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              South-East Asia

              Read the latest news from the region - including the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Asean political affairs

              Thai and Laotian rescuers enter a flooded cave in Xaysomboun province, Laos, where seven villagers have been trapped since May 20. EPA

              Rescuers in Laos edge closer to villagers trapped in flooded cave for six days

              AsiaMay 26, 2026
              Officials count votes at a polling station in Bangkok after the polls closed in the general election on Sunday. EPA

              Did Thai voters just flip the script?

              CommentFebruary 11, 2026
              An Asean foreign ministers' meeting with China in Vientiane, Laos in July 2024. AFP

              The challenges facing Asean as it tries to rise in the new world order

              CommentJanuary 29, 2026
              Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim deserves kudos for taking advantage of his position of relative strength to announce serious reforms. EPA

              Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim can finally burnish his reformist credentials

              CommentJanuary 16, 2026
              An injured soldier is transferred to a hospital in Thailand's Sisaket province on Sunday following a clash between Thai and Cambodian troops. Reuters

              Thailand strikes Cambodia as border conflict reignites

              AsiaDecember 08, 2025
              A woman stands inside her flooded house in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia on Wednesday. AP

              Battered South-East Asia and Sri Lanka have a message for the rest of the world

              CommentDecember 03, 2025
              Amid the civil war in Myanmar and turmoil and devastation in other parts of the world, Aung San Suu Kyi’s plight is drawing little attention. Getty

              Myanmar's junta should release Aung San Suu Kyi from solitary confinement

              OpinionOctober 16, 2025
              Emirati pilot Aisha Al Mansoori. Gender diversity is not simply a matter of equity – it directly expands the available talent pool. Etihad Airways

              Turbulence in the Asia-Pacific region's aviation sector has lessons for the Gulf

              CommentOctober 01, 2025
              A motorbike-hailing driver hands flowers to military personnel and police officers during a rally for peace following days of violent protests in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA

              Indonesia's leader swiftly quelled the protests, but the hard work begins now

              CommentSeptember 03, 2025
              Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered a truce between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thailand's acting Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Monday. EPA

              Why did the Thailand-Cambodia conflict erupt suddenly and end swiftly?

              CommentJuly 31, 2025
              Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon visit the Great Wall of China near Beijing on Wednesday. EPA

              The US is pushing its Asia Pacific allies closer to China

              CommentJuly 17, 2025
              Activists during a solidarity protest in support of the Palestinian people, in Jakarta, on Thursday. EPA

              South-East Asian countries are siding with Iran – this isn't surprising

              CommentJune 20, 2025
              Leaders of Gulf Co-operation Council member states and the Association of South-East Asian Nations with their Chinese counterparts in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Reuters

              GCC and Asean show civilisations can work together, despite the differences

              CommentMay 29, 2025
              When Malaysians think of former prime minister Abdullah Badawi, they will think of him with a kindly smile on his face. AP

              Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was the 'quiet man' of Malaysian politics

              CommentApril 24, 2025
              People line up for food aid in Sagaing, near the epicentre of the earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28. AFP

              Myanmar junta declares temporary truce for quake relief efforts

              AsiaApril 02, 2025
              The US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas. US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency at the southern border 'to repel the disastrous invasion of our country'. AFP
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              On immigration, Trump’s America and Britain are in a race to the bottom

              CommentFebruary 13, 2025
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