Natalino Ornai Guterres talks about recent resistance against the growing LGBTIQA+ rights movement, centered on “proper” masculinity.

The opposition party is in a good position ahead of the polls, but it remains to be seen whether it can recreate the success of its predecessor, the Move Forward Party.

Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s biggest city is fraught with anxiety

"Both sides agree to maintain current troop ⁠deployments without further movement," their defence ministers said in ‍a joint statement on the ceasefire, to take effect at noon local time (1pm in Singa...

Die südostasiatischen Nachbarn erklären sich zu Gesprächen ihrer Militärs über einen Waffenstillstand bereit. Doch erst mal gehen die Kämpfe weiter.

The BBC goes to a rebel-held part of Myanmar, ahead of a government-mandated election starting this month.

Despite a Trump-brokered ceasefire in July, fighting has flared up again between Thailand and Cambodia.

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The junta has been demolishing buildings in KK Park, one of the largest and most notorious scam compounds.

Thailand is scheduled to cast votes in general elections on 8 February 2026, earlier than expected, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives last week.

On 28 December, Myanmar will be holding its first general election since the February 2021 military coup. The election has been called a sham and a tool for the junta to maintain control, and many Mya...

Following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s dissolution of the House of Representatives, several prominent public figures and academics have shared their perspectives on the challenges ahead as Tha...

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal.

Escalation comes after Thai soldier was killed and four others wounded in clashes, more than a month after Donald Trump oversaw ceasefire agreement

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Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quit

Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region

Newly found photos highlight women’s key role in Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement against British rule.

Thailand’s military chief suspended the peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border Thailand has suspended the implementation of a peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border, escalating tensions between the neighbours who clashed in July. US president Donald Trump helped broker a peace deal between the two southeast Asian nations, after a five-day border conflict. Both sides signed an expanded truce in Malaysia in October but on Monday Thailand’s armed forces chief said that had been halted. Continue reading...

Die Brücke der Freundschaft führt Flüchtlinge aus Myanmar zum rettenden Ufer in Thailand. Doch viele müssen den Grenzfluss nachts per Boot überqueren.

The controversial legacy of Suharto's New Order regime has sparked heated protests against the move.

Lipödem, Herzinfarkt, Endometriose: Weiblicher Schmerz ist schlecht erforscht und wird kaum behandelt. Die Bundesregierung weiß das. Doch ihre Ideen beim Thema Frauengesundheit sind bislang lachhaft.