The Asean Economic Community (AEC) will officially commence at 00:01 on January 1, 2016 after the heads of Asean member states today, Sunday November 22, 2015, signed the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment […]
The idea seems simple enough. Gather a small group of social-media savvy journalists from across Asean and get them to illustrate the letters of the association’s acronym through pictures and words in accordance with what […]
A proposal by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to add wildlife and timber trafficking to the Asean Senior Officials on Transnational Crime (ASOTC) agenda has seen the ten-member nations adopt the proposal and resolve to […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down its Asean 2015 GDP growth forecast to 4.4 per cent, a 10.20 per cent reduction to the 4.9 per cent Asean 2015 GDP growth forecast it […]
Update #5 Reports from Thailand-Cambodia border crossings at Ban Laem/Daun Lem, Ban Pakard/Phsa Prum and Aranyaprathet/Poipet indicate that out-in stamps are again being issued for... (See full details below)
Foreign workers and tourists who use the country’s visa exempt entry provisions are the unwitting victims in a high-stakes blame game being played out in the wake of the Erawan shrine bombing on August 17. […]
Singapore’s People’s Action Party (PAP) has convincingly won the 2015 Singapore General Election securing at least 70 of the 89 seats up for grabs and throwing the political aspirations of opposition parties into disarray. More […]
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has commenced an air and sea search for the rogue fishing ship the Taishan (also known as the Kunlun) which abruptly weighed anchor and fled the Port of Phuket on […]
Vietnamese nationals around the world yesterday celebrated their 70th National Day anniversary commencing with an inspiring and colourful parade in the capital, Hanoi, with embassies, consulates and Vietnamese communities globally joining in the celebrations. In […]
Thai authorities Tuesday announced the arrest of a man on the Thai-Cambodian border who they say is the prime suspect in the August 17 bombing of the Erawan shrine in Bangkok which killed 20 people […]
Thailand police say a man arrested in connection with the deadly Erawan shrine bombing on August 17 which killed 20 people and saw more than 130 others seek medical treatment is being uncooperative, while Turkish […]
Twin bomb explosion in central Bangkok earlier this evening have left at least 15 people dead and up to 80 people injured, though some unconfirmed local media reports put the figure as high as 27 […]