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
Rohingya genocide still going on: Gambia to UN court
Payam Akhavan, a lawyer for The Gambia, tells the International Court of Justice that the Rohingya genocide is still going on in Myanmar.
10 December 2019
Stop genocide against Rohingyas: Gambia to UN court
The Gambia accuses Myanmar of breaching the 1948 genocide convention and urged the UN top court to order Myanmar to stop genocide against the Rohingya minority.
10 December 2019
Myanmar genocide hearing at ICJ: Who are the judges?
The 15-member International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is set to launch the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against the Rohingyas.
10 December 2019
Canada, Netherlands to assist Gambia in ICJ against Myanmar
Canada and the Netherlands express their intention to jointly assist Gambia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the alleged acts of genocide committed against Rohingyas by Myanmar.
9 December 2019
The burden gets heavier
By stripping the Rohingyas of citizenship in 1982 and sparking waves of violence since the 70s, Myanmar has created a crisis for which Bangladesh is having to deal with socio-economic burdens, security risks, and diplomatic challenges, analysts said.
9 December 2019
MOMENT OF TRUTH in The Hague
A watershed legal battle will take place at the UN’s highest court today to hold Myanmar accountable over the alleged genocide against its Rohingya minorities.
9 December 2019
Rights groups launch Myanmar boycott ahead of Hague genocide hearings
Human rights campaigners supporting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority call for a global boycott of the country, a day before genocide hearings begin at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
9 December 2019
6.35 lakh Rohingya refugees, host community to get cholera vaccine
Over 6,35,000 Rohingyas refugees and Bangladesh host community will be vaccinated against cholera in a month-long campaign began yesterday at the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and nearby areas.
9 December 2019
'Boycott Myanmar Campaign' launched
In a bid to force Myanmar to bear economic, cultural, diplomatic and political pressure globally, 30 human rights, academic and professional organizations of 10 countries jointly launch a campaign to boycott the south Asian country.
9 December 2019
Genocide case against Myanmar to be heard at highest UN court
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head a team of lawyers to hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague next week to defend the country against accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.
6 December 2019
TIB wants transparency on UN role over Rohingyas crisis
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) wants transparency and accountability of the United Nations in management of the humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas.
5 December 2019
‘Difficult to say when situation to be conducive for Rohingya repatriation’
UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements says it is difficult to say exactly when the environment will be conducive for Rohingya repatriation.
28 November 2019
Bangladesh had no alternative but to allow Rohingyas
Bangladesh had no alternative but to allow Rohingyas in the country when they faced atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque has said.
27 November 2019
Army chief’s Myanmar visit to be good for Bangladesh: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says the scheduled visit of the Army Chief to Myanmar will be good for Bangladesh and “open another line of negotiation” between the two countries over Rohingya repatriation.
27 November 2019
The fallen angel dances with the devil
Late last week, Burma announced that its de facto head, Aung San Suu Kyi, will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend the country against allegations of genocide.
26 November 2019
Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post
Singapore political figure Brad Bowyer corrects a Facebook post questioning the independence of state investment firms following a government request, in the first use of the country's new "fake news" law.
26 November 2019
Work on barbed-wire fencing around Rohingya camps begins: Army Chief
Mentioning that barbed-wire fences will be erected around Kutupalong and Nayapara Rohingya camps, Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed says initially work on installing boundary pillars over there has started.
24 November 2019
Ban Ki-moon seeks political solution to Rohingya crisis
Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon calls for political solution to the Rohingya crisis allowing them to return to their places of origin in Rakhine state "freely and safely".
23 November 2019
ICC fears of ‘state policy’ to attack Rohingyas: Prosecutor
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the ICC judges feared that Myanmar may have ‘state policy’ to attack its minority Rohingya population in Rakhine.
23 November 2019
Attendance will be factor in cabinet reshuffle: Dr Mahathir
Malaysian MPs who do not attend enough Dewan Rakyat sittings will get a talking to by the country's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.
21 November 2019