The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile said his administration is closely monitoring whether the escalating war in Iran may give China room to deepen its interests on the Himalayan plateau and other regional flashpoints.

When the US pulled its only aircraft carrier based in Asia to support the military surge in Afghanistan back in 2010, allies in the region had little concern that China or North Korea might look to take advantage. Today things are different.

When the US pulled its only aircraft carrier based in Asia to support the military surge in Afghanistan back in 2010, allies in the region had little concern that China or North Korea might look to take advantage. Today things are different.

The US submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean marked a sharp escalation in the war between the two nations, raising fresh security and economic risks across the Indo-Pacific.

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the city-state will revise its economic outlook, if needed, due to the crisis in the Middle East which could push up global energy prices.

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the city-state will revise its economic outlook, if needed, due to the crisis in the Middle East which could push up global energy prices.

Singapore is projecting a S$24.9 billion ($19.7 billion) defense expenditure for 2026, a 6.4% increase from last year as the city-state seeks to bolster its capabilities, Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing said Friday.

Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to 0.87 in 2025, marking a record low that a top official warned could profoundly reshape the city-state’s society and economy.

Cambodian authorities say a crackdown on online scam compounds has cut activity in half since the start of this year, as they face international pressure to dismantle networks accused of stealing billions annually from people worldwide.

Cambodia is drafting a law targeting online scams, seeking to build a bulwark against criminals using the country as a base to siphon billions of dollars from victims globally.

Cambodia is drafting a law targeting online scams, seeking to build a bulwark against criminals using the country as a base to siphon billions of dollars from victims globally.

Since the turn of the century, election night has usually been great for pro-democracy reformers and miserable for Thailand’s royalists. Now the establishment has finally backed a winner, and the country may see some stability as a result.

Since the turn of the century, election night has usually been great for pro-democracy reformers and miserable for Thailand’s royalists. Now the establishment has finally backed a winner, and the country may see some stability as a result.

Thailand’s ruling conservative party clinched a surprisingly solid election win Sunday, marking the first victory this century for a party aligned with the country’s royalist establishment and a clear defeat for an emerging progressive movement.

Thailand’s ruling conservative party clinched a surprisingly solid election win Sunday, marking the first victory this century for a party aligned with the country’s royalist establishment and a clear defeat for an emerging progressive movement.

Thai voters headed to the polls on Sunday in what is seen as a three-cornered contest, with most pre-poll surveys signaling a fractured mandate that could trigger a fresh bout of political paralysis.

Bangkok’s royalist establishment is looking to Newin Chidchob to help fend off pro-democracy reformers and form a government in the Feb. 8 election.

Bangkok’s royalist establishment is looking to Newin Chidchob to help fend off pro-democracy reformers and form a government in the Feb. 8 election.

By 2017, Myanmar’s military had allegedly killed thousands of Muslim Rohingya, a massacre now being pursued as genocide at the International Court of Justice. A central figure accused of fanning the violence is one of the country’s most powerful monks, once dubbed the “Face of Buddhist Terror” on the cover of Time magazine.

Voters in Myanmar began casting ballots Sunday in the third and final phase of a tightly controlled general election that’s expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to the military’s proxy party amid continuing civil conflict and international rejection.