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

Bali reopens airport after volcano eruption strands thousands of tourists

Bali reopens its international airport today after a volcanic eruption temporarily grounded flights, stranding thousands of tourists on the Indonesian holiday island.
29 June 2018

Unable to find lost boys, Thai police drop survival packages into cave

As a search in northern Thailand for 12 boys and their soccer coach missing inside a flooded cave entered a sixth day on Friday, police begins dropping survival packages through a shaft drilled in the mountainside not knowing if anyone is there.
29 June 2018

Rohingya crisis: WB to provide $480m grant-based support

The World Bank announces to provide $480 million in grant-based support to help Bangladesh address the needs of Rohingya refugees in areas such as health, education, water and sanitation, disaster risk management, and social protection.
29 June 2018

Rohingya Crisis: UK to mount pressure on Myanmar for justice

The United Kingdom along with its international partners will continue to put 'maximum pressure' on Myanmar to ensure justice for Rohingyas, says British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mark Field.
29 June 2018

UN chief's visit to highlight need for more global support for Rohingyas

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank (WB) Group President Dr Jim Yong Kim will visit Bangladesh on July 1-2 to see the severity of Rohingya situation and UN agencies' engagement in the camps.
29 June 2018

UN rights expert Lee begins Bangladesh visit tomorrow

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee arrives here on a 10-day visit to meet Rohingyas in various locations of Cox's Bazar.
28 June 2018

Myanmar BGP shoots Rohingya child on Bandarban border

A Rohingya child is shot and wounded in firing by Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar in no man's land along the Naikhyangchhari border of Bandarban.
28 June 2018

Rohingya refugees elect women leaders in camp committee polls: UNHCR

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees living in Nayapara Shalbagan camp in Cox’s Bazar elect 12 leaders including women in a very first camp committee election, an UNHCR release says.
28 June 2018

You can see Saturn over Bangladesh’s sky

Rings of Saturn are now visible from Bangladesh more clearly than ever.
27 June 2018

Manhattan concert conveys message on Rohingyas assistance

A concert is organised in New York’s Manhattan with a message of providing assistance to the displaced Rohingya people of Myanmar.
27 June 2018

Amnesty urges trial for Myanmar military over Rohingyas

Amnesty International releases a report that details new evidence of atrocities inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya population and names 13 top military commanders the human rights group says should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
27 June 2018

Bangladesh govt-UNHCR Joint verification of Rohingya refugees underway

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working together with the Bangladesh government to conduct a verification exercise for the identity management and documentation of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar.
26 June 2018

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar dismisses general accused of ethnic cleansing

Myanmar has dismissed an army general accused of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in August last year.
26 June 2018

EU penalises Myanmar generals for Rohingya violations

​The European Union imposes sanctions on seven senior military officials from Myanmar on Monday, including the general in charge of an operation accused of driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.
25 June 2018

UN for addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis

The United Nations commends the commitment demonstrated by the government of Bangladesh in supporting the Rohingya refugees and highlighted that the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar must be addressed.
23 June 2018

Malaysian eatery owners shocked over local cooks only policy

Restaurant and coffee shop owners in Malaysia reacted with shock over the announcement that only local cooks can be employed in food premises beginning January 1 next year.
23 June 2018

Perpetrators of Rohingya attacks must be held accountable: UN envoy to Myanmar

The new UN envoy for Myanmar tells authorities in Naypyidaw during her first visit that credible measures were needed to establish accountability for the violence that engulfed Rakhine state and drove 700,000 Rohingya from their homes, a UN statement says.
22 June 2018

'Hate narratives' from abroad drive Myanmar communities apart: Suu Kyi

"Hate narratives" from abroad have driven communities in Myanmar further apart, the Southeast Asian nation's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, says in a social media statement.
21 June 2018

ICC gives Myanmar deadline over Rohingya case jurisdiction

​Judges at the International Criminal Court have given Myanmar a deadline to respond to a prosecution request that they consider hearing a case on the alleged deportation of Rohingya minorities to Bangladesh.
21 June 2018

ICRC’s chief to visit Rohingya camps

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, will visit both Myanmar and Bangladesh from June 25 to July 3 to observe the international organisation's work in the Rakhine State and Cox’s Bazar.
21 June 2018