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
Thailand blames PM threats on exiled group
Thailand's national security chief said yesterday that a group of Laos-based Thais wanted for spreading anti-monarchy messages had
6 February 2017
Hundreds 'likely killed' in Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar's four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN says in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state.
3 February 2017
92,000 people displaced in Myanmar since Oct: UN
At least 92,000 people have been displaced since the last October attacks on police posts in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, a UN spokesman says.
3 February 2017
100 refugees in Bangkok cut off
More than 100 refugees, including a teenager who had been on the verge of reuniting with his mother, have been left in limbo in
31 January 2017
Duterte pulls police off drug war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he had ordered all police to stop prosecuting his deadly war on drugs as he sought to
31 January 2017
Temples of harmony
A lot of Muslims are working at temples and help the celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Sumira recalled her anxiety when she was hired to work as a domestic helper at the Amurva Bhumi Temple in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, six years ago.
31 January 2017
Duterte's war on drugs will rage till the end
The Philippines police will disband anti-drugs units following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers, but the country's president vows to forge ahead with his war on drugs until the last day of his term.
30 January 2017
Nepal’s trail runner Mira Rai NatGeo People’s Choice Adventurer 2017
Nepalese trail runner Mira Rai, also a brand promoter of ekantipur.com, is named the People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year by the National Geographic Channel selecting her over nine other nominees.
28 January 2017
Beijing remains Asia’s busiest airport
Eight Asian airports are among the World's busiest passenger airports. Beijing Capital International Airport remains the busiest airport in the region, according to the recently released data by Airports Council International (ACI).
28 January 2017
New weather satellite sends first images of earth
GOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, sends the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument, according to a report published in the website of NASA.
25 January 2017
UN rights expert fears reprisal
Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar, yesterday warned the people she met during her official visit about possible reprisals.
24 January 2017
Duterte blames CIA
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday the US Central Intelligence Agency secretly orchestrated a botched raid targeting an
24 January 2017
Study in Malaysia: Students’ visa approval in 14 days
The visa approval period for foreign students in Malaysia has been shortened from 30 days to 14 days. The decision comes at a high-level meeting on the intake of foreign students, says Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
21 January 2017
Myanmar lashes out at Malaysia PM Najib Razak
Myanmar's government lashed out at Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday, accusing him of using the Rohingya crisis
20 January 2017
Iris Corp deputy MD arrested over corruption charge
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrests Iris Corporation Bhd's deputy managing director Hamdan Mohd Hassan for alleged graft involving an e-passport project for the Republic of Guinea.
20 January 2017
Philippines communist peace talks open
The Philippines yesterday expressed hope of securing a permanent ceasefire deal with communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest
19 January 2017
SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast
SpaceX is poised to launch a Falcon 9 rocket, marking its first return to flight since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September.
14 January 2017
Work begins on observatory in Tibet
The observatory will focus on primordial gravitational waves.
12 January 2017
Maritime kidnappings at 10-yr high: report
The number of maritime kidnappings hit a ten-year high in 2016, with waters off the southern Philippines becoming increasingly
10 January 2017
Thai king seeks changes to draft charter
Thailand's new king has ordered sections of the country's draft constitution to be rewritten, the junta chief said yesterday, a rare public
10 January 2017