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DEVELOPING STORY: Six found dead in Bangkok hotel room: senior police officer

BANGKOK, July 16, 2024 (AFP) - Six people believed to be Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans were found dead in a hotel…

Eleven dead in northern Vietnam after landslide buries van

HANOI, July 14, 2024 (AFP) - A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried and killed at least 11 people who…

Malaysia beaches hit by Singapore oil spill

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - An oil spill off Singapore has spread to beaches in southern Malaysia, a government official said…

China’s ‘salami-slicing strategy’ against Philippines in disputed sea

By Matthew WALSH BEIJING, June 19, 2024 (AFP) - Ramming boats, building militarised islands and threatening perceived trespassers -- China…

Former Thai PM Thaksin charged with royal insult

BANGKOK, June 18, 2024 (AFP) - Thai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the…

President Marcos says Philippines will ‘vigorously defend what is ours’

MANILA, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines will "vigorously defend what is ours", President Ferdinand Marcos said on Saturday,…

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu unleashes massive ash plume in largest eruption of 2024

JAKARTA, May 15, 2024 (AFP) - A volcano in eastern Indonesia spewed ash five kilometres (3.1 miles) into the sky…

Singapore’s Lawrence Wong sworn in as new prime minister

By Martin ABBUGAO SINGAPORE, May 15, 2024 (AFP) - Singapore on Wednesday swore in Lawrence Wong as its new prime…

Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia

Indonesia, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to…

Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

  MANILA, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities…

ASEAN in Focus – April 27, 2024 – Living in extraordinary times!

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Vietnam National Assembly head resigns amid graft purge

HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - The head of Vietnam's National Assembly has resigned, the ruling Communist Party said Friday,…

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