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
Football: Malaysia delights in Mohd Faiz's goal of the year award
Malaysian soccer fans heaped praise on Mohd Faiz Subri on Tuesday after the Penang FA player received the Puskas Award for the best goal of 2016 at a FIFA ceremony in Zurich.
10 January 2017
Philippines police kill a foreigner linked to IS
Police have killed a foreign insurgent during a skirmish with a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, an official said
8 January 2017
12 killed in Thai south floods
Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south yesterday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and leaving thousands of
7 January 2017
Six dead as floods spark chaos in Thai south
Thai authorities yesterday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least six people dead,
6 January 2017
MH370 search to end in two weeks
The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia's transport minister said yesterday, as relatives of passengers
6 January 2017
Indonesia backs down in row
Indonesia appeared to back down yesterday from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching
5 January 2017
Head of pro-IS group killed in Philippines
Philippine security forces yesterday killed the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out deadly attacks on civilians to win
5 January 2017
SpaceX ready to launch again after explosion
SpaceX says it has determined the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September and is ready to start launches again.
3 January 2017
Horrific Thai road smash kills 25
A minivan and a pickup truck both packed with passengers collided in eastern Thailand yesterday, killing 25 people in a harrowing
2 January 2017
6.2 quake rattles Bali
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Indonesian resort island of Bali early yesterday, an AFP correspondent said, but there was no
30 December 2016
Malaysia plans to send aid flotilla
An aid flotilla carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims will sail from Malaysia for Myanmar's troubled Rakhine
30 December 2016
Marry, or go to jail
Myanmar's government is drafting a law that could see men jailed for up to seven years for getting a woman pregnant but not
28 December 2016
Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' typhoon
At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the
27 December 2016
Marsh man helps protect mangrove forest in Vietnam
For nearly three decades, a 71-year-old man decided to live on a marsh islet to protect a mangrove forest in Vietnam.
27 December 2016
Pakistan releases Indian fishermen in bid to ease tensions with Delhi
Pakistan releases 220 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with its neighbour, officials say.
26 December 2016
KL moves against foreign students with ‘link to terrorism’
Two ministries and the Immigration Department of Malaysia will keep up with their cooperation to ensure that visas are not granted to foreign students who are linked to terrorist activities.
25 December 2016
Thousands flee typhoon in Philippines
Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people and shut down dozens of ports yesterday as a strong typhoon
24 December 2016
Muslim man found dead after speaking to media
The headless body of a Muslim villager has been found days after he spoke to reporters on a rare government-guided media
24 December 2016
Indonesia police beef up security
Indonesian police yesterday announced plans to deploy some 155,000 personnel to secure the country during Christmas and
22 December 2016
Duterte faces probe over killings claim
The Philippines independent human rights watchdog said yesterday it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's admission he
22 December 2016