Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
14 January 2026, 11:23 AM
Southeast Asia
Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
12 January 2026, 17:26 PM
Turkey seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says
12 January 2026, 16:13 PM
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
12 January 2026, 16:05 PM
Malaysia to introduce 10-year term limit for prime minister
5 January 2026, 09:03 AM
Southeast Asia
Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%
31 December 2025, 11:35 AM
Asia
UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace
27 December 2025, 12:16 PM
Southeast Asia
Myanmar sets late January date for final election round
25 December 2025, 15:39 PM
Southeast Asia
Myanmar nationals caught with 10 drones in Bangkok: police
23 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Southeast Asia
Over 500,000 displaced in Cambodia by Thai border clashes: interior ministry
21 December 2025, 06:17 AM
Southeast Asia
Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
7.7-magnitude quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock
30 March 2025, 04:19 AM
India sends 15 tonnes of relief to Myanmar following earthquake
India today sent the first consignment of its relief material to Myanmar, a day after the South East Asian country was devastated by a major earthquake
29 March 2025, 08:43 AM
Myanmar quake: what we know
The 7.7-magnitude quake hit northwest of Myanmar's Sagaing at 12:50 pm (0620 GMT) on Friday at a shallow depth.
29 March 2025, 02:30 AM
Thai airline halts some domestic flights because of air pollution
Air pollution spikes in Thailand, especially in the north, between December and April as farmers burn stubble to prepare land for the next crop season
5 March 2025, 09:12 AM
Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
By Thursday morning, the Thai capital was the sixth most polluted major city in the world, according to IQAir
23 January 2025, 06:32 AM
Hundreds to wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so
23 January 2025, 03:19 AM
Rohingya crimes: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for junta chief
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday said he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity in the alleged persecution of the Rohingyas.
27 November 2024, 18:18 PM
Malaysia’s minimum wage to go up to 1,700 ringgit from Feb 1
The Malaysian government has agreed to increase the minimum wage rate from RM1,500 currently to RM1,700, with effect from February 1, 2025, said Anwar Ibrahim
19 October 2024, 03:28 AM
Gunmen kill 7 in southwest Pakistan
Gunmen killed seven workers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan late on Saturday, police said.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Vietnam jails journalist for seven years on 'propaganda' charge
A Vietnam court Tuesday sentenced a journalist who wrote about issues including corruption, land rights and the environment to seven years in jail, his sister said, the latest government critic to be put behind bars.
10 September 2024, 10:17 AM
Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty, lawyer says
Malaysia has charged opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with sedition for allegedly insulting the country's former king, his lawyer said on Tuesday
27 August 2024, 04:12 AM
Eleven dead in Vietnam after landslide buries van
A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried and killed at least 11 people who were travelling in a van in northern Vietnam, the country's disaster management authority said on Saturday
13 July 2024, 14:16 PM
Myanmar junta 'trying to destroy country': UN special rapporteur
Myanmar's junta appears to be "trying to destroy a country it cannot control", the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday
11 July 2024, 05:33 AM
11 dead, 19 missing in Indonesia landslide
At least 11 people are dead and 19 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's central island of Sulawesi, an official said Monday
8 July 2024, 07:03 AM
Rohingya genocide: Argentine prosecutor petitions court seeking arrest warrants for perpetrators
An Argentine prosecutor petitioned to an Argentine Court seeking multiple arrest warrants against the perpetrators of Rohingya genocide in Rakhine State
29 June 2024, 14:19 PM
Rohingya have 'nowhere to flee' in western Myanmar fighting: UN rights chief
Tens of thousands of Muslim-minority Rohingya, who were feared to be trapped amid fighting in western Myanmar, had nowhere to flee, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday
18 June 2024, 12:04 PM
Animals killed as fire rips through Bangkok pet market
A fire ripped through pet shops next to Bangkok's famed Chatuchak market early Tuesday, killing caged dogs, cats, birds and snakes, and damaging more than 100 stalls, police said
11 June 2024, 06:57 AM
Rare elephant twins born in dramatic birth in Thailand
An elephant in Thailand has delivered a rare set of twins in a dramatic birth that left a carer injured after he tried to rescue one of the newborns
11 June 2024, 05:39 AM
Singapore Airlines offers $10,000 to passengers hurt by turbulence
Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it has offered $10,000 compensation to passengers who suffered minor injuries on a flight hit by violent turbulence last month and will discuss higher payouts with those more badly hurt
11 June 2024, 02:57 AM
Pakistan's PM offers delayed congratulations to Modi
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered a brief congratulations to his counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election in rival India, almost a week after the results came in
10 June 2024, 08:55 AM