Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
AFP, Singapore
14 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
AFP
10 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
AFP, Nonthaburi
7 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur
5 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
Reuters, Bangkok
13 July 2026 Accidents & Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
The Star, Petaling Jaya
5 July 2026 Crime & Justice
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
AFP, Vientiane
30 May 2026 Southeast Asia

Motorcycle bomb kills 3 in Thai south

Three people were killed and 14 wounded by a motorcycle bomb blast in Thailand's deep south, officials said yesterday. Since 2004 more than 6,400 people
18 September 2015

PM greets Khaleda

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sends a greeting card to her political archrival BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims.
17 September 2015

Erosion threatens country's largest seed farm

River erosion threatens the country's largest seed farm covering 1,044 acres of land in Dashmina upazila under the district.
16 September 2015

Elections likely in June 2017: Thai junta

Thailand's junta yesterday said elections are unlikely to take place before June 2017 in the latest delay to the restoration of democracy since the military seized
16 September 2015

Enceladus ocean 'must be global'

Scientists determines that the sub-surface body of water on the Saturnian moon Enceladus must be far more extensive than first thought.
16 September 2015

Child among 4 killed in Nepal protest

Police in Nepal fire rubber bullets into a crowd of demonstrators killing four people including a four-year-old boy, officials said, the latest in a series of clashes over a plan to set up a federal system.
16 September 2015

Jamuna erosion makes 200 families homeless in Bogra

Following the recession of flood water in Sariakandi upazila, the Jamuna River has eroded vast areas of four unions, rendering around
15 September 2015

Thai journo held for attitude adjustment

A prominent Thai journalist has been detained by the junta for so-called "attitude adjustment", a military official said yesterday, the latest deployment of the
14 September 2015

Key suspect fled to Turkey

A key suspect in August's deadly Bangkok shrine bombing has fled to Turkey, Thai police say. They believe Abudusataer Abudureheman, also known as Ishan, organised the bombing, which killed 20 people.
14 September 2015

Cops looking for 'Chinese' suspect

Thai police yesterday said an arrest warrant had been issued for a "Chinese" man over last month's deadly Bangkok blast, backtracking
12 September 2015

2 human traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar

Police, in a drive, arrested two human traffickers in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
12 September 2015

25 dead in mine explosive blast in India

At least 25 people are killed and 35 injured when explosives kept inside a building went off at a town in central Indian town of Madhya Pradesh.
12 September 2015

Singaporeans vote in general election

Singapore voted yesterday in its most hotly contested general election with the outcome expected to test the long-ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) dominance of politics even though it is bound to win.
11 September 2015

Mumbai blasts 2006: India court finds 12 men guilty

A court in India's western Mumbai city has found 12 men guilty for their roles in the 2006 bombings of commuter trains.
11 September 2015

Bangkok Blast: Border cops under fire over graft accusations

Suspect arrested in connection with deadly Bangkok bomb attack allegedly confessed to having paid immigration police more than 21,000 baht (US$581) in bribes each time he travelled in and out of Thailand.
11 September 2015

Poll campaign begins in Myanmar

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the international community yesterday to help ensure November polls bring
8 September 2015

Hardline Myanmar monks claim victory

With a smile, Myanmar's most notorious Buddhist monk boasts of the sleepless nights he endures on his self-appointed quest against
6 September 2015

Hindus celebrate Janmashtami

The country's Hindu community is celebrating Janmashtami today to mark the birth of Lord Krishna.
5 September 2015

Govt to reward for illegal VoIP information

The government will reward if anyone provides information to it on the illegal trade of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
3 September 2015

At least 14 killed as boat overloaded with migrants capsizes off Malaysia

Overloaded wooden boat believed to be carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants sinks off the coast of Malaysia, killing at least 14 people, 13 of them women, maritime officials say.
3 September 2015