Southeast Asia

Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI

24 January 2026, 22:33 PM Southeast Asia

Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project

14 January 2026, 11:23 AM Southeast Asia

Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say

12 January 2026, 17:26 PM

Turkey seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says

12 January 2026, 16:13 PM

Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ

12 January 2026, 16:05 PM

Malaysia to introduce 10-year term limit for prime minister

5 January 2026, 09:03 AM Southeast Asia

Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%

31 December 2025, 11:35 AM Asia

UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace

27 December 2025, 12:16 PM Southeast Asia

Myanmar sets late January date for final election round

25 December 2025, 15:39 PM Southeast Asia

Myanmar nationals caught with 10 drones in Bangkok: police

23 December 2025, 18:00 PM Southeast Asia

Pakistan's PM offers delayed congratulations to Modi

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered a brief congratulations to his counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election in rival India, almost a week after the results came in

10 June 2024, 08:55 AM

Crew error blamed for Malaysian deadly chopper crash

A mid-air collision between two Malaysian military helicopters that killed all 10 people onboard was caused by crew error, the country's navy said Thursday

30 May 2024, 08:06 AM

Bangladeshis among 86 undocumented migrants arrested in Malaysia

More than 80 illegal immigrants, including a six-month-old baby, were arrested in a three-day operation involving three districts in Johor

23 May 2024, 03:32 AM

US deeply troubled by reports of rising tensions in Rakhine

The US is deeply troubled by the reports of increased violence and intercommunal tension in Rakhine State of Myanmar, including reports of towns being burned and residents, including Rohingya, being displaced

22 May 2024, 15:18 PM

Briton who died on SIA flight hit by turbulence was looking forward to ‘last big holiday’ with wife

The 73-year-old Briton that died on the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight on May 21 was a beloved member of his local community who was headed for a "last big holiday" with his wife

22 May 2024, 08:59 AM

'Thousands of Rohingyas' displaced by Arakan Army

Rohingya activists accused a Myanmar ethnic armed group on Wednesday of displacing thousands of the persecuted minority in western Rakhine state, after the United States said it was troubled by increasing violence

22 May 2024, 06:18 AM

Shaken passengers arrive in Singapore after turbulence-hit flight

More than 140 passengers and crew from a Singapore Airlines flight hit by heavy turbulence that left dozens injured and one dead finally reached Singapore on a relief flight Wednesday morning after an emergency landing in Bangkok

22 May 2024, 02:12 AM

Myanmar records hottest ever April temperature of 48.2°C: weather department

Myanmar recorded its hottest ever April temperature of 48.2 degrees Celsius (118.76 Fahrenheit), its weather department said on Monday, as the Southeast Asian nation bakes in a heatwave

29 April 2024, 08:34 AM

20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion

Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base, Prime Minister Hun Manet said yesterday.

27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Singapore Airlines ordered to pay $3,580 to couple after recliner seats failed to work

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ordered to pay two of its passengers 200,000 rupees (S$3,300) plus other costs after they filed a complaint concerning recliner seats on a flight from Hyderabad to Australia

27 April 2024, 05:23 AM

Heat stroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes

Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year

25 April 2024, 06:00 AM

Clashes resume near Thai-Myanmar border town: Thai army

Clashes between the Myanmar junta and armed ethnic groups have broken out again near a vital trade hub close to Thailand's border, an armed group spokesperson and the Thai army said Saturday, following a week of relative calm

20 April 2024, 05:16 AM

Civil war in Myanmar poses grave threat to civilians: UN rights chief

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has warned that intensified fighting in Rakhine State between the military and the Arakan Army, alongside tensions being fuelled between the Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine communities, pose a grave threat to the civilian population

19 April 2024, 13:17 PM