Southeast Asia (SEA) News

The US$7.3 billion China-backed project has been marred with problems.

Indonesia to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in SE Asia

Vietnam confirms arrest of energy think tank chief

Lawyer who called for Thai monarchy reforms denied bail

Vietnam probes Chinese wind towers, weighs anti-dumping tax

Philippines not looking for trouble in South China Sea, says president

Thailand’s PM says committed to attracting major foreign investors

Thai anti-narcotics police seize drugs worth US$8mil

Heavy downpour hits north Vietnam, halting traffic in Hanoi

Thai court drops murder charges against officials over vanished activist

Vietnam jails environmental activist for 3 years over tax fraud

Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed project

UN worried about arrest of Vietnamese energy expert after Biden’s visit

Manila urges fishermen to keep operating at Beijing-held shoal

Singapore blows up 100kg WWII-era bomb

Top Thai protest leader jailed on royal insult charges

No standoff with China after removal of floating barrier, says Philippines

Jokowi’s son named Indonesian youth party chair

Manila says it will remove Beijing’s barrier in South China Sea