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

Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images

Offenders face up to two years in jail for producing intimate images without consent
14 August 2026

Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row

A former Thai MP on Monday shot dead a local government official in broad daylight over a financial dispute before being arrested and confessing to journalists at the police station
10 August 2026

Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting

Police say suspect used grandfather's handgun before taking his own life; more than 30 injured
7 August 2026

Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk

Human Rights Watch urges Kuala Lumpur to abandon return plan
5 August 2026

Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences

Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said
28 July 2026

Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed

One video of the incident posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed thick smoke billowing out of the pub, before an intense horizontal plume of fire jets out of a doorway, as screaming customers fled the premises around midnight (1700 GMT) on Sunday.
13 July 2026

Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports

Malaysian Immigration Department detained him after a viral post allegedly showed him holding both Bangladeshi and Malaysian passports
5 July 2026

Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties

The former military chief will also hold talks with business representatives during his five-day visit
30 May 2026

Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave

Seven men had been trapped in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20
30 May 2026

Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official

Army servicemen were among the victims in the attack in the provincial capital Quetta, which left more than 50 people injured
24 May 2026
13 May 2026

Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight
11 May 2026

Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

Polling opened at 7:00am across 152 constituencies, with voters queuing early at booths in both urban centres and rural districts.
23 April 2026

Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced

Thousands of people have been displaced ​after a fire destroyed around 1,000 homes ‌in a coastal village in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island on Sunday, the fire department said
20 April 2026

Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices

Pakistan will suspend electricity supply for about two hours during peak-usage times every evening, the government said, in an effort to manage energy prices affected by the Iran war
15 April 2026

Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs

Min Aung Hlaing secures 429 of 584 votes cast
3 April 2026

Thailand votes after three leaders in two years

Voting opened Sunday in a Thai general election pitting the popular reformists who came first last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister
8 February 2026

Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI

Singapore will invest more than Sg$1 billion ($785 million) in public research on artificial intelligence through 2030 to bolster its capabilities and enhance global competitiveness, the government said Saturday
24 January 2026

Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project

The health ministry said in a statement that 64 people were hospitalised, seven in serious condition.
14 January 2026