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• International · 2026-09-28

  Monsoon flooding kills at least 16 across Thailand and Myanmar, over a million affected

  Monsoon rains have killed at least eight people in Thailand and eight more in Myanmar since mid-September, with between 20 and 30 additional people reported missing in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region. In Thailand, more than 1.7 million people across 27 provinces have been affected, while Bangkok experienced its fourth consecutive day of flooding on Monday.

• International · 2026-09-29

  Flooding kills eight in each of Thailand and Myanmar as 1.7 million affected

  Heavy rains have caused at least eight deaths in both Thailand and Myanmar since mid-September, with Bangkok experiencing a fourth consecutive day of flooding. More than 1.7 million people across 27 Thai provinces have been affected, while 20 to 30 people remain missing in Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region. The flooding is part of a wider pattern of extreme rainfall affecting South and Southeast Asia.

• International · 2026-09-23

  Human Rights Watch reports widespread torture of women political prisoners in Myanmar

  Human Rights Watch has documented systematic torture, sexual violence and inadequate medical care affecting women detained as political prisoners in Myanmar. According to the organisation, more than 6,600 women and 640 children are among over 30,000 political prisoners held since the military coup in February 2021. The abuses reflect the military junta's broader pattern of violations against civilians in the country.

• International · 2026-09-29

  Military airstrike on market in Rakhine State kills at least 50 people

  A Myanmar military airstrike struck a crowded riverside market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State on Monday, killing at least 50 people and wounding 58 others in one of the deadliest single bombardments of the country's civil war. The Arakan Army, the rebel group controlling the town, stated that those killed were civilian traders and shoppers. Local volunteers reported that the death toll could rise further as some bodies were destroyed in fires following the bombing.

• International · 2026-10-04

  Monsoon flooding and Himalayan avalanche kill over 100 across South and Southeast Asia

  Heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding and landslides across India and Nepal, killing at least 102 people, while a separate avalanche on Nepal's Himlung Himal buried the mountain base camp, killing four climbers and leaving twelve missing. Thailand and Myanmar also experienced destructive floods that affected more than 1.7 million people and killed at least sixteen, continuing a devastating pattern of extreme weather in the region.

• International · 2026-09-30

  Somali Pirates Kill Five Crew Members Before Puntland Forces Rescue Tanker MT Honour 25

  Somali pirates seized the oil tanker MT Honour 25 on 21 April with 17 crew members aboard, approximately 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast. During a week-long rescue operation, Puntland Maritime Police Force freed the vessel, though five crew members had already been killed and four injured by the pirates. Officials confirmed this was the first fatal piracy incident in more than a decade off the Somali coast.