Leaders of the regional bloc say the rise in transnational crime necessitates the advancement of the peace process.

East Timor finally looks set to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. The country’s accession to the bloc has been a long time coming. More than a decade ago when I first ...

The junta government thrives on violence, deception and a systematic erosion of Myanmar’s democratic institutions.

As Asean’s intergovernmental commission on human rights convenes this week, Malaysia as the association’s chair is aiming to ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment of two former prime ministers as “special advisors” points to a gap between his ...

BANGKOK: US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organisations fighting human trafficking and forced labour in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held ...

ASEAN brings together countries with significant differences ... These include China’s claims in the South China Sea, human rights abuses, political repression by member states, narcotics ...

BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday ... threat posed by telecom fraud and human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

“None of those three countries are in ASEAN,” responded Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois. “I suggest you do a little homework.” ASEAN is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia ...