Across the region, insect conservation is under-represented in research, funding and public discourse. Read more at ...

Singapore’s Straits Times Index hasn’t had a year like this in over a decade. As 2024 comes to a close, the index is poised to be Southeast Asia’s best-performing stock market index.

Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

The focus is on concessions with timber plantations, conservation forests and local community benefits. Read more at ...

Summary Southeast Asia remains a key partner for the US given that both sides have shared interests encompassing trade, ...

Southeast Asia has long been plagued by maritime piracy ... ships sailing through strategic points such as the Malacca Strait, the South China Sea, and the Sulu Sea. Traditional pirates, often ...

“A healthy worker is a happy worker.” The Straits Times is the media partner for the First GHHIN Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum, held in Singapore from Jan 7 to 10, 2025. Chin Hui Shan is a ...

particularly in Asia. Confidence-building measures across the Taiwan Strait are a possible means for reducing tensions and avoiding accidental escalations of the use of force between Taiwan and China.

Assertion of regional autonomy over control of navigation in the Strait(s) of Malacca appeared at one time to threaten the maritime security of this vital sea route. The resolution to date of the ...

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China ... Asian Development Bank and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

UNESCO is providing training and capacity building to help develop sustainable tourism strategies for three pilot sites in the Southeast Asia region. Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the ...