Kathmandu—Southeast Asia has not been at the forefront of promoting human rights, much less the rights of indigenous peoples, where the region’s record is even darker and more concerning. Indonesia, ...

Aside from Filipinos, citizens from 14 other countries — mainly from Asia — were coerced into cyber scamming. The workers' passports are usually confiscated, together with their mobile phones.

On human development, it is striking that all major ASEAN emerging market countries enjoy a demographic advantage relative to benchmarks. In other words, they generally have relatively more people ...

As ASEAN Chair, Malaysia is keen to drive practical economic cooperation, starting with local currency trade. Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that the country's ...

BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - China is willing to work with its trading partners, including ASEAN countries, to strengthen communication and coordination, its commerce minister said in talks with ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a public speech last month that the South-East Asian country was not a base for kidnapping, online crime, or human trafficking, vowing to crack down on all types ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from Xinhuanet: Representatives of major media and think tanks from China and the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian ...

It is also hoped to enhance cultural exchanges and provide an opportunity for art enthusiasts to appreciate outstanding photographic works by photographers from ASEAN countries ... and promote the ...

The Asean Human Rights Declaration does not do justice ... a duty actually, to them. Still, the country faces challenges in respecting and implementing native rights. For example, in Sabah ...

THE Department of Migrant Workers is proposing the posting of permanent labor attachés in Southeast Asian countries as cases of human trafficking of Filipinos continue to rise.