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SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines launches investigation into Wirecard's phantom billions

Wirecard's $2.1 billion accounting scandal is being investigated by the Philippines, which said ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand plans to allow some foreign travellers in next week

Thailand plans to allow some foreign travellers into the country starting next week, as it eases res...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Rohingya refugees tell Malaysia how dozens perished during four-month voyage

Survivors from a boat crammed with over 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees told Malaysian authorities that...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand pro-democracy protesters mark end of absolute monarchy

Political activists from several groups across Thailand staged peaceful protests around the country ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore PM's estranged brother joins opposition party as election looms

The Singapore prime minister's brother, Lee Hsien Yang, said on Wednesday that he had joined an ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

In Thailand, it's statues of democracy leaders that are disappearing

Certain historical statues have been disappearing in Thailand, but they are not effigies of colonial...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Explainer: Why are Singapore's first family feuding?

Lee Hsien Yang on Wednesday formally joined a new opposition party competing against his brother Lee...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai kids rehearse school return with sanitizers, screens and face shields

Thai schools are holding rehearsals to prepare students for classes in the coronavirus era, giving l...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai vets perform mass sterilization as hungry monkeys terrorize tourist city

Thailand has started sterilizing hundreds of monkeys in a city famous for its macaque population, as...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Explainer: Singapore heads for July polls in pandemic

The election is to be held on July 10, and candidates have to submit nomination papers on June 30.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Parliament dissolved; Writ of Election expected soon

President Halimah Yacob dissolved Parliament on Tuesday, setting in motion a widely-anticipated gene...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand marks 28 days without local transmission, aims to ease travel

Thailand hopes to ease some coronavirus restrictions on foreigners entering the country after g...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai trials of COVID-19 vaccine reach make-or-break stage

Thai scientists administered a second dose of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to monkeys on Monday,...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cambodia PM says ruling party to dominate politics for up to 100 years

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday his ruling party would be a dominant force in politi...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine enters second year

The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore further eases restrictions, more shops reopen after lockdown

People in Singapore began dining out, and retail shops reopened for business Friday as the country c...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam in talks to ease entry for visitors from China, South Korea, Japan

Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China, South Korea and Japan int...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Some business travel to Thailand may resume next month, official says

Thailand could allow inbound international travel to resume next month for business purposes, the av...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysian media outlet faces contempt of court charge over reader comments

Malaysian media outlet Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief Steven Gan are facing a contempt of cour...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August

Singapore scientists testing a COVID-19 vaccine from US firm Arcturus Therapeutics plan t...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Bangkok on track for more green spaces with park on old train line

A new park in Thailand's capital - built on an abandoned train track - can be a model for turnin...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Traffickers demand ransoms for Rohingyas held at sea in SE Asia

Rohingya refugees attempting to reach Malaysia by boat from Bangladesh are being held hostage by hum...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam couple detained over killing pet dogs and cats for meat

A couple accused of poisoning dozens of pet dogs and cats in Vietnam have been arrested, state media...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Duterte's history of clashes with Philippine media

Journalist Maria Ressa's libel conviction on Monday has raised fresh concerns about press freedo...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Ressa: Philippine journalist not deterred by threats, arrests

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, convicted Monday in a controversial libel case, has become a symb...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Conviction of Ressa, Santos ‘sets dangerous precedent for everyone online’: Rappler

The guilty verdict of a Manila court on the cyberlibel case against Rappler chief executiv...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand ends curfew, marks 21 days with no local coronavirus cases

Thailand on Monday lifted a nationwide curfew after more than two months and allowed restaurants to ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Fears for Philippines press freedom as court finds Maria Ressa guilty of libel

Ressa faces up to six years in jail after guilty verdict. Rappler chief executive says to appea...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Duterte-critic journalist Ressa convicted in Philippine libel case

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday of cyber libel and sentenced to prison in a c...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippine court finds news site chief Maria Ressa guilty of libel

The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte face...

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