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

Thai king seeks changes to draft charter

Thailand's new king has ordered sections of the country's draft constitution to be rewritten, the junta chief said yesterday, a rare public
10 January 2017

Football: Malaysia delights in Mohd Faiz's goal of the year award

Malaysian soccer fans heaped praise on Mohd Faiz Subri on Tuesday after the Penang FA player received the Puskas Award for the best goal of 2016 at a FIFA ceremony in Zurich.
10 January 2017

Philippines police kill a foreigner linked to IS

Police have killed a foreign insurgent during a skirmish with a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, an official said
8 January 2017

12 killed in Thai south floods

Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south yesterday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and leaving thousands of
7 January 2017

MH370 search to end in two weeks

The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia's transport minister said yesterday, as relatives of passengers
6 January 2017

Six dead as floods spark chaos in Thai south

Thai authorities yesterday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least six people dead,
6 January 2017

Indonesia backs down in row

Indonesia appeared to back down yesterday from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching
5 January 2017

Head of pro-IS group killed in Philippines

Philippine security forces yesterday killed the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out deadly attacks on civilians to win
5 January 2017

SpaceX ready to launch again after explosion

SpaceX says it has determined the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September and is ready to start launches again.
3 January 2017

Horrific Thai road smash kills 25

A minivan and a pickup truck both packed with passengers collided in eastern Thailand yesterday, killing 25 people in a harrowing
2 January 2017

6.2 quake rattles Bali

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Indonesian resort island of Bali early yesterday, an AFP correspondent said, but there was no
30 December 2016

Malaysia plans to send aid flotilla

An aid flotilla carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims will sail from Malaysia for Myanmar's troubled Rakhine
30 December 2016

Marry, or go to jail

Myanmar's government is drafting a law that could see men jailed for up to seven years for getting a woman pregnant but not
28 December 2016

Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' typhoon

At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the
27 December 2016

Marsh man helps protect mangrove forest in Vietnam

For nearly three decades, a 71-year-old man decided to live on a marsh islet to protect a mangrove forest in Vietnam.
27 December 2016

Pakistan releases Indian fishermen in bid to ease tensions with Delhi

Pakistan releases 220 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with its neighbour, officials say.
26 December 2016

KL moves against foreign students with ‘link to terrorism’

Two ministries and the Immigration Department of Malaysia will keep up with their cooperation to ensure that visas are not granted to foreign students who are linked to terrorist activities.
25 December 2016

Thousands flee typhoon in Philippines

Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people and shut down dozens of ports yesterday as a strong typhoon
24 December 2016

Muslim man found dead after speaking to media

The headless body of a Muslim villager has been found days after he spoke to reporters on a rare government-guided media
24 December 2016

Indonesia police beef up security

Indonesian police yesterday announced plans to deploy some 155,000 personnel to secure the country during Christmas and
22 December 2016