ASEAN & Southeast Asia

- Thailand's new policy focuses on digital transformation and resilience. - The Philippines urges ASEAN talks after a Myanmar airstrike kills 50 people. - Indonesia faces concern over rising whale strandings and deaths. - Two Myanmar nationals charged for injuring a police corporal in Malaysia. - Southeast Asian energy ministers meet to discuss security amid Middle East conflict.

Recent headlines

• What Does China’s New Military Base in Laos Mean? — foreign_policy
• ‘Nothing is left’: deadly floods slam Thai economy and strain Bangkok ahead of IMF meeting — scmp
• Anwar is Bargaining Myanmar Lives For Political Gain – And He Will Lose — the_diplomat
• Belt and Road paving way for China’s military presence in SE Asia — asia_times
• Saudi, UAE Join Push for SE Asian Oil Reserves — rigzone