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Thai soldiers stand guard beside concertina razor wire along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Pong Nam Ron district, Chanthaburi province, Thailand, July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone pose for a group pho
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Consider This: Haze Outlook 2026 — A Rare Red Warning: Is Southeast Asia Ready?
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Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, are stuck in limbo at a compound inside the KK Park, a fraud factory, and a human trafficking hub on the border with Thailand-Myanmar after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, operated by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy, Myanmar, February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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AWANI Global: World Refugee Day | Lessons From Southeast Asia
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Last month, China blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-founded, Singapore-based AI startup. The timing is not incidental. At the peak of US-China AI competition, breakthrough technologies are no longer just commercial assets; they are instruments of national strategy. There is no longer a purely commercial decision for tech companies in the age of cross-border AI. The new reality dictates that tech companies need to reconcile the fact that geopolitics and tech development are inextricab
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Beyond the Deal: What China’s block of Meta’s Manus acquisition tells us about the new rules of AI
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Cambodia says strife in Southeast Asia could crimp energy crisis response
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AWANI Global: Unpacking the state of Southeast Asia report 2026
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to media after holding phone talks with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 8, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.
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Japan offers $10 billion support to help Asian neighbours secure oil
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AWANI Global: Defence diplomacy | Evolving trends in Southeast Asia
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AWANI Global: Defence diplomacy | Evolving trends in Southeast Asia
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Members of Parliament and military-appointed lawmakers attend a session of the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) following a phased election dominated by the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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Myanmar parliament says to start process to select new president on March 30
20/03/2026
China offers to work with Southeast Asia on energy security
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China offers to work with Southeast Asia on energy security
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China offers to work with Southeast Asia on energy security
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