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

2 Bangladeshis honoured for honesty in Singapore

Two Bangladeshi migrant workers in Singapore have been commended for their honesty after returning $45,000 worth of jewellery to its owner.
29 June 2016

IIT plans to enroll students from Bangladesh

Students from Bangladesh can now look forward to securing admission in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), one of the most prestigious and sought-after tech institutions in the world.
29 June 2016

Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces

Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces, prosecute war crimes committed during the long civil war with Tamil rebels
28 June 2016

130 in hospital after China plant leak

More than 130 people were taken to hospital after chemicals leaked from a plant in eastern China, state media
28 June 2016

Pakistan transgender fatwa a 'good step'

A religious decree declaring transgender marriage to be legal has been cautiously welcomed in Pakistan, but activists
28 June 2016

Singapore plane catches fire on runway

A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan catches fire shortly after making an emergency landing.
27 June 2016

Iraq's Fallujah 'fully cleared of IS'

Elite Iraqi forces retook the Islamic State group's last bastion in Fallujah, securing full control of the city after a month-long operation, a spokesman says.
26 June 2016

Buddhists ransack mosque in Myanmar

Scores of Buddhists ransacked a mosque in central Myanmar forcing Muslims to seek refuge in a police station
24 June 2016

Tornado kills 98 in eastern China

Survivors scrabbled through the rubble of their homes yesterday after hurricane-force winds and a tornado left at least
24 June 2016

China blow to India NSG hopes

India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has suffered a setback following Chinese opposition. The
24 June 2016

Pound, Asia markets collapse as Britain quits EU

The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets as Britain voted to leave the European Union, fuelling a wave of global uncertainty.
24 June 2016

Rescuers search rubble in China after tornado kills 98

Rescuers in eastern China search for survivors of a tornado and hailstorm that killed at least 98 people as it swept over a city's outskirts, destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs.
24 June 2016

Pakistan mourns slain Sufi singer

Thousands of Pakistanis yesterday thronged the streets of Karachi to attend the funeral of one of the country's best known Sufi
23 June 2016

Make fair assessment of India's NSG application

As India makes a strong bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Prime Minister Narendra Modi
23 June 2016

Tornado, hail storms kill at least 51 in China

Tornado and hail storms kills at least 51 people in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, state media says.
23 June 2016

Lightning kills at least 93 in India

At least 93 people have been struck by lightning and killed in India over the past two days, disaster management
22 June 2016

US support may bring us close to China: Pak NSA

Pakistan's National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua has alleged that America's efforts to include India in the Nuclear
22 June 2016

India launches 20 satellites in single mission

India successfully launches 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space programme.
22 June 2016

24 dead, 26 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides

Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia kills 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said on Sunday (June 19), with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes.
19 June 2016

Man hurls explosives inside china airport; 4 injured

A man hurled a bottle containing home-made explosives inside the main international airport in China's commercial hub of Shanghai yesterday, injuring four people before attempting to kill himself, authorities said.
12 June 2016