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Death toll rises above 160 in Myanmar jade mine collapse

The death toll in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen above 160, with more fear...

SE Asia 5 years ago

At least 126 killed as Myanmar jade mine collapse buries workers

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 126 people, with more feared dead, au...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand unlikely to join Asia-Pacific trade pact this year

Thailand will take until September to study whether to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement, po...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand to ban online alcohol sales to curb underage drinking

Thailand said on Thursday it would prohibit online sales of alcohol in a clampdown on underage drink...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Eleven Media reporter from Nay Pyi Taw sued for Facebook comment about COVID-19

Police Captain Ye Aung from the Central Investigation Department, as the plaintiff, lodged a complai...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines probes deadly police shooting of soldiers

Philippine authorities are investigating the deaths of four soldiers shot by police in the country&#...

SE Asia 5 years ago

More than 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

The bodies of at least 100 jade miners were pulled from the mud after a landslide in northern Myanma...

SE Asia 5 years ago

At least 50 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

The bodies of at least 50 jade miners were pulled from the mud Thursday after a landslide in norther...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Myanmar sets Nov. 8 for election testing democratic reforms

Myanmar state media on Wednesday announced Nov. 8 as the date for a parliamentary election set to se...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand schools reopen with strict hygiene rules

Mask-wearing pupils catching up with friends at one Bangkok high school were quickly told to spread ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cambodia and Laos happy as Thailand reopens 37 border checkpoints

Thailand will reopen checkpoints on the border with all neighboring states to resume cross-border ca...

SE Asia 5 years ago

UN rights chief says 'as many as 10,000' flee Myanmar army operations

The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday that up to 10,000 people had fled their homes ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines keeps partial restrictions in the capital to fight virus

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday kept partial restrictions in the capital for another...

SE Asia 5 years ago

At least 30 die in Bangladesh ferry accident

At least 30 people died and a dozen are missing after a ferry capsized and sank Monday in the Bangla...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines promises 'thorough' probe of Wirecard, looking at 3 local payment firms

The Philippines' anti-money laundering agency on Monday said it would conduct a "swift and ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 23

At least 23 ferry passengers were killed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday when the vessel s...

SE Asia 5 years ago

14 missing after Philippines sea collision

Philippine rescuers were searching Monday for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam lotto shows just the ticket for marginalized LGBT community

Nha Vy is one of hundreds of LGBT performers in Vietnam who have found confidence, and a way to earn...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore PM's brother thrusts first-family row into politics

When the brother of Singapore's prime minister joined the opposition to the party their father l...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Filipino lawyer says he's been framed over Wirecard's missing billions

A Filipino lawyer embroiled in a multi-billion dollar fraud at Wirecard, Mark Tolentino, told Reuter...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans operations, monitors say

Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after a local administ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Amid pandemic, SE Asian nations warn of 'alarming' South China Sea incidents

Vietnam and the Philippines warned of growing insecurity in Southeast Asia at a regional summit on F...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesia proposes regional travel corridor at ASEAN summit

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said a travel corridor would be crucial for Southeast Asia&...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Brits banned from working in Singapore for lockdown pub crawl

Four British men have been banned from working in Singapore after going on a pub crawl in a breach o...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam PM warns of economic calamity at ASEAN summit

Vietnam warned Friday the virus pandemic had swept away years of economic gains as Southeast Asian l...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand targets narco millions hidden in gold, steel and crypto

The downfall of a meth syndicate laundering tens of millions of dollars of drug money through Thai g...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Greater unity needed to confront pandemic: ASEAN summit opening

Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called for solidarity among ASEAN members to...

SE Asia 5 years ago

ASEAN works to empower women

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a special session within t...

SE Asia 5 years ago

To beat the heat, Vietnam rice farmers resort to planting at night

Under a pitch-black night sky, a group of Vietnamese farmers planted rice this week in a paddy field...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore's ruling party adds former Facebook exec to election slate

Singapore's ruling party named Alvin Tan, a former Facebook executive who represented the compan...

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