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 & 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
The forgotten citizens of Rakhine State
The forebears of Rohingya refugees Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Ali were Myanmar citizens. The two even voted in the 2010 general elections.
15 September 2017
Beyond religion, for humanity
Mohammad Amin is one of the many people to afford a reception to the Rohingya refugees at Shah Porir Dwip. Instead of a red carpet
15 September 2017
PM flies to NY today to join UNGA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here today for New York to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
15 September 2017
Rohingya Refugees: Govt plans big to ease plight
The government has taken a set of decisions, including one to set up 14,000 additional shelters on some 2,000 acres of land near
15 September 2017
Don't interfere in Myanmar's internal matters
Amid an international outcry over the military persecution of Rohingyas in Rakhine, Russia yesterday called on other countries to refrain from interfering in Myanmar's internal affairs.
15 September 2017
Bangladesh heightens security of its Buddhist temples after Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh government increases security measures of all Buddhist temples across the country in wake of the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar.
15 September 2017
Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy, warns of consequence
Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy in Dhaka and warned of “unwarranted consequence” over air space violation by Burmese military
15 September 2017
Myanmar military will attack new areas: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar military is targeting new areas in Maungdaw town for destruction.
15 September 2017
Evidence of ‘campaign of burnings’ targeting Rohingya found: Amnesty
Amnesty International says it has turned up evidence of an "orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings" by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages over the last three weeks.
15 September 2017
New Delhi with Dhaka
Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj last night expressed her government's full support to Bangladesh's stance over Rohingya issue.
14 September 2017
Persecution of Rohingyas: Global voices get louder: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that the entire world raised its voice against the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar and was calling upon the Myanmar government to take their citizens back.
14 September 2017
Philippines church bells ring in protest
Church bells rang across the mainly Catholic Philippines late yesterday as bishops rallied opposition to the "reign of terror" that has left
14 September 2017
Vietnam braces for strongest storm in decade
Vietnam yesterday ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate its central coastal area as Typhoon Doksuri closed in, with officials
14 September 2017
If not Myanmar's, whose responsibility is it?
Aung San Suu Kyi's opting out of the UN General Assembly session is a reflection of the same hiding syndrome that made the Rakhine state out of bounds for UN staff, aid agencies and the media for a long while.
14 September 2017
Endless influx: 1m by year end, predicts IOM
It was an endless stream of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh from the strife-torn Rakhine State in Myanmar.
Some had lost all their loved ones while others were lucky enough to escape with their family members.
14 September 2017
PM to raise Rohingya issue at UNGA
In an effort to find a long-term solution to the Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a formal proposal at the
14 September 2017
Too little, too late
Although it came quite late in the series of events, the UN Security Council statement Wednesday just reminded the world how terrible
14 September 2017
Cease Rohingya persecution
The European Parliament has called upon the military and security forces in Myanmar to immediately cease the killings, harassment
14 September 2017
Same chair, but worlds apart
Samir Uddin, who rushed to help the distressed throughout his life, has now grown so old that he can't even move on his own. Until
14 September 2017
Reporter’s Diary: Massacre, every day
As I was heading towards Shah Porir Dwip, the uninterrupted range of lush green mountains had an entrancing effect. Momentarily, I
14 September 2017