Story Archive
2024-12-29
The Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed as it was trying to land during a flight from Bangkok.
2024-12-27
Riots and massacres, natural disasters, decolonization and militarization, human rights and media freedom, politics and political corruption and the legacy of past wars all caught your eye.
2024-12-27
But supporters of public caning under Sharia laws see it as a necessary move to uphold Islamic morals.
2024-12-27
Bangkok’s move to allow half a million stateless people to become Thai citizens is a holiday gift, analyst Bridget Welsh writes.
2024-12-26
While the West may not want PNG to add China to the family, the reality is it’s already happened.
2024-12-26
Images taken by BenarNews photographers show democracy was tested to its limit in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
2024-12-26
Authorities plan to collect biometric data from the new refugee arrivals.
2024-12-25
With global treaties long delayed, Mekong residents are trying to prevent plastic waste from destroying their environment.
2024-12-24
Manila rejects Beijing’s opposition to its planned acquisition of Typhon missile system.
2024-12-23
But smoothly navigating global rivalries in the current geopolitical scenario will be a daunting task, analysts said.
2024-12-23
Opposition fighter says there’s no trust in the military; Rohingya groups seek rights.
2024-12-20
Like other young people in Southeast Asia, Tu Anh Tu believed a recruiter’s job offer.
2024-12-20
Base support for the ex-Malaysian PM is stronger than a year ago, analyst Bridget Welsh writes.
2024-12-20
The fall of the base will be a major blow for the junta days after it appointed a new defense minister.
2024-12-19
Several domestic lawsuits are also challenging unprecedented U.S. use of defense pact powers.