Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
10 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
5 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
28 July 2026
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Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
13 July 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
5 July 2026
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Crime & Justice
Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Biggest explosion seen in universe came from black hole
Astronomers discover the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole.
28 February 2020
Germany suspends development cooperation with Myanmar
Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Müller said they will suspend all development cooperation with Myanmar until the country ensures safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
27 February 2020
India is pressing Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas: Envoy
India is pressing upon Myanmar for the safe, secure and sustainable return of Rohingyas to Rakhine, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly.
27 February 2020
Capable people, not party reps: Mahathir’s plans for new government
Malaysia’s Interim Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad reveals his plan for the new government, saying that he wants a cabinet comprising capable individuals and not just party loyalists.
26 February 2020
Jolie lauds Hasina in letter appreciating generosity towards Rohingyas
American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has lauded Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it has demonstrated in sheltering the Rohingyas.
23 February 2020
ICJ’s order to Myanmar offers hope to the Rohingyas’ future
In an opinion published in Al Jazeera on February 7, Tun Khin, president of Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, expressed the view that the International Court of Justice’s order that Myanmar has to do all it can to prevent genocide offers the persecuted Rohingya minority people hope for the future.
22 February 2020
Samsung confirms case at phone factory
Samsung Electronics says that one coronavirus case had been confirmed at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi, causing a shutdown of its entire facility there until Monday morning.
22 February 2020
Ensure transparency in relief management for Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar Civil Society and NGO Forum (CCNF) demands that the government make the relief management for Rohingya refugees transparent and form an authority regarding the matter.
20 February 2020
China wants prompt repatriation of Rohingyas: envoy
China wants Myanmar to stop further violence in Rakhine state and prompt repatriation of the Rohingyas now living in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said.
17 February 2020
Surveillance of Rohingyas not weak: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today expresses hope that Myanmar will take back their nationals as discussion is still underway regarding the Rohingya repatriation.
15 February 2020
End internet blackout in Rakhine and Chin, 29 rights bodies urge Myanmar
Twenty-nine human rights organisations urge Myanmar to lift internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin states.
13 February 2020
Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia
A cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday, to the relief of passengers and praise from global health officials.
13 February 2020
17 Chinese sailors stuck in Sitakunda for days to return home tonight
Seventeen Chinese sailors, who were stuck in a ship docked at Sitakunda coast for five days, are set to return to their country tonight on a flight departing from Shah Amanat International Airport in the capital, reports our Chattogram correspondent.
12 February 2020
Coronavirus death toll passes 1,000 in China
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China passes 1,000 people, health authorities announces.
11 February 2020
China to allow in US health experts as virus shows no sign of slowing
China has agreed to allow US health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization (WHO) effort to help fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount.
4 February 2020
ICC to now investigate Myanmar for crimes against Rohingyas
The International Criminal Court has officially launched an investigation into Myanmar. The intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal that sits in The Hague today said they will be investigating the crime of deportation which also includes crimes against humanity.
4 February 2020
Rohingya robber killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: Rab
A Rohingya man, identified as a robber by law enforcers, has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Cox’s Bazar.
4 February 2020
Redrawing Rohingya Strategy
Within a week of the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that provisionally recognised the group identity of the Rohingya and the unremitting persecution that the community has endured over decades,
1 February 2020
UN, global community laud Bangladesh’s decision to provide education for Rohingya children
The United Nations and global humanitarian community have welcomed Bangladesh government’s decision to expand access to education for Rohingya children living in settlements in Cox’s Bazar.
29 January 2020
Bangladesh allows education for Rohingya children
Rohingya children living in Bangladesh refugee camps are to be allowed to receive a formal education after a change of heart by Dhaka in a move welcomed by right activists.
28 January 2020