The Latest Breaking News from SouthEast Asia

The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.

Smoke-drying mummification of human remains was practised by hunter-gatherers across southern China, southeast Asia and beyond as far back as 12,000 years ago, my colleagues and I report in new research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In removing Indonesia's finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, the leader of Southeast Asia's biggest economy is scrambling to restore public trust while seizing a chance to install loyalists after deadly riots last month, experts say.

Warning from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime follows a law enforcement raid on suspected scam centre.

Cuprina Holdings (NASDAQ:CUPR) shares skyrocketed 278.92% in after-hours trading to $2.66 following the announcement of exclusive licensing rights to United Nations Industrial Development Organization and Global Environment Facility-validated medical waste recycling technology for Southeast Asia.

The death of Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old online motorcycle taxi driver, who was run over by a police tactical vehicle on Thursday, 28 August 2025 during a rally in Jakarta, not only deepened national grief and public anger toward the government and parliament, but also sparked an unexpected wave of…

Americans alone last year lost $10bn to cybercrime centres in the region.

While most of the eVTOL industry is still running test flights, China's EHang is quietly building a commercial empire. With more than 1,000 aircraft orders, a Yunfu plant capable of producing 1,000 units annually and working with regulatory programs in Southeast Asia, the Guangzhou-based company is ahead of competitors.

From South America to Southeast Asia, these nine destinations combine low costs with cultural richness, walkable neighborhoods and thriving communities.

With its fabulous beaches, delicious food, and affordability, this Southeast Asian country is a haven for expats from around the world.

UNC6384 is targeting diplomats in Southeast Asia and elsewhere with backdoors and other malware.