PHUKET: Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaew arrived in Phuket yesterday (Feb 17) for informal talks with his Myanmar ...

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is coordinating a visit to check on and assist 78 Filipinos currently detained in Myanmar linked to human trafficking and transnational scam hubs. In a media ...

ASEAN member states fall broadly into three categories in their stance on Myanmar: Some wish to move on, others stick to their guns about not recognising the junta-led regime in the country until ...

As of the end of 31 December 2025, more than 60% of the large- and mid-cap companies in the FTSE ASEAN Index offered dividend ...

The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has urged the release of more political prisoners in Myanmar as the country marked its 79th Union Day. In a statement on ...

Thailand’s CPI 2025 score slipped to 33/100, ranking 116th of 182, raising fresh concerns over governance and competitiveness ...

Russia is recruiting increasing numbers of fighters from the region, using deceptive practices pioneered by Southeast Asia-based online scam operations.

ASEAN faces pressure to move from managing political turbulence to more decisive regional leadership as conflict, economic ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro on Friday said the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus remains the core framework for ...

The Philippines wants to conclude negotiations on a South China Sea code of conduct between the Association of Southeast ...

Pitlo said that as this year's ASEAN chair, the Philippines needs to exert more efforts to get both sides to commit to a peaceful settlement of the border dispute. This is on top of other regional ...

CEBU, Philippines (AP) — A peace plan agreed on by Southeast Asian leaders five years ago has failed to end Myanmar’s civil war but it could still serve as a basis for working with the new government ...