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
Duterte open to South China Sea deals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he was open to exploring the South China Sea's natural resources with rival claimants
16 May 2017
Dying Malaysian mother leaves parting gift to sons
A mother dying from a rare disease in Malaysia decides to write her memoirs so that her sons will have something to remember her by.
14 May 2017
Thailand gives Facebook deadline to block content
Social network operator ordered to take down web pages deemed illegal by Thailand government.
13 May 2017
North Korea says will have dialogue with US under right conditions
A senior North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the United States says Pyongyang would have dialogue with the US administration if conditions were right, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
13 May 2017
Amitabh Bachchan now WHO envoy for Hepatitis
World Health Organisation (WHO) appoints Indian movie star Amitabh Bachchan as its goodwill ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region.
12 May 2017
Earthquake kills eight in western China
An earthquake rocks China's western Xinjiang region, killing eight people and injuring another 11, state media reporsts.
11 May 2017
South Koreans vote in historic election
South Koreans go to the polls to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, and against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
9 May 2017
Made-in-China jet takes maiden flight
The first large made-in-China passenger plane takes off on its maiden test flight, marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircraft makers.
5 May 2017
Rohingya Violence: Over half of girls who fled became child brides: UN
More than half of Rohingya Muslim girls who fled violence in western Myanmar ended up becoming child brides, according to a United
4 May 2017
Suu Kyi visits Pope Francis
The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations yesterday in the latest step in the former pariah Asian state's
4 May 2017
Maldives police arrest 2 over blogger killing
Maldives police on Wednesday announced the arrest of two potential suspects in the killing of a liberal blogger last month that sparked
4 May 2017
Five Thais charged with royal defamation
Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an exiled dissident
4 May 2017
New 'order' from Calcutta HC judge
Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan orders issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI), for not being represented before him.
3 May 2017
12 dead in tunnel blast in south-west China
Twelve workers die following an explosion in a high-speed rail tunnel in south-western China, state media says after rescuers spent over 14 hours searching the rubble for survivors.
3 May 2017
Samsung to become world’s largest chipmaker
Samsung Electronics is predicted to become the world’s largest chipmaker in the coming quarter, displacing Intel, which has retained the top spot for the past 24 years.
2 May 2017
Trump invites Duterte to Washington for talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a "friendly" call in which the leaders
30 April 2017
Asean gives Beijing a pass on S China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian countries took a softer stance on South China Sea disputes during a weekend summit, according to a statement
30 April 2017
Pakistan PM fires advisor over newspaper leak
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sacks one of his special advisers and sanctions another bureaucrat after an inquiry into a newspaper leak, but the country's powerful army rejects Sharif's directive as "incomplete".
30 April 2017
6.8 quake strikes the Philippines
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines early yesterday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted, Philippine and
29 April 2017
19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge
Nineteen people were killed and 21 injured after their bus toppled into a ravine in eastern Myanmar, police said yesterday. The bus was
29 April 2017