A former senior provincial official in Vietnam took a $300,000 bribe to allow illegal sand mining in the Mekong Delta, state media said on December…
Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said on December 12, but the country…
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledged new populist measures on December 12 in an attempt to shore up support for her government and boost an…
The Indonesian government has announced a plan to construct an oil storage facility on an island near Singapore to reduce reliance on volatile oil prices…
A new World Bank report released this week said that the Philippines' progress in reducing poverty will continue, leading to a drop in poverty incidence…
Laos has launched a new health project to control the spread of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, improving healthcare access and training local public health…
Denmark seeks to forge closer ties with South-east Asian nations in a bid to become less dependent on China, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.…
Malaysia launched on December 12 a national artificial intelligence office aimed at shaping policies and addressing regulatory issues, as it looks to establish itself as…
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi scored a fresh legal victory December 12 as prosecutors dropped their challenge against his graft acquittal, a development…
Thai consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month in November, bolstered by government economic measures and tourism, a survey showed on December 12. The…
Boeing said it will display drones and helicopters at Vietnam's defense expo, bringing one of the top US exporters to a country looking to reduce…
Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd. has concluded talks with Sarawak over the Borneo state’s bid to claim its local gas distribution rights, according to a report…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte expressed doubts on December 11 on getting enough support among legislators to fight impeachment complaints filed against her, saying the…
Vietnam has jailed five party members for feeding information to Duong Van Thai, a blogger who is believed to have been abducted in Thailand last…
Vietnamese tech company CMC plans to invest $500 million in data centers and other infrastructure in its home country, Japan and elsewhere in the five…
ATR announced the addition of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to the fleet of Cambodia Angkor Air (which will change its name to Air Cambodia as…
The wife of Chhoeung Chheng, an environmental journalist killed in Cambodia, says she had warned him against investigating illegal logging at night. Chhoeung had been…
Malaysia has approved 254.7 billion ringgit (57.58 billion US dollars) of investments for the first nine months of 2024, marking a 10.7% increase from the…
Cambodia and Morocco have vowed to bolster bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and tourism for the interest of the two countries and peoples, said a…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 11 approved a 500-million-US dollar policy-based loan to help the Philippines pursue its public financial management (PFM) reform…
Indonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia. But he found himself detained in a…
A Malaysian court December 11 approved the government's application to bar PetroSaudi International and its chief executive from accessing $340 million connected to the scandal-wracked…
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim refused to answer questions on December 10 on the existence of a royal decree that would allegedly allow jailed former…
Arakan rebels are fighting within the borders of the junta’s Western Military Command headquarters in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after having taken control of nearby Ann…
Thailand's cabinet on December 11 approved debt support measures, including interest suspensions and reduced principal payments, to help tackle household debt, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra…
