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Malaysia calls for ASEAN defense industries to become inter-linked
Malaysia calls for ASEAN defense industries to become inter-linked 2025-02-26

Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin urged Southeast Asian nations to be less reliant on “external suppliers” for weapons and hardware.

Pacific transactionalism: Art of the diplomatic deal
Pacific transactionalism: Art of the diplomatic deal 2025-02-26

Cook Islands' recent deals with China sees shift from soft to hard-edged diplomacy embedded in Pacific.

Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs to China despite fears of torture
Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs to China despite fears of torture 2025-02-27

Thailand said it agreed to send the Uyghurs back after China gave assurances for their safety.

EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Philippine Vice President Duterte’s upcoming trial
EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Philippine Vice President Duterte’s upcoming trial 2025-02-27

Sara Duterte has been impeached on various charges, including a threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Your flight to Xinjiang is now boarding
Your flight to Xinjiang is now boarding 2025-02-27
UNICEF rings alarm over child abuse crisis in Pacific
UNICEF rings alarm over child abuse crisis in Pacific 2025-02-28

Lack of government funding, religious and cultural barriers and drug use contribute to escalating human rights violations against children.

Thailand’s repatriation of Uyghurs signals tilt toward China, analysts say
Thailand’s repatriation of Uyghurs signals tilt toward China, analysts say 2025-02-28

U.S. secretary of state issues “strongest” condemnation after his request was ignored.

Chinese military patrols Scarborough Shoal amid rising tension
Chinese military patrols Scarborough Shoal amid rising tension 2025-02-28

Beijing has been holding intensive combat drills in the South China Sea and beyond.

Uyghurs in Thai prison ‘heartbroken’ to learn friends deported
Uyghurs in Thai prison ‘heartbroken’ to learn friends deported 2025-02-28

The U.S. has condemned Thailand’s decision to send 40 Uyghurs to China.

EXPLAINED: Thailand’s repatriation of 40 Uyghur refugees to China
EXPLAINED: Thailand’s repatriation of 40 Uyghur refugees to China 2025-02-28

History suggests that the Uyghurs will be jailed and may never be heard from again.

China’s flyers flout aviation rules with flares and flybys
China’s flyers flout aviation rules with flares and flybys 2025-02-28

China's aggressive behavior on the seas is well documented, but there is a growing threat posed by Chinese pilots in the skies.

Climate finance eludes small farmers, fishers in Philippines
Climate finance eludes small farmers, fishers in Philippines 2025-02-28

As crises linked to global warming worsen, advocates call for farmers and fishermen to be given better access to climate funds.

Cambodian gov’t spokesman calls arrest warrants in Bangkok shooting ‘useless’
Cambodian gov’t spokesman calls arrest warrants in Bangkok shooting ‘useless’ 2025-02-28

Extradition of 2 suspects would need ‘cooperation’ between Thai and Cambodian authorities, spokesman says.

Pacific nation of Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China
Pacific nation of Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China 2025-03-17

Campaigner says The Metals Company’s loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

Hun Manet warns Thailand following confrontation at disputed ancient temple
Hun Manet warns Thailand following confrontation at disputed ancient temple 2025-03-17

Cambodia’s prime minister says military force could be used at Ta Moan Thom temple, where border is incomplete.

EXPLAINED: Why proposed revisions to Indonesia’s military law alarm democracy activists
EXPLAINED: Why proposed revisions to Indonesia’s military law alarm democracy activists 2025-03-17

A bill proposes to expand armed forces’ role in state institutions, which critics said would reduce civilian oversight and decrease accountability.

Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs
Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs 2025-03-18

The U.S. has imposed visa sanctions on some Thai officials over the deportations.

Philippine Navy ready to protect upcoming scientific mission in contested waters
Philippine Navy ready to protect upcoming scientific mission in contested waters 2025-03-18

Separately, Filipino musicians are planning to play a peace concert in the South China Sea.

Vanuatu defends passport scheme in face of travel ban reports
Vanuatu defends passport scheme in face of travel ban reports 2025-03-18

U.S. State Department says Trump administration is reviewing information to determine “who’s allowed into the country.”

Hey, neighbor, what happened?
Hey, neighbor, what happened? 2025-03-18
Report: Rohingya militant groups kill, torture community’s refugees in Bangladesh
Report: Rohingya militant groups kill, torture community’s refugees in Bangladesh 2025-03-18

Their actions – murdering “informants,” forced recruitment and extortion for their cause – may be war crimes, Fortify Rights says.

US might not cut pledged Pacific aid, NZ foreign minister says
US might not cut pledged Pacific aid, NZ foreign minister says 2025-03-18

After talks in Washington, Winston Peters said he was ‘more confident’ that aid meant to counter China might stand.

China welcomes Bangladeshi patients as India curtails visas amid rift with Dhaka
China welcomes Bangladeshi patients as India curtails visas amid rift with Dhaka 2025-03-19

Visas issued by New Delhi to Bangladeshis have dropped from 8,000 a day pre-August to 1,000, one report said.

Vietnamese in Thailand hope stern US response on Uyghurs might deter deportations
Vietnamese in Thailand hope stern US response on Uyghurs might deter deportations 2025-03-19

Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on Thai officials involved in deporting 40 Uyghurs to China.

Mind if we drop in?
Mind if we drop in? 2025-03-19
The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall
The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall 2025-03-19

Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest on ICC warrant spotlights clash between his and the Marcos families’ political dynasties.

Analysts: Ex-Philippine President Duterte’s ICC arrest ups stakes for May polls
Analysts: Ex-Philippine President Duterte’s ICC arrest ups stakes for May polls 2025-03-19

The upcoming midterm elections have become a political battleground for the influential Duterte and Marcos families, analysts say.

Journalists visiting Uyghurs in Xinjiang region face Chinese surveillance
Journalists visiting Uyghurs in Xinjiang region face Chinese surveillance 2025-03-20

Thai reporters were invited to China to verify the conditions of 40 recent deportees.

Philippine VP: Arrest of ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte an ‘extraordinary rendition’
Philippine VP: Arrest of ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte an ‘extraordinary rendition’ 2025-03-20

During a Senate hearing, Marcos administration officials defended legality of former president’s arrest.

Amid pro-democracy protests, Indonesia allows more military officers in civilian posts
Amid pro-democracy protests, Indonesia allows more military officers in civilian posts 2025-03-20

Critics say changes to 2004 law that had reduced military footprint in government erases decades of democratic progress.

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