Rapacious mining operations pump water used for gold extraction straight back into the river without treatment, raising arsenic levels to 26 times the safe level in parts of Chiang Mai.

For a long time Central Asia’s most volatile frontier has played host to deadly clashes. But in mid-March Sadyr Japarov, ...

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The State of Southeast Asia 2025 report, based on polls conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) between Jan 3 and Feb 15 and released on Thursday (Apr 3), examined regional ...

Asia, the engine for global growth over the past decade and an innovation powerhouse, can help contribute to a stronger international monetary system and global financial safety net. This conference ...

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China's planned $137 billion Medog dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo poses ecological, seismic, and strategic risks for India and ...

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SINGAPORE – The oil leak at Langsat Terminal near the mouth of the Johor River has stopped and clean-up operations for an oil patch sighted off Pulau Ubin and along Changi Beach are being carried out.

PM Narendra Modi highlighted India's Northeast as crucial for the Bimstec region during the summit in Thailand. There's a planned bilateral meeting with Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus after recent ...