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
OPINION: A divided America: Good or bad for the world?
Those who wish to see the US continue to be the pre-eminent power must wish President-elect Trump success in making America great again.
15 November 2016
Weekend death toll 'rises to 30'
Myanmar's military has killed about 30 members of what it has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group, state media said
14 November 2016
No wife for millions of Vietnamese men
Some four million men in Vietnam will have no opportunity of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, according to experts.
14 November 2016
Stop quarrels with the US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday he now wishes to
10 November 2016
Thai university accepts rice as tuition fees
A private university in Thailand has decided to accept rice as payment for its tuition fees in an attempt to help farmers who have been affected by the drop in prices of crops across the kingdom.
6 November 2016
WB deems South Asia world’s fastest growing region
South Asian region is the least integrated in the world, preventing its nations from benefitting from intra-regional trade says the World Bank.
6 November 2016
Myanmar cop killed in Rakhine
Myanmar officials said yesterday a police officer was killed and one wounded in an assault on a guard post in northwestern
4 November 2016
'Myanmar dealing with Rakhine by rule of law'
The Myanmar government is responding to conflict in the troubled north of Rakhine state, which has suffered its worst
3 November 2016
'MH370 made rapid descent'
Flight MH370 was likely out of control when it plunged into the ocean with its wing flaps not prepared for landing, a new
2 November 2016
Suu Kyi under pressure
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces mounting criticism for her government's handling of a crisis in Muslim-majority
1 November 2016
19 killed in latest India-Pakistan border firing
At least 19 die in recent firing between India and Pakistan across their disputed border in Kashmir, where the nuclear-armed neighbours are ratcheting up shelling and small-arms fire.
1 November 2016
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Three astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station, including US astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space.
30 October 2016
Why are so many Asian women dying from childbirth?
In most of the Asian countries including Bangladesh, pregnancy comes with a significant risk of death. The WHO data reveals stark disparities across Asia when it comes to maternal mortality ratio - the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
30 October 2016
Foreign workers sought for farming in Japan
The government of Japan is planning to allow foreign nationals to take jobs on its farmland, as long as they work within government-designated strategic special zones, in an effort to address the serious labor shortage in the agricultural sector.
29 October 2016
Teacher shot dead in restive Thai south
A teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting yesterday in Thailand's far south, police said, the latest attack on civilians in the insurgency-
28 October 2016
Myanmar govt detects first case of Zika
Myanmar's government said yesterday that a pregnant foreign woman has been diagnosed with the country's first case of Zika, a
28 October 2016
Rohingya women say soldiers raped them
Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country
28 October 2016
Southeast Asia could be next ISIS battleground: Experts
As ISIS loses ground in Middle East, there are fears it will take its fight elsewhere, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines.
26 October 2016
'Don't make us your dogs'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States yesterday and said it could forget a bilateral defence
25 October 2016
Probe Rakhine atrocities: UN
UN human rights experts have called on Myanmar to investigate allegations that security forces have killed unarmed civilians,
25 October 2016