Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo Begins Political Tour in Support of Youngest Son’s Party

Indonesia’s 7th President Joko Widodo attends PSI’s coordination meeting in…

French Teenager to Plead Guilty in Singapore Over Viral Straw-licking Video

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, a French national charged with…

Philippines Cuts Airline Fuel Surcharge to Lowest Level Since Middle East Price Spike

Airphil Express Airbus A320 in 2011. (Wikimedia/Paul Spijkers) Air passengers…

Australia and Thailand Hold Chapel Gold Drill

Australian Army’s Rifle Company Butterworth rotation 144 demonstrates harbour occupation…

Thailand Introduces Surf Therapy to Strengthen Wellness Tourism 

Baler, Aurora, known as the birthplace of Philippine surfing. (DOT/Tourism…

Politics

Indonesia’s 7th President Joko Widodo attends PSI’s coordination meeting in Bandar Lampung on June 27, 2026, delivering a national address and meeting citizens and volunteers. (PSI)

Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo Begins Political Tour in Support of Youngest Son’s Party

Indonesia’s 7th President Joko Widodo attends PSI’s coordination meeting in Bandar Lampung on June 27,…

Read More
The International Maritime Organization paused its ship evacuation plan in the Persian Gulf after Iran struck a cargo vessel. (Yahoo)

Unknown projectiles strike Singaporean vessel, crew safe

The International Maritime Organization paused its ship evacuation plan in the Persian Gulf after Iran…

Read More
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon toward a Philippine government ship during a standoff in the West Philippine Sea. The encounter follows a series of maritime confrontations tied to competing territorial claims in the strategic waterway. (Philippine Coast Guard)

The West Philippine Sea Must Not Become ASEAN’s Testing Ground for Unchecked Autonomy

A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon toward a Philippine government ship during…

Read More
President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,061 Merah Putih village cooperatives in Nganjuk, East Java, stressing grassroots economic growth and citing MBG and KDKMP as key foundations. (BPMI Setpres)

Three dead in Indonesian military training scheme for civilians

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,061 Merah Putih village cooperatives in Nganjuk, East Java, stressing grassroots…

Read More

Economy

Airphil Express Airbus A320 in 2011. (Wikimedia/Paul Spijkers)

Philippines Cuts Airline Fuel Surcharge to Lowest Level Since Middle East Price Spike

Airphil Express Airbus A320 in 2011. (Wikimedia/Paul Spijkers) Air passengers in the Philippines will pay…

Read More
Cambodia’s first MSME Day in 2024 under the theme, "Better MSME Ecosystem for Better Growth". (Phnom Penh Post)

Cambodia boosts MSMEs through digitalisation for market growth

Cambodia’s first MSME Day in 2024 under the theme, "Better MSME Ecosystem for Better Growth".…

Read More
A collage of various National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) initiatives in Singapore in 2025, spanning workplace fairness legislation, platform worker protections, skills upgrading, and worker welfare support. (NTUC)

Singapore civil servants to receive mid-year bonus on back of strong Q1 growth

A collage of various National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) initiatives in Singapore in 2025, spanning…

Read More
Lao people stand in an agricultural field, where 15% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2024. (Asian Development Bank)

Laos battles entrenched rural poverty as provincial gaps widen

Lao people stand in an agricultural field, where 15% of the population lived below the…

Read More

Society

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, a French national charged with being a public nuisance after he allegedly filmed himself performing the straw-licking act and uploaded the clip on social media. (Instagram/Singaporeincidents.sg)

French Teenager to Plead Guilty in Singapore Over Viral Straw-licking Video

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, a French national charged with being a public nuisance after…

Read More
Baler, Aurora, known as the birthplace of Philippine surfing. (DOT/Tourism Philippines page)

Thailand Introduces Surf Therapy to Strengthen Wellness Tourism 

Baler, Aurora, known as the birthplace of Philippine surfing. (DOT/Tourism Philippines page) Thailand is developing…

Read More
Vietnam’s U-23 men’s football team celebrating their win against Thailand in the 2022 ASEAN U-23 Championship in Cambodia. (VTV)

Southeast Asia Is Not In The World Cup, But It’s Not A Talent Problem

Vietnam’s U-23 men’s football team celebrating their win against Thailand in the 2022 ASEAN U-23…

Read More
Baler, Aurora, known as the birthplace of Philippine surfing. (DOT/Tourism Philippines page)

Philippines to strengthen domestic tourism through “Discover More to Love” campaign

Baler, Aurora, known as the birthplace of Philippine surfing. (DOT/Tourism Philippines page) On June 20,…

Read More

Deep Dive

Cambodia National Rescue Party leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha at a press conference.(VOA Khmer)

Kem Sokha’s Royal Pardon: Cambodia’s Opposition Leader Is Free, But Western Trust May Not Follow

Cambodia National Rescue Party leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha at a press conference. (VOA…

Read More

North Korea and Southeast Asia: Charm Offensive, Shadow Network  

North Korean diplomat Han Tae Song in February 2018. With considerable diplomatic support from Russia…

Read More

A Country In-Between: As EU Membership Stalls, Serbia Looks to ASEAN 

Serbian Ambassador Ivana Golubović-Duboka presented her Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr.…

Read More

North Korea and Southeast Asia: Signals of a Quiet Reconnection

Communist Party of Vietnam Secretary-General Tô Lâm meets with DPRK Leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang,…

Read More

From Hedging to Hard Balancing: Balikatan 2026 and the Philippine Defence Strategy

Firing of M28A1 Reduced Range Practice Rocket from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System…

Read More