Putin in Vietnam, Seeking To Strengthen Ties in Southeast Asia While Russia’s Isolation Deepens
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to strengthen ties with longtime partner Vietnam on a state visit Thursday that comes as Moscow faces growing international isolation
Singapore Airlines Offers Compensation to Passengers on Flight That Hit Extreme Turbulence
Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it has offered compensation to passengers of a flight that hit extreme turbulence last month
Tin Oo, a Close Ally of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi and Co-Founder of Her Pro-Democracy...
Tin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as well as a co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died.
East, Southeast Asia Had Record Methamphetamine Seizures Last Year. Profits Remain in the Billions
East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said.
Myanmar Quietly Announces Plans To Study Controversial Chinese Dam Project Suspended 13 Years Ago
Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project, work on which was suspended
Lawrence Wong Sworn In As Singapore’s Fourth PM, As Lee Hsien Loong Bows Out...
Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong was sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession
Civilian Casualties Rise in Myanmar’s Civil War as Resistance Forces Tighten Noose Around Military
Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in civil war.
Chinese Warships Have Been Docked in Cambodia; US and Philippine Forces Sink a Ship...
Cambodia's Defense Ministry insisted Wednesday that the months-long presence of two Chinese warships in a strategically important naval base
Philippine Students Are Told To Stay Home as Southeast Asia Copes With a Sweltering...
Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings
Brunei and Thailand Highlight 40 Years of Diplomatic Relations
BANGKOK - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen officially visited Thailand on April 28-29, 2024,...
