Story Archive
2023-08-21
Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to return from self-imposed exile the same day lawmakers vote for a new prime minister.
2023-08-21
China has officially handed over the main stadium for the 2023 Pacific Games to the Solomon Islands.
2023-08-18
Dhaka has formally applied for membership and Jakarta is contemplating it.
2023-08-18
Some Miss Universe Indonesia contestants have accused the organizers of sexual harassment. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will be returning to Manila the remains of Filipinos it acquired without consent from 1904-1941 for physical anthropology research, including to support racist beliefs about white people’s superiority. One of the largest banks in Bangladesh has frozen the accounts of two Myanmar banks controlled by the Burmese military. And a fatal small plane crash in Malaysia that killed 10.
2023-08-18
Seven finalists complained that they were forced to take off their clothes before being photographed.
2023-08-18
The 61-year-old property tycoon has emerged as the frontrunner to lead Southeast Asia’s second largest economy.
2023-08-17
A Thai lawmaker has suggested that the area should stretch 5 kilometers into Myanmar.
2023-08-17
Satellite photos show a 600-meter airstrip was constructed on Triton Island over the last month.
2023-08-17
Suspects are to be charged with murder over killings of soldier and police officer in Basilan, authorities say.
2023-08-17
Human Rights Monitor argues 2021 security operations in Kiwirok amounted to crimes against humanity under international law.
2023-08-16
Two Burmese banks had accounts with Sonali Bank totaling U.S. $1.1 million in deposits.
2023-08-16
Enrique Manalo seeks to calm region amid tensions after incident at sea between Chinese and Philippine coast guards.
2023-08-16
The ruling is likely the final blow for Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become Thailand’s prime minister.
2023-08-15
Police highlight violence in Enga province where Canadian-Chinese venture hopes to reopen contentious gold mine.
2023-08-15
The Pheu Thai Party’s effort to get Srettha Thavisin elected PM won’t calm political tensions.
