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The Latest Breaking News from SouthEast Asia

Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia

A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste

The Independent UK

Scoop: Schumer cancels Southeast Asia trip amid shutdown

The CODEL was cancelled due to the logistics of a trip potentially in the middle of a shutdown.

Axios

Vietnam’s love affair with gas bikes is colliding with a new electric reality

Vietnam is racing to electrify its motorbike market, one of the largest in Southeast Asia with 77 million bikes on the road

The Independent UK

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Phony AI Content Stealing Fan Attention During Baseball Playoffs

Baseball fans are facing an onslaught of phony AI content on Facebook, pushed by a clickbait network in Southeast Asia capitalizing on interest in the lead-up to the sport's World Series, an AFP investigation has found.

International Business Times

Chinese navy ships make a friendship visit to Cambodia as concerns over military links linger

Two Chinese warships have arrived on what China called a friendship and training visit to Cambodia, Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia, at a time of some diplomatic disquiet

The Independent UK

Tan Su Shan, CEO of Southeast Asia's largest bank, is Fortune's most powerful woman in Asia for 2025

DBS's new CEO is No. 1 on Fortune's second-ever Most Powerful Women Asia ranking, among a finance- and tech-heavy top five.

Fortune

Asian golden cat: The 'feline of many costumes' that plucks birds before eating them

The Asian golden cat is an elusive creature endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It is known to take down prey much larger than itself, including buffalo calves, baby deer and small muntjacs.

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Australian says he was improperly arrested in Thailand over his criticism of Malaysia

An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge he says originated with Malaysia's government claims he is a victim of transnational repression, in which Southeast Asia countries cooperate in seizing dissidents or critics who are not on their own soil

The Independent UK

Australia climbs ranks of Southeast Asian influence

Diplomacy, economic ties and cultural exchanges have helped Australia increase its influence in a key region as US clout wanes under the Trump administration.

AAP

Terrifying moment wall of water smashes through Hong Kong hotel as guests flee for their lives

Huge waves hit a five-star hotel with such force that guests were swept off their feet, leading to cries of ‘run!’

Evening Standard

Communist Laos Looking To Turn Extra Hydropower Into Crypto Mining To Tackle Debt: Report

Southeast Asian country Laos is turning to cryptocurrency mining as a way to ease its growing debt burden and put surplus energy to use, according to a report published Wednesday.

Benzinga

Gorilla Technology Stock Is Rising Wednesday: Here's Why

Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GRRR) stock is up Wednesday after the company signed a $1.4 billion deal with Freyr to build a network of data centers across Southeast Asia.

Benzinga

World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find

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

LiveScience

12,000-year-old smoked mummies reveal world’s earliest evidence of human mummification

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.

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International Business Times

Indonesia Leader In Damage Control, Installs Loyalists After Protests

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.

Al Jazeera

UN warns online scam centres hitting Southeast Asia moving to East Timor

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

Benzinga

Why Cuprina Stock Is Surging 279% Overnight

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 Conversation

SEAblings: When sending food turns into a gesture of solidarity among Southeast Asians

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…

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Al Jazeera

US sanctions companies and individuals behind Southeast Asian scam centers

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

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: EHang's CFO Just Gave Away The Future — And It's Bigger Than Anyone Expected

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.

GOBankingRates

9 International Cities Where a 2-Bedroom Costs Less Than $1K

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

Kiplinger

Retire in This Asian Country for a Warm Culture and Relaxed Lifestyle

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

TechRadar

Google warns of Chinese state actor hack in real-time following alerts

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

Euronews

At least eight dead after heavy rain causes flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia

The heavy rain follows Tropical Storm Kajiki, which made landfall in central Vietnam Monday afternoon. The storm weakened into a tropical depression on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm

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