South East AsiaBoy drives truck into Buddhist procession, kills 8 Thai monks The group of 35 monks and five lay followers was walking along a roadside in northeastern Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage.byAFPJuly 2, 2026
South East AsiaThai Airways employee arrested in Australia after heroin found in bags Border officers screened 12 tote bags belonging to the 26-year-old flight attendant and found the drugs hidden in the lining.byReutersJune 30, 2026
South East AsiaPrabowo’s policy risks prompt global banks to pull cash out of IndonesiabyBloombergJune 29, 2026
South East AsiaSingapore’s opposition retains Singh as party chief despite court convictionbyReutersJune 29, 2026
South East AsiaPhilippines leads the world in rush to solar as power prices soarbyReutersJune 29, 2026
South East AsiaPritam Singh re-elected Workers’ Party chief, survives confidence votebyFMT ReportersJune 28, 2026
South East AsiaMyanmar burns US$525mil worth of illegal drugs Analysts say crumbling governance since the 2021 military putsch has triggered a civil war, enabling all sides to profit from the illicit drug trade.byAFPJune 26, 2026
South East AsiaMalaysia’s foreign minister says new Myanmar leadership ‘more open’ to suggestionsbyReuters
South East AsiaThailand revives US$30bil coast-to-coast corridor to rival Straits of MalaccabyReutersJune 18, 2026
South East AsiaMyanmar inflation hits 25% on US-Iran fuel shock, says World Bank The World Bank also slashed its growth forecast for the financial year that started in April, citing 'a less favourable external environment'.byAFPJune 16, 2026
South East AsiaChina, Myanmar pursue deeper ties as leaders hold talks in BeijingbyReutersJune 16, 2026
South East AsiaMagnitude 6.6 quake strikes southern Philippines, no damage expectedbyReutersJune 15, 2026