THE government has blocked a billion-dollar real estate development outside Jakarta that was to include luxury properties under US President Donald Trump’s brand, citing environmental damage, ...

Asean has never been static. Since its foundation in 1967 via the Bangkok Declaration, our regional grouping has been through ...

HEALTH partnerships with the US Agency for International Development (Usaid) are on hold and it remains unclear whether they will be permanently suspended, the country’s health minister said.

Thaksin Shinawatra has been assigned to make a proposal and recommendation for Asean to start working towards adopting a ...

Malaysia could be adopting strategic ambiguity over its informal ASEAN advisers so they could negotiate sensitive situations ...

Southeast Asia is looking to India for a tourism reboot. The pitch is working, going by the rising number of Indian tourists ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...

India and Indonesia are apparently near a deal that will see the former to supply the latter with the BrahMos supersonic missile, a potential game-ch ...

Vietnam ranked first in tourism recovery in Southeast Asia in 2024, reaching 98% of the pre-COVID level, surpassing Malaysia ...

In addition to supporting the modernization of the Indonesian Navy, the possible BrahMos deal could also open a new era of ...

Furthermore, France’s pursuit of strategic autonomy, even while still being part of NATO and the Western bloc, presents it as ...

At the time we were paying attention to our developing relations with Indonesia, among others, through military cooperation.