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

Duterte to visit Beijing amid China sea row

President Duterte will visit Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week to raise their conflicting claims to the South China Sea, as the Filipino
20 August 2019

13 tourists killed in Laos bus accident

At least 13 Chinese tourists were killed and dozens injured when their bus skidded off the road and plunged 30 metres into a ravine in
20 August 2019

Lam sees way out of crisis

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday said she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of efforts to restore calm and that talks with non-violent protesters would provide “a way out” for the Chinese-ruled city.
20 August 2019

India’s Chandrayaan-2 enters moon’s orbit successfully

India’s second unmanned moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, is successfully put into the lunar orbit, marking a major milestone for the country’s space programme.
20 August 2019

Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s 1MDB trial postponed

A Malaysian court yesterday postponed for a week the biggest of five trials linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB and
19 August 2019

Bangladesh, UNHCR to survey Rohingyas regarding return to Myanmar

Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar’s offer to return home, an official says.
19 August 2019

Schools deserted in Indian Kashmir as parents fear more unrest

Schools reopen in Indian Kashmir's main city but most classrooms are empty as parents keep their children home, fearing unrest over the government's decision two weeks ago to revoke the region's autonomy.
19 August 2019

Rohingya repatriation will begin anytime: Foreign secy

Repatriation of the Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh following the brutal military crackdown in Myanmar since August 2017, will begin anytime, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque says.
18 August 2019

Seven killed in Indonesia ferry accident

Seven people, including two children, were killed and four others missing after a ferry carrying dozens of passengers caught fire off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early yesterday, police said.
17 August 2019

Beloved Thai baby dugong dies due to plastic waste

A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said yesterday.
17 August 2019

Hong Kong division deepens

Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies yesterday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week -- and as concerns mount over Beijing’s next move.
17 August 2019

Muslim insurgents meet Thai govt

The main group fighting an insurgency in Thailand’s largely Muslim south said it had held its first meeting with officials from the new
17 August 2019

Brother of Afghan Taliban leader killed in Pakistan mosque blast

The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban was among at least four people killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan, two Taliban sources tell Reuters, an attack that could affect efforts to end the Afghan war.
17 August 2019

President Widodo proposes to move capital to Borneo

Time is running out for Jakarta. One of the fastest-sinking cities on earth, environmental experts warn that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.
16 August 2019

Rohingya Repatriation: First batch to return Aug 22

Myanmar and Bangladesh will start another attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingyas who fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, officials said yesterday, nearly a year after a major attempt failed.
15 August 2019

No foul play in Irish girl’s death: Malaysia

Malaysian police yesterday ruled out abduction as a motive in the disappearance of an Irish girl found dead near a jungle stream after a
15 August 2019

Pakistan says 3 soldiers die in Kashmir clash

Pakistan says three of its soldiers are killed in a cross-border exchange of fire in the contested Kashmir region, but India denies that five of its troops are dead too.
15 August 2019

Hong Kong airport reopens, official China newspaper urges end to violence

Hong Kong's airport resumes operations, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days as protesters clashed with riot police in a deepening crisis in the Chinese-controlled city.
14 August 2019

India's Chandrayaan-2 to reach lunar orbit Aug 20

India's second unmanned moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' is expected to reach the lunar orbit on August 20 and land on the lunar surface on September 7, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan says.
12 August 2019

Myanmar landslide kills 41

The death toll from a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in eastern Myanmar rose to at least 41, an official said late yesterday, as emergency workers continued for a second night their desperate search through thick mud for the scores feared missing.
10 August 2019