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

Malaysia cops to question Mahathir over anti-PM rally

Malaysian police said yesterday they would question former premier Mahathir Mohamad over statements he made at massive weekend rallies demanding the ousting of Najib Razak over corruption allegations.
2 September 2015

Acid attack on court employee

Criminals threw acid on a peon of Magura District and Sessions Judge's Court on Monday night in front of the residence of the district and
1 September 2015

Malaysia summons anti-PM protest organizers

The organisers of a massive weekend demonstration demanding the Malaysian prime minister's removal over corruption allegations yesterday said they had
1 September 2015

Police arrest second foreign suspect

A foreign man described as a "main suspect" in the deadly Bangkok bombing was arrested yesterday, with Thai police calling him an
1 September 2015

Bangkok bomb hunt narrows

The hunt for those behind the Bangkok shrine blast narrowed yesterday as police revealed they have two new suspects after more bomb-making paraphernalia was found in a suburban apartment.
31 August 2015

Thein signs off monogamy law

Myanmar's president yesterday signed into law the last of four controversial bills championed by radical Buddhists but decried by rights groups as aimed at discriminating against the country's Muslim minority.
31 August 2015

Malaysia PM calls for unity

Malaysia's PM Najib Razak has refused to resign after mass protests, and has called for national unity.
31 August 2015

Rajon murder: Court orders to publish ad asking fugitives to surrender

A Sylhet court asks the authorities concerned to publish advertisement in newspapers within seven days asking three fugitives in Rajon killing case to surrender before the court.
31 August 2015

Zafar Iqbal won’t press for BCL men’s punishment

Prof Zafar Iqbal says he will not press for punishment of the Bangladesh Chhatra League activists over attack on SUST teachers.
31 August 2015

Thai blasts linked to human traffickers

Thai police yesterday said a foreigner arrested in connection with the deadly Bangkok bombing was part of a people-smuggling gang who may have launched an attack in response to a crackdown on their trade.
30 August 2015

BNP slams govt for power, gas price hike

BNP denounces the recent price hike on power and gas and urged the government to re-fix the tariff holding a mass hearing with different political parties and other stake holders.
29 August 2015

Teacher held on rape charge

Police arrested a primary schoolteacher on charge of raping a female student of Class V in Patuakhali sadar upazila on Wednesday.
27 August 2015

93-years-old 'Rainbow Grandpa' saving a Taiwan village with art

Known as “Rainbow Grandpa”, Huang’s artwork has kept the village safe as the surrounding area has been flattened.
27 August 2015

Narendra Modi urges Gujarat calm after Patel caste protests

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges the people of his home state, Gujarat, to maintain peace after a night of caste-related violence.
26 August 2015

Thai police struggle to track suspect; 'new bomb' false alarm (video)

Thai police say the trail had gone cold in the hunt for a bomber a week after 20 people were killed in the country's worst bomb attack.
24 August 2015

Malaysia again finds mass graves near its border with Thailand

Three months after the migrant crisis in Asia, Malaysian authorities on Saturday found 24 bodies in mass graves near the country's border with Thailand.
23 August 2015

Malaysia finds mass graves of 24 suspected human trafficking victims

Malaysian authorities have found mass graves containing the remains of more than 20 people believed to be human trafficking victims near the border with Thailand, police said.
23 August 2015

Thai police investigating CCTV showing second suspicious bag drop

Thai police on Saturday said they were investigating new security camera footage showing a man dropping a package into a canal.
22 August 2015

Rites of 5 religions held for Bangkok blast victims

The PM's Office and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Ratchaprasong community hold rites of five religions at the Erawan shrine to remember the victims of the Bangkok blast.
21 August 2015

North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders his frontline troops to be on a war footing after an exchange of fire with the South across their heavily fortified border.
21 August 2015