President-elect Prabowo Subianto has embarked on a whirlwind diplomatic tour ahead of his inauguration this month, showcasing his plans for a bolder foreign policy than…
The government will open thousands of kitchens across the country next year as the incoming government led by president-elect Prabowo Subianto kicks off his multi-billion…
Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP Tuesday, as…
The armed forces of the Philippines, the United States and four other countries began joint naval exercises off the coast of the Philippines' northern Luzon…
Singapore’s largest telecoms operator Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said some customers, including public service hotlines, may be experiencing “intermittent fixed voice service issues.” The firm’s engineers…
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte registered his candidacy on Monday to run for mayor of the southern city of Davao in midterm polls due next…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Laos for meetings with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) officials as well as Vietnam this week, Beijing's foreign…
Lawmakers and observers have criticized a proposed housing incentive for members of the House of Representatives (DPR), claiming that it lacks urgency and increases the…
Indonesia hosted an international meeting involving the UN and opponents of Myanmar's ruling military on October 4, according to sources familiar with the talks, as…
Violence against women and children has decreased over the past eight years, according to a survey released by the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and…
The Philippines and South Korea committed October 7 to deepening maritime cooperation, their presidents said, in the face of China's assertion of its claims over…
Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said October 6, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high…
A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi died of leukaemia on October 7, a party source told AFP, days after…
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a…
A feasibility study on the planned extension of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) to Surabaya in East Java will be completed this year, according to…
Chiang Mai, Thailand's northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding on October 5 as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy…
Vietnam's economy grew by 7.4% in the third quarter, government figures showed October 6, despite severe economic damage caused by deadly Typhoon Yagi. Vietnam suffered…
The Philippines on October 4 denounced China's alleged assault of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in…
Veteran Philippine politician Juan Ponce Enrile, a top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was on October 4 acquitted of charges he plundered three million…
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called for all parties in the Middle East to stop escalating the region’s ongoing conflict following Iranian attacks against Israel…
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) and the Communication and Information Ministry on September 27 launched a new disaster early warning system based on…
Vietnam's foreign ministry condemned on October 2 China's "brutal behaviour" during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The 10…
A Singaporean former minister was sentenced October 3 to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first…
A rumbling volcano south of the Philippine capital erupted in a cocktail of ash and steam on October 2, prompting public health warnings but causing…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on October 2 signed into law a measure that imposes a 12 percent value-added tax on foreign-based firms providing digital services…
