The Latest Breaking News from SouthEast Asia

Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometre from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark grey smoke and a chemical smell into the air.

As global tributes to late US diplomat Henry Kissinger poured in, his death stirred fury across Southeast Asia.

New research finds that the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Southeast Asia are only 50% effective at treating sepsis and meningitis in newborns. It's a cause for global concern.

Manning a “check-gate” at Zamuang on northern Mizoram’s border with Assam for 12 hours in turns takes some quality time away from their areca nut plantations for Biakdika and four others. It is a small price to pay, they say, in the battle to protect their livelihoods from a threat…

Session to also discuss ways to rein in cardiovascular diseases, end neglected tropical diseases and ensure regional health security

Beijing’s claim is embodied by its nine-dash line that an international court rejected more than seven years ago.

Tens of thousands of people, many of them Chinese, have been caught up in cyber scams based in Southeast Asia

Forest loss driven by rubber production in Southeast Asia could be two to three times higher than estimated, highlighting the challenges facing importers under pressure to find sustainable supplies

Nipah virus reservoirs in SE Asia, India may cause cross-species transmission to humans. Early detection systems needed. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka have bat populations exposed to Nipah. Lack of treatment options, need for antivirals, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines in clinical trials. Virological, immunological factors to…