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President Ferdinand Marcos and guest Anwar Ibrahim favor ASEAN being involved in both issues.

Pacific island nations are among the countries most vulnerable to the extreme weather and sea-level rise that is projected to occur.

Chopper carrying five people was on a medical mission.

Regional bloc cannot use consensus-based decision making to stay indifferent to rights violations by Burmese junta, he says.

Emails from the organization’s secretariat, contacts in the 10-member states were hacked in 2022, analyst says.

Ruling by Kuala Lumpur High Court hands Najib Razak his first legal win after multiple setbacks.

As many as 21 locally managed protected areas are at risk from contamination in the central Philippines, environmental officials say.

Cobra Gold: Troops from 3 countries take part in amphibious landing drill

Thousands of military personnel from Thailand, the U.S. and elsewhere are participating in this year’s edition of the Cobra Gold joint exercises.

Verdict: Misleading

Grievance draws attention to watchdogs’ allegations of forced labor at such facilities.

But these gains will be temporary without promised institutional reform, they add.

Wang Kelian, near Thailand, is where graves of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were found in 2015.

Roel Degamo’s killing is the third in a series of attacks against local government officials in the country in a month.

Philippine Coast Guard calls their presence off Pag-asa a ‘blatant violation’ of territorial integrity.

Chinese vessel and a Vietnamese law enforcement ship came dangerously close to each other inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

Troops found cache of explosives during the operation last week in Maguindanao province, military officials said.

Rising costs affect Ramadan porridge giveaway in Malaysia

Every year during Ramadan, mosques in Malaysia distribute a beloved dish, bubur lambuk, along with other food, for free. Bubur lambuk – a sticky rice porridge ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. questions the Hague body’s jurisdiction.

Israeli team playing in country does not change Jakarta’s stance on supporting Palestinian statehood, president says.

On first official trip, Anwar Ibrahim unlikely to raise South China Sea issue publicly, analysts say.

Balancing conservation and tourism at Thailand’s Maya Bay

For nearly four years, Thailand's scenic Maya Bay was a place of solitude for blacktip reef sharks. Now tourists are returning in droves and Thailand must ...

Sources say the camp was key to supplying junta troops in Kayin state.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said cabinet had approved a repeal bill for parliament to vote on.

Beijing-based research institute warns of determined countermeasures from China.

The Southeast Asian nation could face sanctions imposed by international football’s governing body.

Difficult Ramadan for Rohingya as WFP cuts funding

From 1 March, the World Food Program cut its General Food Assistance vouchers for Rohingya from $12 to $10 per person per month, due to a funding shortfall. ...

Opponents have noted that Sheikh Hasina’s administration has increasingly targeted critics, journalists ahead of the national election.

Vanuatu championed the push for an international court opinion after Pacific islands law students advanced the idea.

The country “dissociates” itself from an excerpt acknowledging the court’s role in upholding accountability for “ the most serious crimes under international ...