The Latest Breaking News from ASEAN

Nasdaq-listed loyalty platform Society Pass (SoPa), which recently acquired Thailand-headquartered Thoughtful Media Group (TMG), a digital video multi-platform network (MPN) and social commerce platform, is looking to spend US$15-20 million more on acquisitions in Thailand in the second half to bolster its business ecosystem.

Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s death penalty moratorium has been a myth. The junta has routinely targeted civilians for extra-judicial killing, including using army snipers to callously pick off peaceful protesters. There have been killings of prisoners too, with many of the dead reportedly exhibiting signs of torture on their…

Asean has seen the average cost of a data breach hit all-time high of US$2.87 million in 2022, up 8% from a year before, according to the latest report by American IT giant IBM, with the problem believed to be heaping pressure on already high inflation.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has condemned the execution by Myanmar's military junta of four people, including an ally of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The execution of four political prisoners in Myanmar is further confirmation of what was already well known. The regime of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing will stop at nothing to maintain its grip on the country.

Cambodia, the current chair of the regional grouping, says timing of the hangings ‘highly reprehensible’.

‘One Town, One Product’ has unfulfilled potential for advancing Taiwan’s diplomatic goals.

Myanmar's ruling military on Tuesday defended its execution of four democracy activists as "justice for the people", brushing off a deluge of international condemnation including from its closest neighbours.

The Asean Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM) next week will be a test of its centrality and relevancy as never seen before. The annual meeting has to confront sensitive new and divisive issues that will require the 55-year-old bloc's collective wisdom, commitment and foresight.