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

16 Myanmar troops killed near China border

Sixteen Myanmar soldiers died in a major offensive to flush rebels from a strategic hill-top in the northeastern region bordering China,
16 April 2015

MH370 search zone may double: Report

The search area for flight MH370 will double in size to encompass a vast Indian Ocean corridor if wreckage remains elusive, Malaysia,
16 April 2015

Singapore's maths puzzle baffles world

A school maths question posted on Facebook by a Singaporean TV presenter stumps thousands, and left many asking if that's really what is expected of Singaporean students.
15 April 2015

Car bomb hits Thai tourist island; 7 hurt

A car bomb on the Thai resort island of Samui has wounded seven people, including an Italian girl, police said yesterday, in a further
11 April 2015

Myanmar holds rare talks

Myanmar's President Thein Sein held rare talks yesterday with influential allies and rivals including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
8 April 2015

Malaysia revives practice with new law

Malaysia has revived detention without trial after its lower house passed an anti-terror law that rights groups say is a giant step
8 April 2015

20 Indian smugglers killed in clash with cops

Twenty suspected red sandalwood smugglers are killed during a clash with police in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
7 April 2015

Copter crash kills 6 in Malaysia

A helicopter crash Saturday in Malaysia killed six people, including the nation's former ambassador to the United States and a high-
5 April 2015

China ex-security chief Zhou charged

China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been charged with bribery, abuse of power and the intentional disclosure of state
4 April 2015

Cartoonist charged

Malaysian authorities have charged a prominent cartoonist with sedition over his criticism of the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
4 April 2015

Thai junta lifts martial law

Thailand's junta yesterday lifted martial law but replaced it with new orders retaining sweeping powers for the military under a section of
1 April 2015

China building ‘great wall of sand’

China's land reclamation is creating a "great wall of sand" in the South China Sea, leading to "serious questions" on its intentions, says a top US official.
1 April 2015

Pakistan, Bangladesh fans call BCCI, sing 'mauka mauka'

The calm at the BCCI office was shattered by the constant ringing of the landlines as fans from Pakistan and Bangladesh calls after team India lost in the quarterfinals against Australia, reports Indian Express.
28 March 2015

Myanmar upper house okays student unions

Proposals to allow Myanmar students to form unions for the first time in decades passed their first parliamentary hurdle yesterday in
26 March 2015

Thai junta chief threatens to hold onto power

Thailand's junta chief warned detractors yesterday that he would hold onto power indefinitely if they continued to oppose his plans for
25 March 2015

India navy plane crashes off Goa leaving two missing

Two crew members are missing since an Indian navy plane crashed into the sea off the western state of Goa.
25 March 2015

Indian media: Ex-minister's 'bizarre' suggestion to stop cheating

Indian websites are abuzz with former federal minister Laloo Prasad Yadav's "bizarre" suggestion to stop cheating in school exams.
24 March 2015

India court scraps online arrest law

India's Supreme Court strikes down a controversial law which allows police to arrest people for comments on social networks and other internet sites
24 March 2015

Lee's Words

There is nothing to be worried about it. Many things will go on just as usual. But be firm, be calm. We are going to have a multi-racial
23 March 2015

A life with no regrets

About 20 years ago, when I was still of marriageable age, my father Lee Kuan Yew had a serious conversation with me one day. He
23 March 2015