ASEAN IN FOCUS

Nearly 60 Rohingya found abandoned on Thai island: police

Fifty-nine Rohingya people have been discovered on a Thai island, saying they were abandoned by traffickers en route to Malaysia,…

Myanmar junta says will carry out first judicial executions in decades

    Myanmar's junta will execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist,…

New Australia PM, Indonesia president ride bikes as diplomatic wheels turn

Australia's new prime minister and Indonesia's president rode bamboo bicycles together on Monday as they held talks to boost ties,…

Vietnamese police net biggest bear bile haul

Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles…

US backs Philippines in China fishing ban

The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in…

One killed, 9 injured in Yangon bomb blast: Myanmar police source

A bomb blast killed one person and injured nine others in a busy district of central Yangon on Tuesday, a…

Philippines summons Beijing diplomat over South China Sea ‘harassment’

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Manila revealed on Tuesday that it had summoned a senior Beijing diplomat to protest the alleged…

EU ambassador meets President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  On 30 May 2022, the Ambassador of the European Union (EU), H.E. Luc Véron, met President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…

Record billion meth pills seized in East, Southeast Asia last year: UN

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - A record one billion methamphetamine pills were seized in East and Southeast Asia last year,…

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami advisory…

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