
Myanmar violated border norms deploying addl forces: BGB
Myanmar has violated border norms by deploying additional forces with arms on their bordering area which is opposite to Bangladesh’s Tombru border, Border Guard Bangladesh Additional Director General Brig Gen Mojibur Rahman says.
1 March 2018
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar ‘bars entry’ for UK govt body after criticism
The Myanmar authorities allegedly block entry for a fact-finding committee of the British government following criticism by the UK MPs over Myanmar’s role in the Rohingya crisis.
1 March 2018