ST’s foreign bureaus outline how these power players will approach the new year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An American aircraft carrier returned to the South China Sea, while a Chinese "flattop" conducted another sea trial.

Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Japan all saw in the new year, with fireworks celebrations across several cities and prayers ...

The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan 1 (Bernama) -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ), the world’s largest nonprofit provider of HIV/AIDS medical care, has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...

The debate is on about Malaysia's lack of a proper public sex offender registry. This comes after a Malaysian living in ...

By Professor Saroj Jayasinghe Unknown to many, Sri Lanka has made history. Few in the country were likely aware that the UN ...

Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman ...

Writing has always been my sanctuary, my mirror, my map. I'll ink my intentions ... Or perhaps, I'll simply sit still. Watch ...

WHAT’S AILING THE WESTERN ECONOMY? In the famous words of one of the world’s greatest economists, Keynes: “Nobody knows why the economy is good or bad.” This observation is very true and reflects the ...

From Jan. 1, social media platforms with more than 8 million users in Malaysia need to have a license to operate or risk getting blocked.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 - Malaysia's attorney-general's office said ... the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people ...