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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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