Southeast Asia

Ny Nak's arrest comes four months after he was beaten up in broad daylight in the capital Phnom Penh.

India is taking a greater interest in the China-Philippines maritime dispute, but is content to play “second fiddle” as an extra-regional actor.

There are signs that the region's ongoing anti-refugee backlash is being whipped up by domestic actors' quest for political gain.

If confirmed, the fall of the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone would mark a significant defeat for the military junta that seized power in February 2021.

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the running-mate of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, was accused of breaching a minor Jakarta gubernatorial regulation.

The rebel group has shed its reputation as an opium trafficking syndicate and pledged itself to the Spring Revolution. Is its transformation more than skin deep?

A look back at the strategic dynamics of the maritime disputes in 2023, and what we might expect in the new year.

Indonesia's recent presidential and vice-presidential debates have obscured as much about the candidates as they have revealed.

The dueling patrols, which were scheduled to take place on January 3-4, encapsulate the intensifying frictions in the waterway.

A Defense Ministry spokesperson said that the acquisition of the Dassault Mirage 2000-5 jets had been postponed due to fiscal constraints.

The move extends makes and permanent a temporary visa waiver that the Thai government introduced in September.

There are many undercurrents to Myanmar’s civil war, and more inconvenient truths will emerge as the fighting escalates.