South-East Asia

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court sentenced 20 former politicians and activists to up to 10 years in prison...

By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two years ago in Indonesia, sexual harassment victim Baiq Nuril Maknun received a presidential...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia on Thursday dispensed with a requirement for visitors from overseas to take COVID-19 tests, as...

By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - Some senior political figures in Indonesia have backed the idea of extending President Joko Widodo's...

MANILA (Reuters) - The pandemic added 4.7 million more people to Southeast Asia's most extreme poor in 2021, reversing gains...

(Reuters) - Myanmar's military has engaged in systematic human rights violations, many amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity,...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand could call an election in November after it completes its hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines summoned China's ambassador on Monday to explain what it called the "illegal intrusion and lingering...

By Vorasit Satienlerk and Juarawee Kittisilpa CHONBURI, Thailand (Reuters) - Nearly 60 elephants enjoyed a huge fruit banquet at a...

MANILA (Reuters) - The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has maintained a strong lead in the...

By Kate Lamb PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on...

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A coalition led by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday scored...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has banned Sony's action movie "Uncharted" from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that...

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Russian, Ukrainian and Belarussian weapons makers will not take part in Malaysia's biennial...

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - When Philippine Catholic priest Father Nap Baltazar raised his hands to bless the people...

By Rozanna Latiff JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's Johor state will on Saturday hold the first elections since the...

By John Geddie and Poppy McPherson LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has urged Myanmar's former ambassador to leave the official London...

(This March. 9 story corrects paragraph 7 to make clear Russian embassy comment that citizens were receiving support directly from...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted overnight, sending hot lava and ash down its slopes and prompting over 250...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -A summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...