US Boosts Alliance with the Philippines with $500 million Funding
Philippines (AP) — Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in military funding Tuesday to boost Philippine defenses and progress on a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact
Southeast Asia Top Diplomats Condemn Myanmar Violence, Urge Peaceful Means To Settle Sea Disputes
Southeast Asian top diplomats on Saturday condemned violence in Myanmar's ongoing civil war and urged for “practical” means to defuse rising tensions
Southeast Asian Diplomats Meet with China as Friction Mounts Over Beijing’s Sweeping Maritime Claims
Top diplomats from Southeast Asia met Friday morning in Vientiane with China’s Foreign Minister for talks that come as friction continues to escalate over Beijing
Myanmar Violence, South China Sea Tensions Are Top Issues as Southeast Asian Diplomats Meet...
VIENTIANE, Laos - Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and China were gathering in the Laotian capital on Thursday
Vietnam Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the Country’s Most Powerful Leader, Dies at...
Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. He was 80.
Myanmar Conflict Escalates, Thai Companies Pull Out
The ongoing conflict in Myanmar between the military government and opposition forces shows no sign of abating. Fighting continues in several areas
Fierce Fighting Breaks Out as Militias Launch New Attacks Against Regime in Myanmar’s Civil...
New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime
Siam Commercial Bank Clarifies Financial Transactions Related to Myanmar
Siam Commercial Bank released a statement on Friday to clarify financial transactions related to Myanmar after Tom Andrews, the U.N. special rapporteur
Thai Banks Are the Top Suppliers of Financial Services to Myanmar’s Military, UN Expert...
Thai banks have become the main supplier of international financial services for Myanmar’s military government, enabling its purchases of goods
Superpower Arms Flow into Karenni State; Thailand Fears Refugee Surge
Conflict in Karenni state intensifies. World major powers supplying arms; fears of large-scale refugee influx into Thailand.
