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

Myanmar town offers glimmer of hope for Muslims enduring 'apartheid'

Htoo Maung sits down to lunch, sharing a bowl of traditional noodle soup with old friends, an ordinary act that has become extraordinary in Myanmar's Rakhine state -- because he is Muslim, and they are Buddhist.
21 November 2019

‘Reconciliation critical for resolving Rohingya crisis’

Bangladesh has said it believes reconciliation can be a critical enabler for resolving the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the brunt of which they are bearing.
20 November 2019

Pakistan's ailing ex-PM Sharif flown by air ambulance to London

Pakistan's ailing ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif left by air ambulance for London, where he is due to receive medical treatment after battling the government for permission to travel, his doctor and close aides say.
19 November 2019

UN court to hear Myanmar genocide case next month

Gambia will open its case against Myanmar before the UN's top court in December accusing the mainly Buddhist state of genocide against its Rohingya Muslims, the tribunal says.
19 November 2019

Myanmar not out of ICC, ICJ jurisdiction: Shahriar Alam

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam says the Myanmar government is not out of the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Criminal Court (ICC).
18 November 2019

SKorean President Moon Jae-in writes about ASEAN before ‘ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit’

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in writes about Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Korea following a three-day long “2019 ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit” which will be held in Busan of Korea next week.
17 November 2019

Dhaka needs to utilise growing global pressure on Myanmar: Experts

Like Myanmar, its friends will also feel the “pressure” amid significant development on “legal front” that Bangladesh needs to utilise prudently to keep up the growing global pressure on Myanmar until a solution to Rohingya crisis is found, say foreign affairs analysts.
16 November 2019

Arab star Sabry visits Rohingya refugee camps

Arab film and TV star and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits the Rohingya families in the refugee camps of Bangladesh to show that suffering has no borders and humanity has no boundaries.
16 November 2019

Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts

Myanmar has struck back after a surge of global legal pressure over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya, branding an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) "not in accordance with international law".
16 November 2019

Dhaka hails UN resolution over HR violation against Rohingyas

Bangladesh thanks all the UN member states as a resolution on the situation of human rights of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar has been adopted at the Unites Nations (UN).
15 November 2019

Investigation to uncover the truth: International Criminal Court Prosecutor

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has welcomed the decision to authorise an investigation into crimes committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar saying her investigation will seek to uncover the truth.
15 November 2019

Suu Kyi named in Argentine lawsuit

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials are named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.
14 November 2019

Suu Kyi faces first legal action for crimes against Rohingya Muslims

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named Wednesday in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.
14 November 2019

NID for Rohingyas: 2 election office staff held

Chittagong police arrests two employees of thana-level election office early today in connection with the much-talked-about case of National Identity (NID) scam involving Rohingyas.
13 November 2019

'Attacker' killed in 'suicide' bombing in Indonesia's regional police HQ

A suspected suicide bombing outside police headquarters in Indonesia's city of Medan in North Sumatra killed the perpetrator and wounded some officers on Wednesday, police say.
13 November 2019

Canada supporting a genocide trial of Myanmar

Canada is supporting a genocide prosecution of Myanmar government for systemic violence that forced about 750,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee their country.
12 November 2019

Gambia on behalf of OIC sues Myanmar at int’l court over Rohingya genocide

Gambia files a case at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against its Rohingya Muslim minority and asking the International Court of Justice to urgently order measures “to stop Myanmar’s genocidal conduct immediately.”
11 November 2019

Rohingyas threat to national, regional security: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said 1.1 million Rohingyas, citizens of Myanmar who fled here in the face of persecution, are not only a threat to the security for Bangladesh but also for the region.
11 November 2019

Hundreds of Indian Sikhs to make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan

Hundreds of Indian Sikhs are set to make a historic pilgrimage to Pakistan, travelling visa-free to one of their religion's holiest sites under a landmark deal between the two countries separated by the 1947 partition of the subcontinent.
9 November 2019

Global leadership, S Asian partners urged to act for quick return of Rohingyas

Bangladesh says the global leadership, especially South Asian partners, needs to do more to ensure quick repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Myanmar.
6 November 2019