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Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
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Southeast Asia
Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
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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
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%
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UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar sets late January date for final election round
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Southeast Asia
Won't relocate Rohingyas if stakeholders don't agree
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh would not relocate Rohingyas to Bashan Char, an island in Noakhali, if all concerned think that would be a problem for them.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Human Trafficking: Rohingyas faced horrific crimes
A transnational human-trafficking syndicate committed crimes against humanity in Malaysia and Thailand against the Rohingya from 2012 to 2015, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and Fortify Rights, a nongovernment rights body, have found in a six-year investigation.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Mass wedding of 27 Rohingya couples held in Cox’s Bazar
A mass wedding ceremony of a total 27 couples from the displaced Myanmar Rohinyas in Cox’s Bazar is held at the refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila.
27 March 2019, 15:01 PM
Rohingya’s Bhasan Char relocation to be voluntary: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char will be done on a voluntary basis as they will only be moved there if they want to.
27 March 2019, 12:51 PM
Bangladeshi gets 10 years’ jail for slashing ex-girlfriend’s face in Malaysia
A Bangladeshi man is sentenced to 10 years' jail and a stroke of the rotan by the Sessions Court in Malaysia for slashing his ex-girlfriend on the face.
27 March 2019, 06:15 AM
Thailand's opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority
Thailand's Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it had formed a "democratic front" with six other parties after a disputed election, claiming the opposition alliance had won a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government.
27 March 2019, 04:07 AM
NASA scraps all-women spacewalk for lack of well-fitting suits
The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of available spacesuits that would fit them at the International Space Station.
26 March 2019, 09:36 AM
Jakarta celebrates country’s first MRT line: 5 public opinions
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, finally has its own MRT (mass rapid transit) now, which is something to celebrate after a decades-long wait.
26 March 2019, 08:08 AM
Bangladeshi construction worker’s stare breaks the internet
A portrait of a Bangladeshi construction worker in Malaysia captivates social media users worldwide.
26 March 2019, 05:07 AM
Myanmar army urges civilian tip-offs on Arakan Army in Rakhine
The Tatmadaw requests people to give tip-offs about Arakan Army (AA) to respective administrative organizations and security organizations if the AA entered their towns, wards and villages to avoid further bloodshed in Rakhine State.
26 March 2019, 04:47 AM
Pakistan accepts India’s proposal to open Sharda Temple Corridor
Following the Kartarpur Corridor -- a project that connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Narowal district with India's Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur District -- Islamabad gives a green signal to opening the Sharda Temple Corridor in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for Hindu pilgrims.
26 March 2019, 04:20 AM
Former PM Thaksin says Thai election 'rigged' and marred by 'irregularities'
Thailand's election was marred by "irregularities" and "rigged" to ensure the military retain their political grip on the kingdom, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra tells AFP in an interview.
25 March 2019, 13:31 PM
UN wants to know modalities of Rohingya relocation to Bhasan Char
The United Nations (UN) has appreciated Bangladesh's efforts to seek alternative locations for Rohingyas but sought clarification about the modalities of potential relocation of Rohingya people to Bhasan Char.
25 March 2019, 09:13 AM
Thailand awaits election results as junta poised to retain power
Thailand awaits the results of its first election since a 2014 coup, with the junta primed to retain its grip on power after a vote that saw its main rival diminished but vaulted a new pro-democracy force into the kingdom's politics.
25 March 2019, 04:15 AM
UN draws up plans to ‘facilitate’ Rohingya relocation to island
The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show.
24 March 2019, 05:27 AM
UN monitors spread across Bangkok to watch polls
Foreign observers representing the United Nations fan out across Bangkok and its outskirts to monitor the long-delayed election.
24 March 2019, 05:26 AM
Polls close in Thailand's first general election since 2014 coup
Thais began the nail-biting wait to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy parties can triumph against the odds, as polls closed in the country's first general election since a 2014 coup.
24 March 2019, 04:45 AM
Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64
Rescuers in eastern China pull a survivor from rubble two days after a massive explosion at a pesticide plant killed at least 64 people.
23 March 2019, 07:01 AM
UN official welcomes Rohingya relocation plan
A senior UN official welcomes Bangladesh's plan to move Rohingya refugees out of the country's congested camps, but says any move to transfer some 100,000 of them to a flood-prone island should be voluntary.
22 March 2019, 12:23 PM
Ex-Blackwater boss moves into Myanmar security
A security firm with former US military contractor Erik Prince on its board has moved into Myanmar to provide protection services for international investors, the company told AFP, as it weathers backlash to revelations over planned work in China's restive Xinjiang region.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM