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'We are ruining this world': Viral video reveals shocking origin of trash piling up on pristine Andaman beaches
January 27, 2026 4:54 pm
In a video that has spread widely on Instagram, content creator Vishnu and his friends are seen walking along a beach on Little Andaman Island when they come across piles of plastic waste.
Ramayana has influenced how I think about stories: Tash Aw on his epic quartet
January 30, 2026 4:34 pm
Writer Tash Aw, speaks on his influences -- and on why the West's talk of 'Chinese aggression towards Taiwan' is a misleading idea
India’s evolving engagement with Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific
August 31, 2024 11:58 pm
India’s proactive ‘Act East’ policy speaks volumes about its commitment to strengthen strategic, economic, and cultural ties with countries in Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific. But how has India’s ‘Look East’ policy evolved into ‘Act East’ policy? What was the reason behind adding the strategic dimension to it?
Why China plans to run trains from Kunming all the way to Singapore
July 06, 2024 7:29 am
Chinese Premier Li Qiang recently said China could study a plan to connect its rail projects in major Southeast Asian countries, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. Why is it significant?
How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia
April 17, 2024 8:24 pm
The illegal waste trade from Europe to Southeast Asia has emerged as a highly profitable, low-risk criminal enterprise with a major impact on the environment, economy, and human health.
Japan military aid expands Southeast Asia footprint
November 24, 2023 6:37 pm
Under Japan's new aid scheme, known as the Official Security Assistance (OSA), the Philippine Navy will receive $4 million (€3.7 million) worth of coastal surveillance radars.
Myanmar won't be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals
September 05, 2023 7:49 pm
Western governments led by the United States have condemned the Myanmar army’s ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in 2021 and have demanded her immediate release from detention.
Xi Jinping says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia
November 22, 2021 5:26 pm
Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, held to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and the grouping.
What's smelling? It's the healthy durian fruit
December 08, 2019 8:53 am
A unique tropical fruit, it is found in many Southeast Asian countries.
Mystery shrouds deaths of hundreds of Chinese workers in sleep
July 22, 2014 2:33 pm
The syndrome is mostly noted in the Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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