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Myanmar complains over pariah treatment in ASEAN bloc

YANGON - Myanmar claimed on Monday that "discriminatory measures" are shutting it out of the ASEAN bloc after a summit last week saw the organization continue to blacklist the country's post-coup leadership. The...
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Joint Ministerial Statement of the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) convened the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) on 27-28 April 2026 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam....

Secretary-General of ASEAN speaks to The Scoop in Bandar Seri Begawan

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today gave an interview to The Scoop, on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam....

Cambodia: Strife in Southeast Asia could crimp energy crisis response

BANGKOK — Southeast Asia’s joint effort to tackle global issues, such as an energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, is complicated...

China’s FM Wang: Cambodian scam centers must be eradicated

BEIJING — China's top diplomat Wang Yi called for the complete eradication of scam centers in Cambodia during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet...

Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in operation versus banned online gambling

JAKARTA — Three hundred twenty-one foreigners were arrested in a raid on an alleged online gambling operation in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, police said Saturday, in one of the...

2 Singapore isolated residents test negative for hantavirus

SINGAPORE, May 9, 2026 -Two Singapore residents who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship have tested negative to the rare respiratory disease, Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA)...

Special Meeting 2/2025 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 2/2025 from 7 to 10 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The...

ASEAN Declaration of Commitment on ASEAN Drug Security and Self-Reliance (ADSSR)

WE, the Member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao...

A strait in the neighborhood

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia — A recent remark by Indonesia’s finance minister about exploring the possibility of charging passing vessels in the Strait of Malacca quickly sent ripples across the international...

18th ARF Experts and Eminent Persons’ Meeting convened in Kuala Lumpur

The Eighteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Experts and Eminent Persons (EEPs) was convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia preceded by a workshop on conflict prevention held the...

Myanmar complains over pariah treatment in ASEAN bloc

YANGON - Myanmar claimed on Monday that "discriminatory measures" are shutting it out of the ASEAN bloc after a summit last week saw the organization...

Myanmar activists hit Trump ally Stone for lobbying role

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar campaigners on Tuesday denounced American lobbyist Roger Stone, a close confidante of United States President Donald Trump, for accepting $50,000 a...

Arrest of Greenpeace activists during Asean Summit slammed

LAPU-LAPU CITY — A Cebu-based labor alliance and an environmental group have strongly condemned the arrest of Greenpeace Southeast Asia activists, as authorities tightly enforced security measures during the 48th...

Timor-Leste PM Xanana Gusmão tours Cebu City’s heritage sites

CEBU CITY — Instead of flying back home after the Leaders’ Summit, Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão stayed on here and spent a day of heritage visits that placed the...

Singapore bank UOB aims to double wealth income by 2030

SINGAPORE — Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, is aiming to double its wealth income by 2030, the lender's chief executive officer said on Thursday,...

Singapore’s DBS keeps 2026 outlook largely unchanged, Q1 profit beats forecasts

SINGAPORE — DBS Group kept its 2026 outlook largely unchanged, with rate headwinds to income expected to be largely mitigated after Singapore’s biggest bank on...

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin released from prison

BANGKOK — Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. The 76-year-old telecoms...

Cambodia: Strife in Southeast Asia could crimp energy crisis response

BANGKOK — Southeast Asia’s joint effort to tackle global issues, such as an energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, is complicated by internal friction over tension...

Vietnam seeks deeper defense, trade ties with Sri Lanka

COLOMBO — Vietnam's President To Lam called for deeper defense and trade ties with Sri Lanka on Friday, noting the South Asian island's strategic position...

​PH, Vietnam reach deal for 1.5 million MT of rice

THE Philippines and Vietnam have agreed on a one-year deal for 1.5 million metric tons (MT) of rice through April 2027, the Department of...

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