A civil society group is urging Marcos Jnr to start a social media regulatory board but analysts fear the move could be targeted at silencing critics.
The conservatives among Vietnam’s future leaders could seek closer ties with China to ensure the regime’s survival, analysts say.
Five people have been detained over the attack at a police station including the suspect’s father and a couple who were at the station.
Activists and analysts expressed concern the deployment of the Typhon mid-range missile system could provoke retaliation from Beijing.
Analysts say the months-long presence of two Chinese warships at Cambodia’s recently expanded Ream Naval Base points to a new transit point for China’s military ‘to stop, rest, refuel, and resupply’.
Sonthaya Oakkharasr and Sudthisak Rinthalak, who worked in the plantations near Kibbutz Be’eri, were originally thought to have survived the October 7 attack.
Observers note the bump in online interest reflects blurred boundaries between Chinese nationality and ethnicity.
Dozens of Thai cannabis advocates urged the government to abandon its plans to re-list marijuana as a narcotic, a week after it announced its dramatic policy U-turn just two years after de-criminalising it.
A senator claimed Chinese diplomats might be expelled if an investigation found they had violated the country’s anti-wiretapping law.
Alice Leal Guo, mayor of small town Bamban, was unable to provide details about her early life and background during a senate hearing.
India recently rescued dozens of its citizens who were forced to run online scams in the Southeast Asian nation.
The government is working on changing the law to allow dual citizenship, a minister has said, even as lawmakers express mixed views about the idea.
An accident that killed 11 people in West Java has prompted calls on the authorities to tighten regulatory oversight and enforcement.
Organisers said they managed to deliver supplies to Filipino fishers despite ‘China’s massive blockade’.
CEO Goh Choon Phong announced a profit-sharing bonus of 7.94 months for employees, including pilots.
Former government economist, 51, takes the reins from Lee Hsien Loong, scion of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
A senior official in Thailand’s climate change office thinks a move could be possible, with much of the capital already battling floods during the rainy season.
Singapore’s fourth prime minister sworn in on Wednesday evening, taking the reins at a time of intensifying great power rivalry abroad and an increased appetite for political opposition at home.
Increased patrols come after discovery of crushed corals near Sabina Shoal, as analyst says the move shows Manila is preparing for potential escalation of tensions.
A court sentenced Tommy Soh Han Xuen, who was sacked for stealing mobile phones belonging to a vendor of the company, to six months and six weeks in jail.
About half of Malaysia’s over 30,000 telecommunications towers are located in just four of 13 states, EdgePoint CEO Suresh Sidhu says.