Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
AFP, Singapore
14 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
AFP, Bangkok
11 August 2026 Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
AFP
10 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home, school
AFP, Nonthaburi
8 August 2026 Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
AFP, Nonthaburi
7 August 2026 Southeast Asia
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
Reuters, Seoul
7 August 2026 Asia

US makes biggest Okinawa land return

A deal to return American military land on Okinawa to the Japanese government was hailed yesterday as the biggest
21 December 2016

China welcomes Sao Tome's split with Taiwan

China yesterday welcomed Sao Tome and Principe's decision to sever ties with Taiwan, a move that comes after
21 December 2016

World War Two 'remains' found in India

A US agency which deals with soldiers missing in action has found the suspected remains of more airmen who went
21 December 2016

Indonesian cops kill 3 'suicide attackers'

Indonesian police kill three terrorists and arrest another one during a raid on a rented house outside Jakarta, where they also find bombs possibly meant for a suicide attack.
21 December 2016

Ancient barter trade returns to eastern Indian farmlands after note ban

Farmers in eastern India have fallen back on the exchange of labour to tide over the crash crunch after the launch of the government's demonetisation drive in villages.
20 December 2016

Top N Korean defector fled slavery

Top-ranking North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho, whose recent defection gifted a major propaganda coup to the South, vowed
19 December 2016

China rejects Trump claim it stole drone

China yesterday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump's claim that it had "stolen" an American research drone, as state
19 December 2016

Plants closed, cars stopped as China faces smog 'red alert'

Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limit the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert."
19 December 2016

China to return US drone

China will return an underwater US drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries
18 December 2016

China to return seized US drone, says Washington

China will return an underwater US drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries say, but Beijing complained that Washington had been "hyping up" the incident.
18 December 2016

China seizes US naval probe

China and the United States are using military channels to "appropriately handle" the seizure by the Chinese navy of a US
17 December 2016

Gunmen kill 5 female staff of Afghan airport

Five female Afghan guards working in the airport in southern Kandahar were killed by unknown gunmen as they were on their way to work, security officials say, the latest in a string of attacks against women in Afghanistan.
17 December 2016

Asia’s digital music market flourishes

Japan is Asia’s biggest digital music market, selling $432 million worth of music a year.
17 December 2016

India offers more time to black money hoarders to come clean

The Indian government has extended the span of the income declaration scheme from Dec 17- March 31.
17 December 2016

China upset as Dalai Lama meets Pranab

China expressed dissatisfaction yesterday after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met Indian President Pranab
16 December 2016

India's SC bans liquor shops on highways

India's top court yesterday ordered the shutdown of all liquor shops along state and national highways, in a bid to
15 December 2016

34 asylum seekers return from Germany

A group of 34 Afghan asylum seekers arrived in Kabul yesterday after being deported from Germany, the first such
15 December 2016

Beijing issues red alert for air pollution

Beijing issued its first air pollution red alert for 2016 yesterday, as choking smog is expected to cover the city and
15 December 2016

Bill English sworn in as NZ PM

New Zealand's socially conservative finance chief Bill English was sworn in as the country's new prime minister yesterday following last week's shock resignation of his popular predecessor John Key.
12 December 2016

Myanmar calls ASEAN talks over ‘Rohingya issue’

Myanmar calls an emergency ASEAN meeting to discuss the Rohingya crisis, a diplomat says, as regional tensions deepen over a bloody military crackdown on the country's Muslim minority.
12 December 2016