Laos commemorates Red Crescent Day with blood donation event

Blood donation event held at Lao - ITECC Shopping Center…

Philippine president hosts Cambodia–Thailand talks to ease border tensions

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announces progress in Cambodia–Thailand talks…

Forum of “underserved areas” meets on sidelines of ASEAN summit

Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Malaysian…

The World Promised Quality Education for All. By 2030, Will That Promise Collapse?

Children returning home from school during flooding in West Kalimantan,…

50 monks to walk 500 km for Vesak at Indonesia’s Borobudur Temple

Illustration of monks walking to celebrate Vesak. (Anandajoti via Wikimedia)…

Politics

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announces progress in Cambodia–Thailand talks facilitated by the Philippines as ASEAN Chair, with both sides reaching agreements to advance resolution of border issues. (Presidential Communications Office)

Philippine president hosts Cambodia–Thailand talks to ease border tensions

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announces progress in Cambodia–Thailand talks facilitated by the Philippines as…

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Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Special BIMP-EAGA Summit, May 7. (ASEAN Secretariat)

Forum of “underserved areas” meets on sidelines of ASEAN summit

Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and…

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Vietnamese President Tô Lâm in New York, September 24, 2024. (Prime Minister’s Office via Wikimedia)

Vietnam’s Tô Lâm visits India, marks 10 years of strategic partnership

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Vietnamese President Tô Lâm in New York,…

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Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Cristina Aldeguer-Roque deliver opening remarks at the ASEAN Foreign and Economic Ministers' joint meeting on May 7. (ASEAN Secretariat)

ASEAN Foreign and Economic Ministers hold joint meeting ahead of main summit

Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Cristina Aldeguer-Roque deliver opening remarks at the ASEAN Foreign and…

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Economy

Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Cristina Aldeguer-Roque deliver opening remarks at the ASEAN Foreign and Economic Ministers' joint meeting on May 7. (ASEAN Secretariat)

ASEAN Foreign and Economic Ministers hold joint meeting ahead of main summit

Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Cristina Aldeguer-Roque deliver opening remarks at the ASEAN Foreign and…

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Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia delivers his keynote speech at the IPB University Alumni Forum in Jakarta on 2 May. (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Indonesia)

Indonesia to maintain coal reliance amid energy security push 

Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia delivers his keynote speech at the IPB…

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President Min Aung Hlaing receives a report from the Chief Minister of Yangon Region at Bayintnaung Park ahead of the inspection tour, May 2. (Global New Light of Myanmar)

Myanmar President inspects Yangon urban development, orders proper town planning 

President Min Aung Hlaing receives a report from the Chief Minister of Yangon Region at…

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Labour Minister and Vocational Training Minister Heng Sour joins workers for a solidarity meal at National Union Alliance Chamber of Cambodia. (Khmer Times)

Cambodia to cut textile import reliance by 2027

Labour Minister and Vocational Training Minister Heng Sour joins workers for a solidarity meal at…

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Society

Blood donation event held at Lao - ITECC Shopping Center on May 8, 2026. (Lao News Agency)

Laos commemorates Red Crescent Day with blood donation event

Blood donation event held at Lao - ITECC Shopping Center on May 8, 2026. (Lao…

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Children returning home from school during flooding in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. (CIFOR-ICRAF)

The World Promised Quality Education for All. By 2030, Will That Promise Collapse?

Children returning home from school during flooding in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. (CIFOR-ICRAF) Joshua Vidal, MAEd…

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Illustration of monks walking to celebrate Vesak. (Anandajoti via Wikimedia)

50 monks to walk 500 km for Vesak at Indonesia’s Borobudur Temple

Illustration of monks walking to celebrate Vesak. (Anandajoti via Wikimedia) To celebrate Vesak day on…

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Masjid Jogokariyan staff in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, prepares around 2,500 plates of iftar dishes. (Gudeg.net)

Why Indonesia’s Free-Meal Program Should Learn from Islamic Community Finance

Masjid Jogokariyan staff in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, prepares around 2,500 plates of iftar dishes. (Gudeg.net) Agie…

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Deep Dive

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro speaks to the press at the DFA office on the Code of Conduct on South China Sea in Pasay City in July 2025. (PNA)

The Philippines as ASEAN Chair: Claimant, Convener and the Limits of Consensus

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro speaks to the press at the DFA office on…

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French President Emmanuel Macron at the 2025 Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore (AFP)

France’s Southeast Asia Push: Strategic Autonomy in Practice

French President Emmanuel Macron at the 2025 Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore (AFP) Paris Looks Southeast…

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Members of the Mandalay People’s Defence Forces with a UAS in April 2023. (Getty Images)

Myanmar’s Drone War: A New Paradigm in Modern Conflict

Members of the Mandalay People’s Defence Forces with a UAS in April 2023. (Getty Images)…

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The New Face of Conservatism: How Thailand’s Right Learned to Win Elections

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and new cabinet ministers take an oath in front of…

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Then-Military Chief Min Aung Hlaing inspects the troops during a ceremony marking Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2026. (AFP)

Military in Civilian Clothing: Myanmar Junta’s Post-Coup Rebrand

Then-Military Chief Min Aung Hlaing inspects the troops during a ceremony marking Myanmar’s Armed Forces…

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