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SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam arrests eight more in connection with British deaths

British police last week charged two men with manslaughter over the deaths of the group, whose bodie...

SE Asia 5 years ago

ASEAN leaders snub US meeting after Trump skips ASEAN summit

Just three leaders from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) showed up to th...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines' Cebu Pacific places $4.8b Airbus order

Cebu Air, commonly referred to as Cebu Pacific, said it sees the long-range A330neo jetliner as key ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singaporean activist leads anti-immigration rally as vote looms

The People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled since independence in 1965, suffered its worst ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia rejects 'less than $2b' Goldman offer over 1MDB

Huge sums were stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB in a fraud allegedly involving former prime min...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesian in KL dies of heart attack in embassy line

An Indonesian citizen with Malaysian residency died of a heart attack at the Indonesian Embassy in K...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia will ask US to hand over US$1b recovered from Jho Low, says Mahathir

The US Justice Department on Wednesday struck a deal to recoup funds allegedly looted from a Ma...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Third deadly quake in weeks hits south Philippines

The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the island of Mindanao, the US Geological Survey said, causing locals to...

SE Asia 5 years ago

US agrees 1MDB recovery deal with Malaysian Jho Low

Low faced charges in the United States and Malaysia over his alleged central role in the s...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Iranians in Malaysia say banks close their accounts as US sanctions bite

The banks were being "more Catholic than the Pope", said university lecturer Behrang Samad...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai king fires more officials for "extremely evil" conduct, poor performance

Since taking the throne following the death of his revered father in 2016, King Vajiralongkorn has p...

SE Asia 5 years ago

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines, felt in North Sulawesi

The earthquake that struck Mindanao on Tuesday morning was also felt in several areas in North Sulaw...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Breaking Bad: UK ex-headmaster jailed in Singapore drug case

Police arrested the 60-year-old in March at an apartment in the city-state and discovered bags conta...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Strong quake hits south Philippines, injuries reported

Terrified locals fled into the streets after the shallow quake, which the US Geological Survey said ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cambodian soldiers, divers scour island for missing Brit tourist

Nearly 200 members of the army, navy and police have fanned out across Koh Rong in southern Cambodia...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Yale in academic censorship row in Singapore

The Yale-NUS College, a partnership with the National University of Singapore, opened in 2013, drawi...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Commonwealth double death: Man charged with murder of woman believed to be his mother

A 90-year-old woman, believed to be Goh's grandmother, was also found dead at the seventh-floor ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Most of 39 UK truck victims were likely from Vietnam

The bodies were discovered on Wednesday after emergency services were alerted to people in a truck c...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cops seize over RM3.5m in cigarettes, three foreigners, including Indonesian, arrested

"Two were found to be Chinese nationals and the third is an Indonesian. The suspects, aged...

SE Asia 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Rights groups want ASEAN to listen to Rohingya refugees as repatriation fails

ASEAN’s failure to help repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh this year should be a les...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Muslims in Thai south mark 15 years since Tak Bai 'massacre'

Known across the south as the "Tak Bai massacre", the October 25, 2004 incident remains th...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia's Home Ministry to seize pro-China comic book

The comic book titled Belt And Road Initiative For Win-Winismwas banned on Wednesday after a pu...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Chinese ship leaves Vietnam's waters after disputed South China Sea surveys

The Chinese vessel, the Haiyang Dizhi 8, was speeding away from Vietnam's exclusive economi...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Jho Low parts with London lingerie office as 1MDB saga lives on

The office, bought for £42mil in 2014, as well as a nearby penthouse and apartment Low acquire...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai King fires six palace officials for 'extremely evil' conduct days after dismissing consort for disloyalty

In a week of palace intrigue which has gripped the Thai public, King Maha Vajiralongkorn has strippe...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Boom or bust: Hanoi pollution crises expose growth risks

Long tapped as an investors' paradise thanks to its low-cost labour and pro-business policies, r...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysian prosecutor: Najib orchestrated graft like an 'emperor'

Malaysian prosecutors have begun wrapping up their first case against the ex-premier, who faces seve...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Drone-like taxi whizzes over Singapore, firm eyes Asian push

The 18 propeller vehicle, developed by German firm Volocopter and with a pilot onboard for safety du...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai king strips 'disloyal' new royal consort of titles

"Royal Noble Consort Sineenat is ungrateful and behaves in ways unbecoming of her title. She is...

SE Asia 5 years ago

'Abominable' won't be screened in Malaysia over South China Sea map

The decision comes after Vietnam pulled the Universal Pictures movie from theatres days ago and the ...

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