An Indonesian official said on May 17 that hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced several initiatives aimed at enhancing teacher capacity in digital technology.

Ambassador Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, Vietnam’s permanent representative to ASEAN, highly valued New Zealand's steadfast commitments

The launch of the ASEAN Blue Economy Innovation Project to protect marine ecosystems, which are crucial for maintaining the bloc’s environment and economy, took place in Jakarta on May 14.

The 37th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, held by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), called on countries to improve the quality of public spending and reduce social inequality.

The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, local authorities said on May 14.

At least 28 people have been reportedly killed and four others gone missing in floods and landslides

Heat stroke killed 61 people in Thailand in the first four months of this year, 33 of whom were in the north-eastern region.

Banks in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are grappling with uncertainty over their loan books as evidence of persistent inflation

Representatives from more than 190 member countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) are racing against time to complete negotiations on a global pandemic treaty before the deadline at the end of this month.

Global business leaders are increasingly looking to India and Southeast Asia as alternative supply chain destinations while trade relations between China and the US deteriorate

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) on May 8 launched a blue book at the ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta.

Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil has said the Southeast Asian nation is delighted to assume the role of ASEAN Chair 2025

Indonesia's economy, the largest in Southeast Asia, expanded 5.11% in the first quarter of this year as compared to the figure of 5.04% recorded in the same time last year, and economists’ expectation of 5%.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos), through the Kartini Integrated Centre in Temanggung, is implementing a programme that provides special therapy services for people