Asia

The agreement comes at a time of simmering tension in the South China Sea and international concern about an escalation,...

Dr Meg Keen, a senior fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute, said it was no coincidence...

Thailand's lese-majeste law, or article 112 of the criminal code, is among the strictest of its kind in the world...

Aug 27: Rescuers deploy ground penetrating radar as search efforts continue, including at Pantai Dalam treatment plant 7km away, where...

DILI, Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste's leader thanked the international community on Friday (Aug 30) as his country celebrated the 25th anniversary of its...

Vietnam has a tricky balancing act of opposing actions by China that it deems infringements on its sovereignty, while needing...

Civil society groups in Malaysia have also previously criticised the licensing regime as one that could stifle free speech and...

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man and his Malaysian girlfriend were charged in Johor on Thursday (Aug 29) with trafficking more than...

BECOMING A MORE OPEN, TRANSPARENT COUNTRY On whether Indonesia is becoming a more mature democratic society, he said this is...

KOH SAMUI, Thailand: A Thai court on Thursday (Aug 29) jailed a famous Spanish actor's son for life for the...