Southeast Asia

A closed-door meeting Friday was the first in person contact between the top Chinese and U.S. defense officials since 2022.

At a public hearing hosted by the country's national human rights institution this week, local and regional activists called for greater action to address the intensifying crisis.

The Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for President Joko Widodo's youngest son to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27.

Lithuania’s experience provides a wake-up call for Southeast Asia about the risks of economic coercion.

Bangkok says that membership would help boost the country's global economic and political profile.

The annual ban comes at a time of growing tension between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea.

The pact between Thaksin's camp and the royalist establishment, which allowed the former leader to return from self-exile last year, may be starting to fray.

Anwar Ibrahim has pitched Malaysia to foreign chipmakers as "the most neutral and non-aligned location for semiconductor production."

While Dili has publicly welcomed the former general's election, other Timorese -- particularly women -- want justice for his role in past atrocities.

Last year saw East and Southeast Asian governments seize 190 tons of methamphetamine, the largest amount ever recorded in a single year.

The Indonesian government recently brought corruption charges against Harvey Moeis, a wealthy businessman with interests in the mining sector.

The recent attack on a police station in Johor State bears all the hallmarks of a lone-wolf attack.