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SOUTHEAST ASIA

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul attends a press conference after securing the backing of opposition People's Party to serve as Thailand's next prime minister, in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
Thai prime minister frontrunner gets chance at leadership after six years
The rise of conservative politician Anutin Charnvirakul, who said he's been ready to be prime minister since 2019, is a testament to patience and savvy coalition building.
Students hold candles at the Bandung Institute of Technology in Bandung, West Java on Tuesday, as they pay tribute to victims killed during a clash between police and demonstrators demanding police reform and the dissolution of parliament.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2025
Rights group says 10 killed in Indonesia protests
The disturbances that rocked the country last week were sparked by discontent over economic inequality and lavish perks for lawmakers.
People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (center) attends a news conference at the parliament in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025
Thailand's ruling party seeks house dissolution as opposition backs rival's PM bid
Thai politics were in chaos as the ruling Pheu Thai party said it had sought royal approval to dissolve the parliament for a new election.
A TV screen shows Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arriving in China for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025
Prabowo jets to meet Xi in China after deadly Indonesia protests
The pivot to global diplomacy shows the Indonesian leader is confidant the situation in his country has been defused.
Musicians play ahead of Vietnam's National Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2025
Vietnam marks 80th independence anniversary with huge parade
Around 40,000 troops and civilians began parading just after dawn, to commemorate communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh's 1945 declaration of a "Democratic Republic of Vietnam."
A street vendor walks along a railway track between cafe terraces in central Hanoi on Aug. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2025
Tourists dodge danger on Hanoi's train street
Tourism to railside cafes in the Vietnamese capital have brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government.
Network School’s co-working space in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 1, 2025
Techno-utopia rises in Malaysia's $100 billion Forest City flop
Entrepreneurs experiment with "startup societies” defined less by historical territory than shared beliefs in technology, cryptocurrency and light regulation.
Armed Indonesian military troops at the National Monument complex prepare for deployment amid widespread anti-government protests and rioting in Jakarta on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Indonesia protests put spotlight on paramilitary police force
The heavily armed force, which is typically used to combat insurgencies, has increasingly been deployed against protesters.
Red croissants decorated with yellow stars are displayed at a bakery shop in Hanoi on Sunday. Decades after independence, French cultural influence remains strong in Vietnam.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Baguette? No, banh mi: Vietnam celebrates independence from French rule.
Vietnam declared independence 80 years ago, but French cultural influence remains in architecture, language and especially food.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed as Thailand's prime minister by the Constitutional Court last Friday, leaves the court in Bangkok following a news conference after her removal.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Persecuted Thai pro-democracy party now poised to play kingmaker
The People’s Party, which has been in opposition since a 2023 election despite winning the most seats, is being courted by rival groups seeking to form a government.
A protester carries an Indonesian flag past a police headquarters that was set on fire and looted during demonstrations in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Deadly Indonesia protests force U-turn on lawmakers' perks
More protests are planned for Monday, and student groups did not call them off after President Prabowo Subianto's announcement to cut lawmakers' benefits.
Indonesian Army members load burned police vehicles onto a trailer with a forklift at the East Jakarta Police Resort Office in Jakarta on Saturday, after a demonstration the night before.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
Indonesia’s president scraps China trip after deadly protests
The last-minute cancellation comes soon after the demonstrations turned violent on Friday, leaving at least three people dead and dozens of public facilities destroyed.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was ousted as Thai prime minister on Friday, arrives at Government House in Bangkok ahead of the Constitutional Court's verdict.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 29, 2025
Thai court ousts PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation 
The decision marks another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty and could usher in a new period of turmoil.
Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures as she arrives at the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Aug. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2025
Powerful Thai court again to decide fate of Thaksin-aligned prime minister
The case against Paetongtarn Shinawatra shows how the country’s conservative establishment can thwart governments and engineer military-backed rule.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet registers as he arrives to attend a meeting at the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on Monday, where Cambodian lawmakers passed legislation allowing for citizenship to be stripped.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2025
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
Rights monitors have long accused Cambodia's government of using draconian laws to stifle opposition and legitimate political debate.
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2025
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Japan’s successful offer of state-of-the-art warships to Australia is seen as a "model" case for the future export of entire military systems, including to Southeast Asia.
Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have overlapping claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone off the eastern coast of Borneo — known as Ambalat in Indonesia and Sulawesi Sea in Malaysia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 13, 2025
Indonesia says it will continue talks with Malaysia over disputed sea
The dispute involves overlapping claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone off the eastern coast of Borneo.
Myanmar's national flag flutters at half-mast outside the City Hall in Yangon on July 19.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2025
Myanmar region sees 'dramatic' hunger rise after aid cutbacks
The situation was exacerbated in April when the World Food Program was forced to cut aid to 1 million people nationwide.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) inspects troops from a vehicle during the Operational Troops and Military Honors ceremony at Suparlan Airfield, in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 12, 2025
Indonesia expands military as defense budget soars
The inauguration of new commands for the army, navy and air force marks the largest reorganization since the era of the authoritarian ruler Suharto.
People attend a groundbreaking ceremony of the Trump Organization and a partner for a luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses in Hung Yen, a northern province of Vietnam, on May 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2025
Little offered to Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 billion Trump golf club
While some see opportunity, many of the farmers are elderly and fear they will struggle to find alternative livelihoods in Vietnam's vibrant economy.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Japan Post ordered to suspend delivery vans at 100 post offices
Japan Post has been under investigation by the transport ministry since it was revealed that improper alcohol and health checks were widespread across the company.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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