Category: South East Asia
Partial results from Sunday’s election in Thailand showed a pro-military party slightly ahead of the populist party leading a “democratic front”, an unexpected and – for many – stunning outcome from the country’s first...
Thais voted on Sunday in a long-delayed election following a 2014 military coup, a race that pitted the country’s junta chief seeking to retain power against a “democratic front” led by the populist party...
About 51-52 million Thais will go to vote on March 24, the first election since the civilian government of Yingluck Shinawatra was toppled by the military coup led by General Prayut Chan-o-Cha in 2014....
Malaysia on Saturday threatened to bring a World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge if the European Union goes ahead with recommendations to phase out palm oil from transport fuel used in the bloc. In a...
The general elections in Indonesia will be held in April 17th 2019. For this first time in Indonesia, the President, Vice President and Members from the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) will be elected with...
Billionaire-turned-politician Anutin Charnvirakul thinks he has hit on a winning issue for Thailand’s election next month – promoting cannabis farming now that the Southeast Asia nation has legalized medical marijuana. Campaign posters for his...
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Dong Dang, Vietnam on today for the second summit with U.S. President Trump where they will try to reach an agreement on North Korean nuclear...
BANGKOK – After a series of long delays and broken promises, Thailand’s military government has enacted laws that set in motion a countdown leading to new elections by next May. The measures, which became...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim will contest a by-election that is expected to pave the way for his return to active politics, officials said Wednesday. Lawmaker Danyal Balagopal...
Indonesia saw the worst tumble in its stocks in at least 2 years on Wednesday, following which Indonesian authorities mediated “decisively” to aid the currency and bond markets as a global stampede in emerging...