South East AsiaRM80,000 compensation for Malaysian injured in Thai bomb blast The governor of Narathiwat province, Boonchuay Homyamyen, presented a cheque for 650,000 baht to Yusri Udin, one of two Malaysians injured in the blast.byFMT ReportersJuly 4, 2026
South East AsiaPersonal info of 70,000 people in Singapore exposed in data breachbyFMT ReportersJuly 3, 2026
South East AsiaHow drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriersbyReutersJuly 3, 2026
South East AsiaBoy drives truck into Buddhist procession, kills 8 Thai monks The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in northeastern Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage.byAFPJuly 2, 2026
South East AsiaMyanmar set to restart contentious US$3.6bil China-backed dam projectbyReutersJuly 1, 2026
South East AsiaThousands rally in Philippines over graft case against pro-Duterte senatorbyAFPJune 30, 2026
South East AsiaIndonesia’s tech icon-turned-minister set for graft verdict Former education minister Nadiem Makarim is accused of graft tied to the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.byAFPJune 30, 2026
South East AsiaPrabowo’s policy risks prompt global banks to pull cash out of IndonesiabyBloombergJune 29, 2026
South East AsiaMalaysia’s foreign minister says new Myanmar leadership ‘more open’ to suggestionsbyReuters
South East AsiaThailand suspends bilateral talks as maritime row with Cambodia heads to UNbyReutersJune 22, 2026
South East AsiaIndonesia plans to embed AI in key programmes, including free-meal drivebyReutersJune 22, 2026
South East AsiaPhilippines slashes 2026 growth outlook on Iran war, graft messbyBloombergJune 22, 2026
South East Asia3 killed in rare Philippine school shooting Local media reported that two people – both reportedly students – had been arrested, with one of them apprehended at the scene.byAFPJune 22, 2026
South East AsiaIndonesia suspends free school meals programme amid budget pressurebyReutersJune 19, 2026
South East AsiaThailand revives US$30bil coast-to-coast corridor to rival Straits of MalaccabyReutersJune 18, 2026