1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Men stand on logs swept away by flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies yesterday as the death

Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains

People watch rough waves caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Khanh Hoa Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region

US and Malaysia work to expand Thai-Cambodia ceasefire in advance of ASEAN summit

Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan Malaysia and the U.S. are facilitating efforts to secure an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that they

Cambodian migrant workers face an uncertain future

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have been heading home from Thailand as the two countries work to keep a ceasefire in armed clashes along their

Thailand and Cambodia to deploy ceasefire monitors

Thailand and Cambodia agreed yesterday to establish interim observer teams to monitor a fragile ceasefire that ended five days of deadly armed border clashes, even as the

Thailand and Cambodia plan border visits for diplomats as violence eases

Thailand and Cambodia separately planned border visits for foreign diplomats to observe damages from the nearly weeklong clash, as violence that continued after a ceasefire appears to

Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire holds as wary displaced villagers return home

A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to hold yesterday as tensions lingered despite a truce agreement to end deadly border clashes following economic pressure from the U.S.

Thailand, Cambodia agree to ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire, Malay PM says

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday. Anwar, who chaired the

Xi says China will stand with Southeast Asia in face of economic shocks

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Malaysia’s leader yesterday that China will be a collaborative partner and stand with its Southeast Asian neighbors in the wake of global

Thailand hosts regional talks to find solutions to Myanmar’s bloody civil war

Two days of meetings on Myanmar ‘s violent political crisis began yesterday in Bangkok, the latest in a long series of regional talks that have made

Philippine defense chief calls for ‘stronger censure’ over China’s actions

The Philippine defense chief said yesterday that China is “the biggest disruptor” of peace in Southeast Asia and called for stronger international censure over its “aggression

Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared

Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released yesterday shows its people also feel the best equipped to

BYD inaugurates first plant in Thailand as it expands reach into Southeast Asia

Chinese automaker BYD inaugurated its first electric vehicle plant in Thailand yesterday, part of the company’s push into Southeast Asia while it also tackles wealthier

Students told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave

Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave this week as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout

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