Story Archive
2024-05-23
The government hopes to finally end one of Asia's longest-running armed conflicts.
2024-05-22
The Asian superpower has made such agreements before, but its latest claims may be a divide-and-conquer tactic, analysts say.
2024-05-22
Billionaire Elon Musk and other high-profile CEOs have visited in the past month and met with the president.
2024-05-22
Fishers in Terengganu state say their squid stock is diminishing because of foreigners entering territorial waters.
2024-05-22
Papua New Guinea’s press freedom ranking has plummeted in recent years.
2024-05-22
Elections may have been restored, but Thailand’s democracy has not yet recovered from May 22, 2014, analysts say.
2024-05-21
Forty senators, who petitioned Constitutional Court, say ex-minister should not have been appointed because of criminal record.
2024-05-21
Retired Gen. Aziz Ahmed, who had been accused of graft before, was blacklisted for corruption on Monday by Washington.
2024-05-21
Manila accuses Beijing of damaging the environment and illegally harvesting giant clams and other species from South China Sea shoal.
2024-05-21
Earlier this month, President Marcos announced the creation of a so-called “super body” to promote human rights.
2024-05-21
Thailand’s military still has sway over the government, although a new civilian-led administration is in place, analyst Zachary Abuza writes.
2024-05-20
The rules shut down discussion by prohibiting the questioning of “cultural values,” rights activists say.
2024-05-20
A BenarNews correspondent recounts his experience sailing aboard a Filipino civilian convoy to waters near disputed shoal.
2024-05-20
Some Pacific island nations have banned lamb flaps because they contribute to obesity.
2024-05-17
The al-Qaeda affiliate had been dormant in the country for a long time.
