Earthquakes continue to rock the eastern Indonesia island of Lombok with more than 340 people reportedly dead, while poor infrastructure is frustrating efforts to get relief to isolated communities in the centre and highlands of […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Immigration D-G: Asean member countries to share visa info via new portal The 22nd Asean Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of […]
Floods in eastern Cambodia have left tens of thousands of people homeless and thousands of others trapped above water up to ten meters deep. This live broadcast video via Cambodia media organisation TVFB shows efforts […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN marks 51st anniversary; fastest growing economies with combined output of $2.5 trillion Diplomats from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) marked its 51st […]
Thai netizens are up in arms over a video showing what appears to be Thai university students performing a mock Buddhist Lent (Khao Phansa) Candle Parade ceremony inside the grounds of a Buddhist temple. The […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu World’s biggest trading bloc ‘substantially’ complete this year: Singapore FM What could be the world’s biggest trading bloc, which would link Southeast Asia to some of […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu US pledges USD300 million in security assistance for Southeast Asia US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pledged nearly USD300 million in security assistance for countries […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu China wants military drills with ASEAN China wants to stage joint military exercises with Southeast Asian nations in disputed waters, according to a draft document, but insists […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu The EU mobilises €6 million for disaster preparedness in South and Southeast Asia As Southeast Asia is faced with the yearly monsoon season and its potentially […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Progress in sea feud, Koreas stir Asean though rifts persist Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a nonaggression pact with […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN: Epicentre of human trafficking The discovery of 28 abandoned human-trafficking camps and multiple unmarked mass graves in the dense jungle of Wang Kelian near the […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Water discharged from Lao dams pushes up water level in Mekong Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute and other water-related agencies have expressed concern that the increased […]