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

Weather postpones SpaceX's first astronaut launch from Florida

Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would have been the first flight of US astronauts into orbit from American soil in nine years.
27 May 2020

Rohingya genocide: Myanmar submits compliance report to int’l court

Myanmar authorities claimed to have submitted a compliance report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Turkey-based Anadolu Agency reports.
24 May 2020

Death toll from Pakistan airline crash now 97

The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 97.
23 May 2020

3 more Rohingya refugees test Covid-19 positive in Cox’s Bazar

Three more Rohingya refugees tested positive for Covid-19 in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar today.
21 May 2020

18, including one Rohingya person, test Covid-19 positive in Cox’s Bazar

Eighteen more people, including a Rohingya refugee from Ukhia, have tested positive for Covid-19 in tests conducted at Cox’s Bazar Govt Medical College.
18 May 2020

Covid-19: Another Rohingya refugee tests positive

Twenty-four people, including a Rohingya refugee, tested positive for Covid-19 today in Cox’s Bazar. The latest positive case of a Rohingya refugee contracting the virus is increasingly worrying for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in 34 camps in Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
16 May 2020

3 more infected with Covid-19 at Rohingya camp

Three more Rohingya refugees have tested positive for Covid-19 at Ukhia refugee camp a day after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the camp.
15 May 2020

UNHCR, UNDP extend deal with Myanmar over return of Rohingyas

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), today extended its tripartite deal with Myanmar for improving conditions in Rakhine state for Rohingyas to return and live with other communities.
11 May 2020

Thousands of migrants face heightened risk of Covid-19 infection: IOM chief

Thousands of migrants stranded “all over the world” are facing a heightened risk of Covid-19 infection, says António Vitorino, director general of International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency.
8 May 2020

Duterte govt shuts down Philippines' top broadcaster ABS-CBN

Philippine regulators today shut down the country's largest media company and a frequent target of President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades, a day after its 25-year congressional franchise expired.
5 May 2020

Small group of Rohingyas sent to Bhashan Char: foreign minister

Bangladesh has sent a small group of Rohingyas, who entered the country a couple of days ago from Myanmar in small boats, to Bhashan Char island.
3 May 2020

Include migrants in policies to address Covid-19: Red Cross to governments

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on governments to systematically include migrants, irrespective of legal status, in their programmes and policies aiming to address the Covid-19 pandemic.
29 April 2020

Military assault continues in Rakhine, Chin when world distracted by Covid-19

UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee has called upon the United Nations to step up its efforts to protect civilians in Rakhine and Chin states of Myanmar, alleging ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by the Myanmar military there.
29 April 2020

Free Rohingya Coalition decries pushing refugees back out to sea

Pushing hundreds of starving and persecuted Rohingya refugees back out to the sea in the full knowledge that they have no safe place of refuge elsewhere are fundamental violations of their human rights, says Free Rohingya Coalition, a global network of Rohingya survivors and activists.
28 April 2020

Pentagon officially releases ‘UFO’ videos

The Pentagon has officially released three short grainy videos showing "unidentified aerial phenomena", report several media including CNN and The Guardian.
28 April 2020

HRW urges Bangladesh to take in Rohingyas stranded in the Bay

The Bangladesh government should immediately allow the Rohingya refugees stranded on board two trawlers in the Bay of Bengal to come ashore and receive necessary food, water, and health care, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today.
25 April 2020

Monsoon Amid Outbreak: Preparation lapses can be deadly, UNHCR warns

The UN Refugee Agency warned of life-threatening consequences if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time in Bangladesh amid the global outbreak of Covid-19.
21 April 2020

Monsoon rains risk worsening already difficult refugee situation: UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency warns of life-threatening consequences for Rohingya refugees and host communities if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time amid the global outbreak of Covid-19.
21 April 2020

Restore telco services to Rohingya camps to prevent coronavirus spread: Human rights activists

Twenty five human rights activists, researchers and development professionals call for the government to restore 4G mobile internet services in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to ensure free flow of information that can help prevent coronavirus transmission.
20 April 2020

Covid-19 response: UNHCR donates PPEs, medical supplies in Cox’s Bazar

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and other emergency medical supplies to the Bangladesh government to support preparedness and response in regard to the Covid-19 outbreak in Cox’s Bazar.
19 April 2020