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, ...

In recent years, the abuse of technology has increasingly facilitated this heinous crime, making it imperative for ASEAN nations to ... s longstanding problem of human trafficking.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

THE earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 was not just a natural disaster; it became yet another weapon in the military ...

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 ...

ADB President Masato Kanda participated in the 12th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting with international financial institutions on 10 April. During the meeting, he affirmed ...

China overtook Japan as a country most ASEAN nations think to be an “important partner in the future” among the Group of 20 members, according to a Foreign Ministry survey. “We should not ...

(Bloomberg) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his country is among Association of Southeast Asian Nations partners sending officials to Washington D.C. for talks following President Donald ...