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SOUTHEAST ASIA

Rebels in Myanmar fighting against the junta clean their guns in Karen state, Myanmar, in March 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2025
Human‑wave attacks and drones: How Myanmar’s junta is fighting back
Generals have been boosted by the backing of China, which has applied diplomatic and financial pressure on resistance groups to stop fighting.
Military personnel arrange coffins during a ceremony to transport bodies to their home town, inside a military aircraft in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Thailand mulls blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as conflict escalates
At least 16 soldiers and 10 civilians have died, and hundreds have been injured since the latest round of clashes, with 258,626 civilians displaced, according to Thai authorities.
Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over a century-old border dispute near the Preah Vihear Temple, which both sides claim, highlights the dangers of unresolved historical conflicts in the region and exposes ASEAN’s limited capacity to enforce lasting peace.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2025
Why Thailand and Cambodia keep fighting the same war
In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Phnom Penh, a decision it reaffirmed in 2013. But the surrounding border area was never fully demarcated.
Displaced residents line up for face masks and other supplies at an evacuation center in the Thai border province of Surin on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2025
Fighting rages at Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call
At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the reignited border conflict, officials said.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks following negotiations over a trade deal with the United States, in Jakarta in July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2025
Trump demands on mining and China snarl U.S.-Indonesia trade deal
Jakarta fears the demands would restrain its independence, particularly in critical minerals and energy that risk its relations with China and Russia.
The remains of uprooted trees are seen at the Darul Mukhlisin Islamic boarding school and mosque in the aftermath of flash floods at Aceh Tamiang in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 11, 2025
Climate change supercharged $20 billion Asia floods, study finds
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest storms, scientists reported in a rapid World Weather Attribution analysis released Thursday.
Members of Cambodia's delegation during the opening ceremony of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok on Tuesday. The country withdrew from the games the following day amid military clashes between Cambodia and Thailand.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 10, 2025
Cambodia pulls team out of Southeast Asian Games in Thailand over border conflict 
In a letter to organizers, the Olympic Committee of Cambodia said it made the decision due to “serious concerns.”
Displaced residents take shelter at an evacuation center during clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border, in Thailand's Sa Kaeo province on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
Cambodia-Thailand border clashes send half a million into shelters
Evacuees describe the fighting as being more intense than in July before both sides agreed to a short-lived truce.
Thai leader Anutin Charnvirakul has only been in power a few months and leads an awkward coalition held together mostly by his promise to dissolve parliament soon with elections expected in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2025
Thai leader’s hard line on Cambodia clash risks irking Trump
The Thai leader seems focused on possible domestic payoff for sounding tough, gambling it won’t annoy U.S. President Donald Trump, who claimed credit for ending earlier fighting.
People gather inside a temporary shelter amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area at Chroy Neang Ngourn Pagoda, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2025
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia spreads along contested border
With each side blaming the other for starting Monday’s renewed clashes, it was unclear how or if the fragile ceasefire could be salvaged.
People rest at a shelter in Thailand's Buriram province on Monday following fresh military clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along parts of their disputed border.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border tensions reignite
Both Southeast Asian countries have accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
A floating solar farm in Thailand. European utilities are rethinking their green energy investments in Southeast Asia.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2025
European utilities rethink bets in slow-to-go-green Southeast Asia
Large green-power groups including Portugal’s EDP Renewables and Denmark’s Orsted have paused projects or withdrawn from certain countries.
Shwe Kokko city — a casino, entertainment and tourism complex in Myanmar — seen from Thailand's Mae Sot District in February, after Thailand cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar in an bid to curb scam centers
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2025
Thailand seizes millions in assets and issues arrest warrants in scams crackdown
Parts of Southeast Asia have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.
Imuwarizal, 52, looks for his sister, who has been missing following a deadly flash flood, in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday. December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2025
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll tops 1,200
Torrential deluges paired with two tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rain in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia,on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2025
Asia floods toll tops 1,100 as militaries aid survivors
Indonesia’s death toll of at least 502 is the worst in a natural disaster there since a massive 2018 earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 2,000 people.
A mosque stands at an area hit by deadly flash floods in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2025
Tropical storm deaths cross 500 in Southeast Asia, over 4 million affected
Separately, across the Bay of Bengal, another 153 people were killed by a cyclone in the island nation of Sri Lanka.
A resident stands near debris as he inspects an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2025
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 350
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
Huawei and ZTE are banned from U.S. telecom networks as an "unacceptable risk" to national security.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2025
Huawei and ZTE seal 5G deals in Vietnam as China ties warm after U.S. tariffs
Hanoi’s strengthening bonds with Beijing is stirring concern among Western officials, seven people with direct knowledge of the situation said.
Flood waters surround Kangar in northern Malaysia’s Perlis state on Thursday. The annual monsoon season, exacerbated by a tropical storm in the region in recent days, has inundated parts of southern Thailand, killing dozens and trapping many in their homes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2025
Thailand shifts gear in flood evacuation; Indonesia death toll climbs to 61
Nearly 3 million people have been affected by floods in southern Thailand, while in Indonesia power outages and damaged infrastructure are hampering rescue efforts.
Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm. Jose Ma Ambrosio Ezpeleta speaks during a recent interview with The Japan Times at navy headquarters in Manila.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2025
Philippines seeks more retired MSDF patrol aircraft, navy chief says
The head of the Philippine Navy has said the service is interested in acquiring an additional five retired TC-90 aircraft from Japan to boost its surveillance capabilities.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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