Southeast Asia ushers in New Year with a splash
Millions of people in Southeast Asia—from Cambodia to Laos to Thailand—are celebrating the traditional New Year water festival, an important event on the Buddhist calendar.
Millions of people in Southeast Asia—from Cambodia to Laos to Thailand—are celebrating the traditional New Year water festival, an important event on the Buddhist calendar.
McKinsey & Company senior partner Vishal Agarwal suggested at an event that project developers have to build local ecosystems and work with stakeholders to find innovative…
The findings, published in the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s The State of Southeast Asia 2024 report, indicated a notable shift in respondents who had leaned towards the US in…
Despite efforts from governments to address disinformation, a study concluded that a “multi-faceted approach” is needed, including promoting media literacy and implementing…
The UN said last year more than 100,000 people had been trafficked into online scam centres in Cambodia, while a 2023 Reuters investigation detailed the emergence in Thailand of…
Common challenges faced by investigative journalists working on anti-corruption stories include access to data and the weaponising of regulations.
Rare diseases affect millions despite their rarity. In Southeast Asia, about 45 million people (9% of the population) have rare diseases.
The travel industry is critical for several Southeast Asian economies and contributed about 12 percent of the region's GDP before the Covid-19 pandemic.
China has focused its disbursements of funds on Laos and Cambodia, besides South-East Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia.
K-dramas often deal with the relationships between families and friends, and many Southeast Asian viewers share similar cultural backgrounds.