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The Royal Thai Army has accused Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, of violating the lese-majeste law and Computer Crime...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the refurbished base would be open to "all friendly parties," but U.S. suspicions are likely to persist.
Vietnam and Thailand say they are open to negotiations with Washington, but will also seek to diversify their export markets away from the U.S.
The ceasefire, which will run until April 22, follows similar announcements from major ethnic rebel groups.
The proposed acquisition of F-16 fighters would bolster Manila's ability to defend its own assets in disputed parts of the South China Sea.
Nine of the region's 11 nations have been hit with reciprocal tariffs that could devastate local industries – and create a strategic opening for...
The Chinese leader will visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia at a time of great uncertainty about the course of U.S. policy toward the region.
Could the devastation of the March 28 quake help catalyze a political solution to the country’s civil war?
More than 70 construction workers remain trapped beneath the rubble of the State Audit Office building, which collapsed during the March 28...
The devastating March 28 earthquake was the largest to hit central Myanmar since 1839.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila's attempts to push back against Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
The country's civil war has hampered relief efforts, while junta controls have made it hard to gauge the quake's impact in remote regions.
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has promised to transfer power to whoever wins the election, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government hopes that legalized gambling can deliver a jolt to the sluggish Thai economy.
Vietnamese policymakers are hoping to preempt U.S. concerns about its lopsided trade surplus with the United States.
Candidates endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are on track to win nine of the 12 Senate seats up for grabs at the midterm elections in May.
A perfect storm of domestic and international uncertainties has pushed the currency toward the all-time low set in mid-1998.
The opposition People's Party has accused Paetongtarn Shinawatra of being under the undue influence of her father, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly Islands since June.
The Trump administration is investigating the illicit export of restricted Nvidia graphics processing units to China.
Manila seems set to remain a priority partner for Washington, despite the radical changes introduced by the Trump administration.
The trip to Thailand for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit would be Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's first to an ASEAN member state since 2021.
As chief of the Philippine National Police, Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa implemented ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs."
The informal grouping, established last May, is intended to counter China's assertive behavior in the South China Sea.
Civil society groups say that the changes are a throwback to the repressive New Order period, when the military dominated civilian affairs.
The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index plunged more than 7 percent, forcing it to suspend trading for the first time since 2020.
Phnom Penh is eager to demonstrate that Ream Naval Base will be open to foreign navies, though Western suspicions are likely to persist.
The disagreement bears a close similarity to the dispute over Preah Vihear temple, which led to armed clashes during 2008-2011.
The U.S.-funded broadcasters Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have long been a thorn in the side of the region's repressive governments.
The ex-leader's defense attorney told the court that his arrest on March 11 was tantamount to an "abduction."
The Thai authorities deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China in a secretive operation in late February.
Rodrigo Duterte is set to appear before the International Criminal Court for the first time today, following his extradition to The Hague earlier this...
With the civil war showing no sign of ending, the country's economic prospects will remain "bleak" in 2025-26.
The upgrade came three days after Vietnam similarly elevated Indonesia to the highest tier in its diplomatic hierarchy.
Rodrigo Duterte, who was this week arrested and extradited to the ICC, withdrew Manila from the court's founding statute in 2019.
The shift follows widespread concerns that President Prabowo Subianto is seeking to reinstate the Suharto-era doctrine of "dual function."
The International Criminal Court accuses the ex-leader of orchestrating crimes of humanity as part of his violent "war on drugs" campaign.
Over the past three years, the Vietnamese government has established Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships with nine nations.
The ex-leader's arrest is the latest outcome of the bitter political feud between the Marcos and Duterte families.
The remarks confirm reports that the government had received offers from several nations to resettle the asylum seekers prior to their deportation.
Sanctioned and isolated by the West, the two nations are moving to develop their currently negligible trade and investment ties.
The government chose not to send the asylum seekers to a third country in order to avoid retaliation from Beijing, diplomats and opposition lawmakers...
The group were among 119 Thai nationals detained during a raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet last week.
Isolated and sanctioned by the West, the two nations continue to move into closer diplomatic and strategic alignment.
As the Trump administration flirts with a global trade war, the areas of shared interest between the EU and ASEAN are becoming ever more clear.
There are early signs that the country's relations with the U.S. will survive the ongoing ructions in Washington, D.C.
Thai officials say that scamming syndicates displaced by crackdowns in eastern Myanmar are relocating to the Thailand-Cambodia border area.
Facing Western sanctions and opprobrium, Naypyidaw and Moscow have strengthened their cooperation in both the economic and security spheres.
The two governments have warned their nationals about possible retaliatory attacks, following the Erawan Shrine bombing in 2015.
Truong Huy San, who is better known by the pen name Huy Duc, was convicted of "abusing democratic freedoms."