ASEAN IN FOCUS

“Mountain of Fire” claims 22 lives: grim search for last survivor continues in Indonesia

    By Irwanda Saputra AGAM, Indonesia, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - Indonesian rescuers were searching on Wednesday for the…

Southeast Asia banks on aviation boom

By Alexis Hontang with Suy Se in Siem Reap BANGKOK, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - Major airport expansion projects are…

14 dead as Thai bus smashes into tree

BANGKOK, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - A double-decker coach smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14…

17 killed in Philippines bus crash

MANILA, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - Seventeen people were killed when a passenger bus careered off a road and plunged…

China accuses US of ‘stirring up’ South China Sea tensions

BEIJING, Dec 4, 2023 (AFP) - China on Monday said the United States was responsible for "deliberate stirring up" of…

Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 22 as search nears end

By Irwanda Saputra and Hendra Makmur AGAM, Indonesia, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a volcano eruption…

Living in extraordinary times! ASEAN in Focus – December 5, 2023

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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capital

MANILA, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday, the US Geological…

Singapore teen jailed for 16 years for killing schoolmate

SINGAPORE (AFP) - A Singapore judge sentenced a teenager to 16 years in jail on Friday for killing a schoolmate…

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