Panglong talks set for May 24
Myanmar will hold peace talks on May 24 aimed at ending decades-long ethnic wars that have intensified since State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi...
Junta signs $1bn China subs deal
Chinese submarines are seen as more threatening elsewhere in Asean, where they reinforce Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand’s military junta...
Myanmar’s Rohingya talks fail to find deal
Myanmar held repatriation talks with Rohingya representatives in a Bangladesh refugee camp, amid speculation that it is only an attempt to ease international pressure...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Gay crackdown boosts HIV: HRW
A crackdown against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups in Indonesia is leading to a rise in HIV infections and causing a public...
Pope called to say ‘Rohingya’
As Pope Francis (pictured) begins an official visit to Myanmar tomorrow (Monday), he is facing scrutiny as to whether he will use the word...
Rohingya refugees arrive on Malaysia shore
A total of 34 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been found on a beach in Malaysia, the first such incident since April last year.
The...
Chinese-Thai military exercise unveiled
China and Thailand will conduct their first joint military air exercise with 180 Chinese officers and top pilots starting on November 12 at a...
Indonesia denies Papua chemical weapons attack
Indonesia has denied allegations in Australia’s Saturday Paper that illegal chemical weapons were used in a military operation in remote Nduga regency in Papua...
US hands over Filipino trophies from 1901 massacre
US Defence Secretary James Mattis has handed (pictured) over three church bells to the Philippines that were taken as war trophies in 1901 after...
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Tesco gets offer for Thai, Malaysian stores
Retail giant Tesco could gain around US$9 billion by selling off its Asean businesses, according to a former supermarket chief.
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Indonesia called to release Papua prisoners
At least 110 political prisoners are being held in Indonesian-controlled Papua after numerous arrests for raising the outlawed Papuan national flag, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Police...
Goldman 1MDB fine could be below US$2 billion
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. could pay under US$2 billion to settle US probes over its role in raising money for scandal-plagued Malaysian investment fund...