Southeast Asia

While many Western leaders have expressed support for Israel, the balance of both public and elite opinion in Muslim-majority Southeast Asia is very much on the opposite side.

They include former teachers, a fighter who was shot three times, and another who lost his hand making weapons. All are undaunted and determined to end military rule.

Like his predecessors, Srettha Thavisin has advanced a populist economic platform – but he'll need to do more to address his country's political and social problems.

The Chinese-owned short video app has hit a number of recent roadblocks in its bid to expand its Southeast Asian operations.

The Thai and international media have treated the country's latest episode of gun violence as a spectacle.

Syahrul Yasin Limpo, who resigned from his position last week, is the sixth member of President Joko Widodo's cabinet to face graft charges since 2019.

If the new-look government is to fulfill its grand economic promises, it will need to vastly increase domestic revenue collection.

The new PCG Commandant will be critical for sustaining reform and the Philippines' maritime security approach.

Thai citizens make up a large number of the foreign nationals who were killed and taken hostage during last weekend's deadly attack.

For all its short-term benefits, such protectionism will not benefit the country's economy in the long run.

Saudi Arabia is currently favored to host the soccer tournament in 2034.

For Dili, upgrading relations with China is about giving itself as many options as possible for economic development. It is not about choosing China over Australia.