ASEAN IN FOCUS

Eight trapped in illegal Indonesia gold mine feared dead: official

BANYUMAS, Indonesia, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - Eight people trapped in an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of…

One dead, 12 wounded in Myanmar bomb blast

BANGKOK, July 31, 2023 (AFP) - A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on…

Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosion

BANGKOK, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in…

European Union provides €500.000 to support those affected by typhoon Doksuri in the Philippines

29 July 2023, Manila - In immediate response to the urgent humanitarian needs caused by Typhoon Doksuri, locally known as…

Blinken, Austin visit Australia on last leg of Pacific blitz

BRISBANE, Australia, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin visited Australia…

Three Myanmar students killed in military raid

BANGKOK, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison: party official

YANGON, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military…

Ex-PM Thaksin to return to Thailand next month: daughter

BANGKOK, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to the kingdom on August…

UN criticises Cambodia election restrictions, threats

GENEVA, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations on Wednesday said Cambodia's general elections were held in a severely…

Hardline Cambodian PM Hun Sen to step down after four decades

PHNOM PENH, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, said Wednesday…

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