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Acting President Min Aung Hlaing
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Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing
Indonesia
Police raids reveal Indonesia as new hub for scam, gambling syndicates
Hundreds of foreigners have been arrested in Indonesia recently following crackdowns against crime groups in Cambodia and Myanmar.
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Asean
‘Tentative step’: Asean weighs bringing Myanmar back into the fold
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Indonesia
321 foreigners arrested in Indonesia online gambling crackdown
11 May 2026 - 11:13AM
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Asean
Asean to step up push for South China Sea code, energy security
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr says the code of conduct is key to unlocking deeper China-Asean economic cooperation.
8 May 2026 - 10:28PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV maker Leapmotor taps Stellantis’ Spanish plant for EU production
Hangzhou carmaker’s overseas strategy highlights how Chinese brands are leveraging idle plants to scale globally while easing trade barriers.
8 May 2026 - 9:40PM
Asean
Asean’s pivot to energy security leaves long-standing issues on summit sidelines
Southeast Asia is one of the worst affected by the global fuel crisis due to its high imports of oil and gas coming from the Gulf.
8 May 2026 - 1:17PM
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Asean
Myanmar could come in from the cold as Asean members warm towards nation
Myanmar has been largely sidelined from top-level Asean meetings since a 2021 military coup that sparked a nationwide civil conflict.
8 May 2026 - 10:18AM
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Mainland China
Myanmar’s military rulers hire Trump ally for US$50,000 a month to lobby Washington
Roger Stone has been commissioned to rebuild relations with the US, though analysts doubt Myanmar can escape its pariah status.
7 May 2026 - 4:13PM
Indonesia
‘I started crying’: Indonesian captain’s wife in agony over pirate attack
Captain Ashari Samadikun had sent a chilling warning to his wife before his fuel tanker was hijacked by pirates last month.
6 May 2026 - 7:49PM
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Asean
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Asia must unite to avert an Iran war food crisis
The energy and fertiliser shocks come amid crucial planting windows for Asia’s farmers, exposing the region’s dire dependencies.
6 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son asks France to help him locate mother in Myanmar
Kim Aris says he has still not heard from his mother after she was transferred to house arrest last week.
6 May 2026 - 9:27AM
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Thailand
‘Phantom birth’ scam spooks Thailand as hundreds of babies get fake citizenship
Police believe that some Chinese cyber scammers are using these false registrations to launder money through firms they can fully control.
5 May 2026 - 3:47PM
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Ex-China soldier flees Myanmar scam centre, scales wall, masks scent with cow dung
Former infantryman confounds compound bosses with military skills, flees over mountains finally making safety of Chinese embassy.
5 May 2026 - 10:06AM
Asean
Why Singapore, Thailand are among the world’s ‘happiest’ economies
Southeast Asian countries outdid larger economies in the 178-nation Hanke’s Annual Misery Index for 2025.
1 May 2026 - 8:58PM
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First public image in years of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest State media broadcast the first public image of Suu Kyi in years, but son demands proof of life.
1 May 2026 - 4:10PM
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
State media broadcast a photograph of the Nobel laureate flanked by two uniformed personnel – the first public image of her in years.
1 May 2026 - 1:59PM
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Thailand
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Rare earth mining is poisoning the Mekong River
Toxins pose health risks including cancer, organ failure and developmental harm.
30 Apr 2026 - 8:51PM
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Thailand
‘Destroying the world’s kitchen’: the poisoning of the Mekong River
Many millions depend on the river but toxic run-off from mining for modern technology - including for war - could be an existential threat.
1 May 2026 - 9:57AM
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Malaysia
‘Barrage of questions’: Malaysian Indians least likely to be scammed, police say
Despite all races being equally targeted, ethnic Indians lost the least because they would keep questioning until the scammers gave up.
30 Apr 2026 - 9:16AM
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Asean
Will Asean’s oil scramble mean Russia builds lasting stronghold in region?
Southeast Asia’s pivot may be for economic reasons, but some analysts warn Moscow could seek to build lasting influence in the region.
28 Apr 2026 - 7:24PM
Asean
China backs Myanmar’s push to ease diplomatic isolation, stamp out telecoms scams
Foreign Minister Wang Yi caps five-day Southeast Asia tour also urging both sides to ‘open up new prospects for bilateral relations’.
26 Apr 2026 - 7:51PM
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Cambodia
US slaps sanctions on Cambodian senator suspected of controlling scam centres
The sanction freezes all US assets linked to Senator Kok An and his named associates, and bars any American national from dealing with them.
24 Apr 2026 - 5:19PM
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US-China relations
America offers US$4 million bounty for arrest of Chinese money launderer
Daren Li fled the US after admitting he conspired to launder funds obtained from victims in cryptocurrency scams and fraud in Southeast Asia.
24 Apr 2026 - 3:58PM
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Min Aung Hlaing
Why Myanmar’s token amnesties are ‘no cause for celebration’
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is now due for release in 2043 – provided she survives to the age of 97.
22 Apr 2026 - 4:18PM
War and conflict
Myanmar president seeks peace talks by July 31, 2 rebel groups reject offer
Of the rebel groups that Min Aung Hlaing mentioned in his offer, the Karen National Union and the Chin National Front have rejected his call.
21 Apr 2026 - 9:46PM
Asean
Why Indonesia is ceding its role as Asean’s natural leader to Singapore
For decades, Indonesia’s standing was a given. A new survey suggests the region’s opinion leaders are no longer so sure.
21 Apr 2026 - 3:38PM
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Malaysia
‘Some make it, some die’: why more Rohingya risk sea escapes to Malaysia
Dwindling food aid and growing desperation force thousands of refugees in Bangladesh to undertake perilous sea crossings to Southeast Asia.
21 Apr 2026 - 11:58AM
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Thailand
‘Worst I’ve seen’: forest fires rage across Thailand, Mekong region
The region faces a perennial haze scourge, with enforcement of bans against slash-and-burn farm practices remaining patchy.
20 Apr 2026 - 5:36PM
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