The Latest Breaking News from SouthEast Asia

The Great Hornbill's Nesting Ritual Is Unlike Anything Else in India's Bird World

A Bird That Walls Itself InThe female great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) does something no other bird in India does during breeding season: she enters a hollow tree, and the pair plasters the entrance shut with mud, droppings, and fruit pulp until only a narrow vertical slit remains. She stays inside…

Times Life · Jul 9

Market reforms propel Singapore bourse's growth

Singapore is emerging as one of Southeast Asia's most compelling investment destinations as sweeping capital market reforms create new opportunities for investors seeking to diversify beyond technology and artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, says One Asset Management.

Bangkok Post · Jul 8

This Is What Happens When Indonesia Gets Serious About Electric Motorcycles

The Charged Ndara is an Indonesian electric naked bike with 14.8 horsepower, a 78-mile-per-hour top speed, and regional export ambitions.

RideApart · Jul 8

Council urges review of IF products

The Asean Iron & Steel Council (AISC) has called for a review of the use of induction furnace (IF) technology in the production of reinforcing steel bars across Southeast Asia, citing concerns over structural safety.

Bangkok Post · Jul 5

Why houses in the Philippines stand on wooden stilts to survive floods, typhoons and extreme heat

Long before concrete and steel arrived in the Philippines, Filipino communities had already worked out how to live comfortably in a hot, humid and flood-prone archipelago; they simply raised their houses off the ground. The bahay kubo, or nipa hut, is the clearest example, a small home built from bamboo,…

The Times of India · Jul 4

Modi in Indonesia: India forming a strategic BrahMos belt

India's potential BrahMos missile deal with Indonesia could forge a significant coastal defence network across Southeast Asia. This growing 'BrahMos belt,' already including the Philippines and Vietnam, offers regional powers a potent deterrent against China's maritime assertiveness. As US security assurances waver, these missile deployments provide a crucial, independent defence…

The Economic Times · Jul 4

The World Bank has elevated Vietnam and the Philippines to upper-middle-income status—but now they face 'a far more demanding phase of development'

Both countries must now escape the middle income trap that has stalled several of their Southeast Asian peers.

Fortune · Jul 3

New boutique, classic collection

The partnership between Patek Philippe and Cortina Watch has been reinforced by the opening of their first duplex boutique in Southeast Asia at Post 1928 Building, One Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2

Why Google’s 'smartest' phone still skips Thailand

Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s most enthusiastic smartphone markets, yet Google’s Pixel phones remain absent from official shelves, leaving expats and Thai tech fans to wonder why Android’s own flagship is still treated like a suitcase souvenir.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1

WONTECH ASIA, THAILAND Korean aesthetics

Thailand’s medical aesthetics industry is attracting growing foreign investment as international companies seek to tap rising demand for non-surgical cosmetic treatments and use Thailand as a springboard into Southeast Asia.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30