
Indonesian President asks for tightened security for state officials
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered tighter security for state officials a day after a suspected Islamist militant stabbed Chief Security Minister Wiranto
Singapore, Indonesia to discuss airspace management, military training
Singapore and Indonesia have agreed on a framework to discuss two long-standing bilateral issues – airspace management and military training.
Indonesia's digital economy to hit 40 billion USD by year-end
Indonesia’s digital economy is forecast to reach 40 billion USD by the end of the year, according to the e-Conomy Southeast Asia (SEA) 2019 report compiled by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.
Thailand unveils measures to slash emissions from vehicles
In a bid to control a major source of fine particulate matter PM2.5, Thailand’s Department of Land Transport (DLT) has announced a raft of measures to reduce emissions from vehicles.
Vietnamese, Cambodian PMs chair conference reviewing border demarcation
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen co-chaired a conference in Hanoi on October 5 to review land border demarcation
Indonesians’ life expectancy likely to fall due to haze from wildfires
Indonesian people risk having their life expectancy shaved off by four years on average due to exposure to dangerous particulate matter caused by the haze
Southeast Asia’s digital economy could hit 300 billion USD by 2025
Southeast Asia’s internet economy is forecast to reach 300 billion USD by 2025 as millions of people in the region take up online shopping and embrace ride-share food delivery,
Thailand generates less marine debris
The amount of marine debris generated in Thailand has dropped to 21,700-32,600 tonnes annually, after the initial success of a project to increase the reuse and recycling of materials by 25 percent.
Highways hasten urbanisation speed on Indonesia’s Java island
The urbanisation progress on Java, which is home to 60 percent of the Indonesian population, will be accelerated as highways will mushroom on the world’s most populous island in the couple of years
13 killed, 4 injured in pickup truck accident in Thailand
A total of 13 people were killed and four others were injured after a pickup truck overturned on Bangkok’s outskirts on September 29.
6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines on September 29.
Thousands evacuated due to unrest in Indonesia's Papua
Thousands of residents in Indonesia's Papua scrambled to board military planes on September 27, fleeing urban unrest after one of the region's deadliest eruptions of violence
ASEAN Ladies’ Circle in Malaysia boosts charity work
Chairwoman of the ASEAN Ladies’ Circle (ALC) in Malaysia Pham Thi Hong Lien has vowed to hold more activities connecting its member together and contributing to charity during the year
Forest fire haze causes breathing problems to over 900,000 Indonesians
The number of Indonesians suffering respiratory problems or ISPA caused by smoke from forest and peatland fires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra in the past few months has reached over 919,000
Thailand to continue high-speed railway talks with China
The Transport Ministry of Thailand will hold contract talks with China for the joint high-speed railway project between Bangkok and northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province during the ASEAN Summit in November.