Thailand: Military seizes 2,300kg of cooking oil smuggled from Malaysia The truck carrying the good was halted at a check point at the Satun border with Perlis Jan 5, 2017By Bihu Ray
Singapore: British teacher jailed 18 months for molesting 7-year-old girl The Briton was found guilty of violating the girl's modesty by touching her private parts under the table Jan 3, 2017By Bihu Ray Singapore crime
Malaysia: Rare sabre tusk elephants 'near extinction' as 2 more killed in Sabah reserve The elephants were on 27 December and 31 December for their rare sabre tusks Jan 2, 2017By Bihu Ray
Indonesia: New Year fireworks set police chief's house on fire The house is located near Lapangan Merdeka in Balikpapan of Indonesia's East Kalimantan Jan 2, 2017By Bihu Ray
At least 35 killed in New Year gun attack at Istanbul nightclub The club, one of Istanbul's most iconic, popular with locals and foreigners alike Jan 1, 2017By Bihu Ray
Australia: Terrorism squad arrests man for New Year's Eve terror plot targeting Sydney The man was arrested at Sydney's international airport after he returned from London Dec 30, 2016By Bihu Ray
Malaysia man jailed 80 years for raping underage daughter The Sessions Court judge orders the jail sentence to start from the date of his arrest. Dec 30, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Edgar Matobato: Death squad killer on the run could bring down Rodrigo Duterte Duterte's macabre death squad once raped and killed three women accused of dealing in a local drug. Dec 30, 2016By Jacob J
Singapore deports 2 Indonesians suspected of supporting Islamic State Authorities say both of them were reportedly deported to Batam after a questioning session of almost 24 hours. Dec 29, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
O fish! Cocaine racket run by 'fishermen' busted in Australia; 1.1 tonnes of drug seized The fishermen were using fishing trawlers to traffic cocaine from South America to Australia Dec 29, 2016By Bihu Ray
Jakarta: 6 including 9-year-old die after robbers lock family in bathroom According to Jakarta police chief, at least four armed intruders broke into the house Dec 27, 2016By Bihu Ray
Thailand arrests 9 cyber warriors for hacking government sites in protest against internet laws The government says the websites were only down temporarily and the attacks caused minimum disruption. Dec 26, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Three Indonesians arrested for plot to join Syrian militants The three suspects were directly taken to the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters for interrogation. Dec 26, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Philippines: 16 injured in Christmas Eve blast at Catholic church in restive Mindanao Last year, as many as 15 people were killed in Christmas attacks by Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines. Dec 25, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
India child sacrifice: 4-year-old girl raped, eyes gouged out during black magic Though villagers suspect a sorcerer, who allegedly practices witchcraft, police are not ruling out any angle Dec 24, 2016By Bihu Ray