The governments of Taiwan and Palau have both been warned that offers of investment from the Cambodian conglomerate Prince Group represent threats to each nation’s security and sovereignty. Briefings ...

Indonesia is expected to ratify an agreement with Vietnam on the demarcation of their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) next month, settling a decade-long dispute involving overlapping waters, Indonesia ...

The Philippines, arguably one of Southeast Asia’s freest democracies, is heading toward a trial that could lead to the removal of an impeached official – Vice President Sara Duterte. Complicating ...

Small cement cubes made of volcanic ash are spread throughout Joel Maquiling’s lab as the Filipino scientist excitedly explains potential practical uses for the concrete material. Along with two other ...

Ribuan mahasiswa dan koalisi masyarakat sipil di beragam daerah pada Jumat (21/2) menggelar unjuk rasa berjargon “Indonesia Gelap”, sebagai ungkapan kekecewaan terhadap sejumlah kebijakan pemerintahan ...

Aid agencies operating in the Pacific are still scrambling to assess the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order freezing billions of dollars in foreign aid last week. The ...

China’s use of a long-range acoustic device against Filipino sailors in the South China Sea marks an “increase in aggression” in the disputed waters, a Philippine Navy spokesman said. The BRP Cabra, a ...

Tribal violence and claims of ‘cannibalism’ in Papua New Guinea have marked the start of 2025 for the Pacific nation as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence. Nine people were ...

At least six people died in a “revenge killing” in Papua New Guinea’s volatile highlands region when gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying more than two dozen passengers, police said Wednesday.

Nearly a quarter century since Indonesia’s transition to democracy, the national police, once an instrument of authoritarianism, remains riddled with a “culture of violence” and has little ...

Dozens of underwater minerals experts descended on the remote Cook Islands in the South Pacific last week for a conference that was the latest sign of the country’s embrace of a contentious industry: ...

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the progressive Move Forward Party disbanded and banned its top leaders from politics for 10 years over promises it made during the 2023 electoral ...