Regional news from Southeast Asia in English — ASEAN politics, economy and diplomacy, covered by Thai PBS World.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership, has died of heart disease. He was 85.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Economic ministers of the ASEAN regional bloc committed on Thursday "to not impose any retaliatory measures" against the United States over sweeping tariffs and said they were ready to engage in talks.
Malaysia will dispatch officials to Washington to commence discussions on trade tariffs, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump imposed a hefty 24-percent levy on imports from the country.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - ASEAN must "act boldly" to accelerate regional economic integration as sweeping US tariffs leave much of the world caught in the middle of a devastating trade war, the bloc's chief said Wednesday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, to discuss US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy and its potential impacts on ASEAN member states.
The head of Myanmar's junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from his country's devastating earthquake passed 3,000.
Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s official visit to Bangkok for the Bay of Bengal region summit, scheduled for this Friday, is still confirmed, Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said today.
Kuala Lumpur - A colossal fire erupted Tuesday in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur, prompting evacuations of nearby homes.
The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Thailand will undertake a joint humanitarian trip to Myanmar next week to assess the earthquake situation.
The Thai government flew more relief materials and manpower to Myanmar today, to help earthquake victims.
Four Thai fishermen, pardoned by a Myanmar court after being imprisoned for fishing in Myanmar’s waters last year, have been released and reunited with their families.
Mandalay, Myanmar - Rescuers clambered into the wreckage of the Wisdom Villa Private High School on the outskirts of Mandalay on Saturday until a jammed door blocked their passage.
