Thailand and Cambodia Leaders Hold Rare Talks During ASEAN Summit Amid Fragile Ceasefire
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia are set to hold rare face to face talks in the Philippines as tensions remain high following deadly border...
ASEAN Summit Opens With Energy Security and Middle East Crisis in Focus
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began a major summit in the Philippines on Thursday as rising global tensions and energy supply...
ASEAN unity under pressure as regional conflicts threaten energy crisis response
Cambodia has warned that internal conflicts within Southeast Asia could weaken the region’s ability to respond to the global energy crisis triggered by the...
Energy Pact Unravels: Thailand Ends Decades Long Deal with Cambodia Amid Lingering Tensions
Thailand has formally scrapped a 25 year old agreement with Cambodia aimed at jointly exploring offshore energy resources in disputed waters. The decision, announced...
Suu Kyi Moved to House Arrest as Legal Team Prepares First Meeting
Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to meet her legal team this weekend after being transferred from prison to house...
ASEAN pushes Myanmar on political prisoners as Suu Kyi welfare draws renewed concern
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led this year by the Philippines, has renewed calls for Myanmar’s military authorities to release more political prisoners,...
After Hormuz, All Eyes on the Strait of Malacca
Authors: Sanjay Turi and Alveera Choudhry*
At a time when global trade is bleeding post the Hormuz blockades, the USA’s recent defense pact with Indonesia...
The Hormuz Dividend and Malaysia’s Middle Power Gambit in a Fragmenting Order
With the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the most important energy chokepoints in the world, disrupted by conflict, global shipping has been...
Myanmar Junta Pushes 100 Day Peace Talks Plan as Key Rebel Groups Refuse Dialogue
Myanmar’s military leader turned president Min Aung Hlaing has called for peace talks with armed opposition groups within 100 days, setting a deadline of...
The End of the Pillars: How Tô Lâm Is Steering Vietnam Toward Beijing
In mid-April, Vietnam’s top leader Tô Lâm will visit China;this meeting is going to signal a change that goes well beyond normal administrative reshuffling...