Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
AFP, Singapore
14 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
AFP
10 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
AFP, Nonthaburi
7 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur
5 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
Reuters, Bangkok
13 July 2026 Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
The Star, Petaling Jaya
5 July 2026 Crime & Justice
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
AFP, Vientiane
30 May 2026 Southeast Asia

1 more child’s body found in Naf river, 4 bodies recovered in 2 days

Another unidentified body of a child was found on a char of Naf river under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar this morning, reports our local correspondent quoting police.
13 June 2021

Foreign minister’s New York Visit: Dhaka to press for early repatriation of Rohingyas

Bangladesh will reiterate its position, seeking quick and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas, as Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen leaves for New York this morning (Sunday) to attend two important events at the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
12 June 2021

‘Trampling of efforts for democratisation’

Japan’s House of Councilors has unanimously passed a resolution, condemning the coup d’état in Myanmar and calling for early recovery of the democratic political system.
12 June 2021

Chinese national held by BSF from Bangladesh-India border says he was in Dhaka recently

A 35-year-old Chinese national, who was held by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the border with Bangladesh in West Bengal’s Malda district for illegal entry on June 10, has claimed he runs a hotel in a posh locality of Gurugram -- a satellite city of Delhi -- along with an Indian partner, police sources said.
12 June 2021

Post-Coup Myanmar: Myanmar violence escalating, creating ‘rights catastrophe’

The UN rights chief yesterday said that violence was escalating across Myanmar, warning that the country had plunged into a “human rights catastrophe” since the February 1 coup.
11 June 2021

Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet.
11 June 2021

Post-Coup Myanmar: Junta hits Suu Kyi with graft charges

The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media reported yesterday.
10 June 2021

Singapore scientists develop reusable mask that filters 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, and haze

Scientists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a reusable mask that is able to kill bacteria droplets within 45 seconds and filter 99.9 percent of bacteria, viruses and haze particles - better than the medical-grade N95 masks used in hospitals.
9 June 2021

Jeff Bezos to fly to space on Blue Origin rocket in July

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will fly to space next month on the first space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin, the billionaire said on Monday (June 7).
7 June 2021

With homemade rifles, Myanmar self-defence groups take fight to junta

At makeshift factories hidden in Myanmar’s jungle, locals who have formed self-defence groups make rifles to take the fight to the military junta, but their homemade weapons don’t always hit the mark.
5 June 2021

Rohingya Citizenship: Myanmar’s NUG to draft new charter to ensure it

In a significant development, Myanmar’s National Unity Government has announced drafting a new constitution and committed to ensuring citizenship and fundamental rights of all ethnic groups, including the Rohingyas.
4 June 2021

Pakistan premier ready for India talks if given Kashmir roadmap

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that Pakistan is ready to restart talks with arch-rival India if Delhi provides a roadmap towards restoring the previous status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
4 June 2021

Coup in Myanmar: Shadow govt calls on Rohingyas to join fight

A shadow government in Myanmar yesterday called on the Rohingya minority to help it overthrow the junta, promising citizenship and repatriation for the persecuted Muslim community in a future democratic Myanmar.
3 June 2021

Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir's suspension 'another step towards autocracy': Reporters Without Borders

Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said it is "appalled" by the move to take veteran Pakistani journalist and TV anchorperson Hamid Mir off air, terming it as "another step towards autocracy" in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led government's rule, reports Pakistan newspaper Dawn.
2 June 2021

Bhasan char much better than Cox’s Bazar camps: UN delegation

Bhasan Char is a much better place than the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, observed the UN delegation that visited the island recently.
2 June 2021

Lockdown extended in Rohingya camps, Teknaf upazila

The local administration yesterday extended the ongoing lockdown in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila as well as the five Rohingya camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf in an effort to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission.
1 June 2021

UNHCR urges for stronger COVAX support for refugees including Rohingyas

UN Refugee Agency has urged immediate and stronger support for the COVAX initiative for the refugees and asylum seekers, including the Rohingyas in Bangladesh and the Asia-Pacific as Covid-19 is raging in many parts of the world, especially in South and Southeast Asia.
1 June 2021

Myanmar’s NUG pledges to comply with ICJ directives

Myanmar’s National Unity Government has pledged to comply with the directives of the International Court of Justice, which last year ordered the country to prevent any acts of genocide against the Rohingyas in Rakhine State.
31 May 2021

Myanmar’s shadow govt formed by ousted leaders pledges to comply with ICJ

Myanmar’s National Unity Government has pledged to comply with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which last year ordered the Southeast Asian country to prevent any acts of genocide against the Rohingyas in Rakhine State.
31 May 2021

‘Global crises expose capitalism’s innate contradictions’

The recent crises triggered by economic collapse and the Covid-19 pandemic have shown the world the “innate and fundamental contradictions” of capitalism, said Professor Dr Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV).
30 May 2021