KUALA LUMPUR— ASEAN should accelerate pre-emptive action to heighten energy security in the region, taking a cue from the current energy crisis in Europe unleashed by the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.   Consumers and governments across Europe continue to

BANGKOK— A Myanmar model and beauty pageant contestant has been denied entry into Thailand.   Han Lay, Miss Grand International Myanmar 2020, who spoke against the military coup at the pageant last year has been denied entry after arriving at

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday the United States has allocated more than $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for ethnic Rohingyas living both inside and outside of Myanmar. In a statement, Blinken said the latest assistance package

The harsh COVID-19 containment restrictions China is imposing across Tibet are leading to public resentment in the capital of Lhasa, where residents who have tested positive are being quarantined in empty stadiums, schools, warehouses and unfinished buildings.   Beijing’s actions

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that Japan will abolish a series of COVID-19 border restrictions in hopes of reviving its tourism industry. As of Oct. 11, Japan will allow individual visitors to enter the country, reinstate visa waivers

PHNOM PENH– Cambodia set a new monthly minimum wage for workers in the country’s garment, footwear and travel goods sector, at some 200 U.S. dollars from 2023, up 3.09 percent from the current level of 194 U.S. dollars, Labour Minister,