Southeast Asia

The unexpected victory in Sabah state in eastern Malaysia gives the ruling Perikatan Nasional some much-needed breathing room.

General Tea Banh downplayed reports that Cambodia is planning to permit a Chinese military presence on its south coast.

In addition to the perennial question of regional autonomy, the result could play into the ongoing political turmoil in Kuala Lumpur.

The Philippine Human Rights Act would end American security assistance to Manila unless it commits to reforms.

The opposition leader’s announcement that he commands the support necessary to form a new government has dissipated into a period of tense political speculation.

Joko Widodo and Rodrigo Duterte both used their inaugural U.N. speeches to express alarm at accelerating superpower tensions.

To wear or not to wear: The hijab is a matter of choice — and politics.

Young Thais are becoming increasingly fed up with the stifling consensus and repeated military interventions in the country's politics.

As in 2015, more than a million Rohingya Muslims will be unable to cast a vote in the upcoming polls.

An 80-plus year old law has allowed the Philippine Army near-unquestioned dominance over the military. That has to change.

The accounts beamed out content supportive of the Philippine president and his daughter's possible presidential aspirations.

Anwar says he will reveal more details following a meeting with the king, but a cabinet member denies the government has fallen.