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Media and policy analysts questioned the effectiveness of using artificial intelligence over human staff.

June 17 China-Philippines clash in the South China Sea explained

On June 17, tensions escalated between China and the Philippines at the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed area in the South China Sea. The Philippines refers ...

Dozens killed, hundreds injured in one of Bangladesh’s deadliest civil unrest in more than a decade

Protests over Bangladesh’s controversial quota system that reserves 30% of civil service jobs for children and grandchildren of 1971 war veterans have turned ...

Y Po Mlo was accused of receiving information from Montagnard community members abroad.

Legal immunity for security forces, vague use-of-force provisions, spying on citizens all add up to legal overreach.

Four people were found alive in Mandalay, signs of life still detected in Bangkok.

The announcement came days after the U.S., Philippines, Japan staged naval training near a contested shoal.

Despite promises of reform, draconian laws continue to silence critics under Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership, human rights groups warn.

A man has been sentenced to five years jail after a woman he accused of using witchcraft was raped and murdered by a mob.

Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said the death toll is approaching 3,000.

The northern Cambodian population is fragmented but larger than local reports indicated.

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Package for 20 jets, valued at $5.58 billion, will not alter Southeast Asia’s military balance, the United States says.

Human rights advocates and the U.N. say their eviction raises concerns about violations of national law, police misconduct and governance failures.

Beijing calls Washington’s 10% additional tariff “unfair,” warns of countermeasures.

More than two dozen potentially hazardous vessels have been torn apart in defiance of High Court ruling.

But disinformation may scuttle a historic opportunity to refocus the Dhaka-Washington relationship.

Chinese coast guard ships have stayed for a month in Manila’s exclusive economic zone, including Scarborough Shoal.

Thailand has denied any plan to deport the detained men but rights groups are worried.

A Chinese security official recently visited the Thai-Myanmar border to press for a solution.

China said the activity, which involved U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers, undermined regional peace, stability.

Funding sources to move away from coal-fired power plants could dry up, experts warn.

The Yunus administration wants to implement more reforms before calling an election, but the largest political party demands polls before and changes after.

Fears AI like ChatGPT may misrepresent Pacific knowledge and languages by losing their essence and nuance.

Duterte, the former ally of President Marcos and daughter of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, is the first VP to be impeached in the Philippines.

The crackdown comes after growing alarm about the centers and visit by Chinese security official.

The woman is ‘in good health’ as Thai officials promise to liaise with Myanmar over remaining Hong Kongers.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s father and Bangladesh’s founding president, was assassinated in 1975.

PNG says good-bye to one of its founding fathers and most controversial prime ministers after seven decades in politics.

Pressure has grown for action to tackle fraud and human trafficking.