Mr Seeto said that although the fund was global in focus, more than half the investment would be in South-east Asia. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Laos would be the focus countries in the region.

During the two-week Eid al-Fitr holiday in 2024, Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, recorded 7.4 million passengers, a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The ...

Trump’s Abrupt Turn to Russia—and Whether a U.S.-Russia Team Could Gain Any Sway in South and Southeast Asia President Trump’s new geopolitical strategy of aligning with Russia to counter ...

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More than 1,600 people have died in Myanmar as a result of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that shook Southeast Asia on Friday and decimated structures throughout the region, including buildings ...

The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted the war-torn Southeast Asian nation on Friday, leaving hundreds people dead and thousands injured, the military government ...

The quake hit with an epicentre in central Myanmar, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of its city of Monywa. At least two people have died, 43 are missing and 50 others are injured after a powerful ...

Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions. LONDON -- An earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude has rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, according to the United States ...

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SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia is set to be a driving force of global energy trends, said Sue-Ern Tan, head of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Regional Cooperation Centre. This comes as the ...

Gone are the days of paying expensive roaming fees or getting new physical SIM cards whenever ... It offers sub-regional plans for Southeast Asia (Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand ...

While they are often used interchangeably, Southeast Asia and ASEAN are conceptually and historically distinct. Explaining ASEAN as the central platform for East Asia’s regional architecture-building, ...