Southeast Asia News

Indonesia is in talks with Russia on the purchase of a number of Kilo Class submarines, as the country expands its deterrent capabilities in anticipation of future regional disputes.

China's brusque tone in its meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop marks the latest rebuff to Australia on the international stage.

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomed President Thein Sein of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar during arrival honors in MalacaA ang Palace on Thursday.

A total of 12 provinces in the South have been affected by flash floods, triggered by heavy rain that hit the region since Nov 21, Chatchai Promlert, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police acted swiftly in detaining Islamist militant Fadli Sadama in Malaysia to avert any possible terror attacks from being carried out in the country.

Thailand is welcoming large numbers of tourists during this 2013/2014 high season.

The truce between Thailand's political rivals held in Bangkok on Friday amid more ceremonies in honour of the king's birthday, while the leader of the protest movement who has vowed to overthrow the government planned to announce his next move.

A local man was charged in a Singapore court Friday for defacing the Prime Minister's website, in the latest crackdown against perpetrators of a recent spate of cyber attacks in the city-state.

Ferringhi beach in Penang, Malaysia. Foreigners who retire to Penang can enjoy a high standard of living for a much lower cost than in their own countries.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela on Friday morning, hailing the anti-apartheid icon as an inspiration to millions.

Fang-tastic first: Lisa Surihani , Yusry Abdul Halim and their serpentine 'co-star' clowning around at the premiere of Ular on Tuesday.

Debbie Kimack of Wee Waggin' Rescue shows off Papi and Zoe, two chihuahuas in need of homes.

About 100 protesters in East Timor have thrown rocks at the Australian embassy, with police responding with tear gas as a spying row intensifies.

A reporter with the Pan-Arab Al-Arabiya news channel has walked free from the southern Philippines jungle 18 months after he was abducted by Islamist militants, Filipino police said late Wednesday.

The sprawling home at 29488 58th Ave. in Abbotsford spans a whopping 44,340 sq ft and includes nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

A Thai woman dressed in the royal color of yellow cries as she watches King Bhumibol Adulyadej make a speech on a giant screen, on his 86th birthday at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

The campus is overrun by a tangled web of weeds and vines. Many of the books in the open-air library are ancient, their pages yellow.

Relief effort: A Royal Malaysian Air Force helicopter delivering aid to flood victims in Kuantan.

As dusk falls and lights flick on amongst a hodgepodge of restaurants, nail salons and dance clubs overlooking this Cambodian capital's waterfront, tuk-tuk taxis whisk past a reality that emerges nightly in the shadows along the street.

In order to tap the burgeoning ASEAN market, the Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank recently established a foothold in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.