Vietnam’s island building in the South China Sea has reached a record with the total new land created in the first six months of this…
Malaysia’s defense against dengue fever has been strengthened with the launch of the country’s first vaccine against the disease. Pharmaceutical firm Takeda Malaysia’s dengue tetravalent…
Mongolia and Laos have signed several cooperation agreements, according to the Mongolian presidential office's website on June 11 evening. These documents, including a memorandum to…
Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain…
Malaysia’s government has shown strong political will in rationalizing its diesel subsidies, although the move may not be popular, said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.…
Hundreds of American and Filipino troops concluded on June 10 a new combat exercise in the northern Philippines that tested their endurance in more than…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on June 11 it had offered $10,000 in compensation to passengers who suffered minor injuries on a flight hit by extreme…
Vietnam is expected to allow companies to import gold for the first time in over a decade, as it aims to bridge the widening gap…
Junta troops ordered residents in western Myanmar, near the Rakhine state capital, to leave their villages ahead of anticipated attacks by the Arakan Army, an…
The small coastal town of Santa Ana at the northeastern tip of the Philippines has a population of just 40,000, but beneath its veneer of…
Malaysia will cut diesel subsidies and float retail prices to the market rate of RM3.35 per liter, an increase of about 55% from RM2.15, starting…
Malaysia’s drive to attract data center investments worth billions of dollars could strain its water and electricity supplies in the coming years, say experts, particularly…
The junta has halted applications for passport conversions, part of its effort to keep people from fleeing the draft in Myanmar, according to a passport…
Before US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Cambodia this week, the Pentagon had indicated that the talks wouldn't yield "significant deliverables." Despite some media…
Middle and high school students in Laos say they are dropping out of school because of the country’s dismal economy and lack of job opportunities,…
Vietnam has been increasing its dredging and landfill work in the South China Sea, creating almost as much new land as in the previous two…
The Philippines on June 7 accused China of blocking and ramming a boat carrying a sick marine being evacuated from its outpost in the South…
Cambodia on June 6 inaugurated a multipurpose seaport here in southwest Kampot province's Bokor city, aiming at enhancing the kingdom's logistics and maritime transportation sector.…
Rescue workers in northern Myanmar recovered the bodies of five mine workers, including one Chinese national, on June 5 and were searching for missing victims…
The Philippines has tallied 169 human rabies cases and 160 deaths from January to May this year, the government said on June 5. The country's…
Four police officers assigned to the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists, officials said on June…
Economists have foreseen Malaysia's outbound shipments to expand faster in the second half amid renewed improvement in manufacturing sector conditions. MIDF Research said in a…
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces the specter of several by-elections in Malay-majority constituencies that his ruling coalition had lost in recent polls, which could…
Vietnam's central bank lent another $1.2 billion to ailing Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank over the last two months, according to a bank document seen…
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won most of the seats in the municipal, provincial, town and district council elections for the fourth mandate on…
