Southeast Asia

The pact enshrines many of the Move Forward Party's most ambitious reforms, but does not include its plans to amend the lese-majeste law.

The railway from Hat Yai to Sungai Golok offers numerous glimpses into a borderland marred by conflict and marked by contradiction.

A quarrel between prison guards and inmates culminated in a massacre that killed nine inmates, an eyewitness told The Diplomat.

Sara Duterte's resignation from Lakas-CMD followed the demotion of her ally, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the House of Representatives.

As the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia is receiving increased attention from the wealthy states of the Middle East.

The island, a traditional stronghold of conservative and military-aligned parties, has fallen to Pita Limjaroenrat's orange wave.

The United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration stated that the Move Forward Party's victory "must not be ruined" by the military-appointed Senate.

The efforts of the United League of Arakan to aid the survivors of Cyclone Mocha will further entrench its influence and control in Rakhine State.

Since taking office in 2014, Indonesia's leader has eschewed the nostrums of Western neoliberalism. The country's trajectory will likely continue into a more challenging age.

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the two nations of "violating the sovereign rights and jurisdictions of Vietnam" in separate recent incidents.

On January 18, prominent advocate Dil Mohammed was abducted from a Rohingya camp in No Man’s Land. He has not been heard from since.

In recent years, the abuse of technology has increasingly facilitated this heinous crime, making it imperative for ASEAN nations to join forces and develop effective measures to combat it.