Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
11 August 2026
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Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
10 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home, school
8 August 2026
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Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Four dead, 15 injured in Thailand school shooting: deputy minister
7 August 2026
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Asia
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
7 August 2026
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Asia
Indian visa scam alert: High Commission warns applicants in Bangladesh
6 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan restricts international media reporting outside main cities
6 August 2026
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South Asia
China to build $1.5b Pakistan power line
China's State Grid Corporation is set to build a $1.5-billion power line across Pakistan to enable the transmission of 4,000 megawatts of
30 December 2016
China again blocks India's move at UN
China has blocked India's request to add the head of the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad to a UN Security Council
30 December 2016
Drinking water crisis hits Indian island
The Indian Ocean island of Mayotte has been forced to impose severe water restrictions on tens of thousands of people
29 December 2016
World's oldest male panda dies
The world's oldest male panda, with more than 130 descendants -- a quarter of all the captive-bred pandas on the
29 December 2016
China to hold military drills with Nepal
China will hold its first military drills with Nepal next year, China's Defence Ministry said yesterday, in a move that
29 December 2016
China cops kill three in restive Xinjiang
Chinese police have shot dead three people who allegedly attacked a Communist Party office in the restive Xinjiang
29 December 2016
Facebook triggers false Bangkok bomb scare
Facebook sparked fear -- and anger -- among Thailand's social media users after its Safety Check feature triggered a false bomb alert in
28 December 2016
Enemy threat is growing
Taiwan warned yesterday that "the threat of our enemies is growing day by day", as Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft
27 December 2016
Party split could provide opening for UN's Ban
A South Korean ruling party faction said yesterday it would form a new party, and key members said they hoped outgoing UN
27 December 2016
Marsh man helps protect mangrove forest in Vietnam
For nearly three decades, a 71-year-old man decided to live on a marsh islet to protect a mangrove forest in Vietnam.
27 December 2016
India test-fires nuke capable Agni-V
Further boosting its nuclear deterrence, India yesterday successfully test fired its longest range nuclear- capable
26 December 2016
Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermen
Pakistan yesterday released 220 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters as a "goodwill gesture"
25 December 2016
Modi greets Sharif on his birthday
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday greeted his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday,
25 December 2016
2 terror suspects shot dead in Indonesia
Indonesian police yesterday shot dead two terror suspects and arrested two more, only days after foiling separate
25 December 2016
14 dead in 'horrific' Malaysian bus crash
An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careers off a highway, killing 14 people and injuring 16 others, officials say.
24 December 2016
Thai police bust huge loan shark racket
Thai police have broken up the country's biggest loan shark syndicate with nationwide raids on a network of creditors who circulated
23 December 2016
Chinese schoolboy driver kills pedestrian
An 11-year-old Chinese schoolboy, who learned to drive by looking up lessons online, killed a pedestrian after stealing a car in eastern
23 December 2016
Security forces across Asia on Christmas alert
Security forces across Asia were on alert yesterday ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, as police in Australia and Indonesia
23 December 2016
Japan cabinet approves biggest defence budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet yesterday approved Japan's biggest annual defence budget in the face of North Korea's
22 December 2016
China launches CO2 monitoring satellite
China yesterday launched a satellite to monitor carbon dioxide levels, state media said, making the Asian giant the third country
22 December 2016