The United States plans to deploy advanced military equipment to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against threats, officials from both countries said, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete ...

Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila’s jurisdiction to fortify claims Its line is around Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea feature that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic ...

Indonesia’s shrinking middle class worries economists As a result, the economic stability of Southeast Asia’s biggest country is at risk, experts warn.

Photos: Death toll soars in Bangladesh unrest A BenarNews journalist witnessed Border Guard Bangladesh members shoot three youths.

EXPLAINED: How Indonesian textile giant Sritex collapsed Mounting debt, falling sales and a court’s bankruptcy ruling forced the Solo-based company out of business.

Students in Indonesia’s Papua region protest free-meal program, demand free education instead Authorities responded with force, including the use of tear gas and warning shots.

Philippine court convicts 4 police officers for killings in Duterte drug war Victims’ families see convictions as “partial victory” in holding former president accountable for bloody anti-drug ...

Fiji’s fishing ship graveyard highlights lax Pacific dumping controls Dozens of derelict boats, mostly from China, pose environmental and navigation hazards in Suva harbor.

Jakarta seeks to contain fallout from South China Sea agreement with Beijing Deal compromised Indonesia’s maritime rights, most analysts say, but one noted that clause on “prevailing laws” may render ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the Trump administration’s defense commitments to America’s Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and that any attack on them ...

How the 2014 coup continues to shape Thai politics Thailand’s military still has sway over the government, although a new civilian-led administration is in place, analyst Zachary Abuza writes.

Negotiators for the Thai government and southern insurgents agreed to hold meetings later this month and in March to discuss an “improved” roadmap to peace as well as a Ramadan and Songkran ceasefire, ...