CPA South-East Asia Regions Joint Conference: NA Speaker highlights issues faced by women, minorities

LAHORE: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly on Friday, highlighted the pressing issues faced by women, minorities, and the younger generation in the region during his special address at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) South …

CPA Asia, South-East Asia Regions: Punjab PA set to host first-ever Joint ‘Conference of Parliaments’

LAHORE: Under the visionary leadership of Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, the Provincial Assembly of Punjab is set to host the first-ever Joint Conference of Parliaments from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Asia and …

INTERACTIVE: Grey wave sweeps across South-East Asia

PETALING JAYA: When Malaysia last chaired Asean a decade ago, there were 39.3 million people aged 65 and above in South-East Asia. The number has since grown to 56.2 million according to the United Nation’s population estimates, reflecting rapid growth in …

India seeks to push pace of defence cooperation with South-east Asia

NEW DELHI – India is ramping up the pace of defence cooperation with South-east Asia – a region it increasingly views through a defence and security lens – from offering weapons to Indonesia to exploring joint defence production with Thailand and Malaysia. …

South-east Asia calculates its next move as US and China face off

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the author of ‘Chip War’ As US President Donald Trump wields tariff threats, and China’s record trade surplus …

The rising heat: A new challenge for South-East Asia’s workforce

As temperatures soar and humidity intensifies, South-East Asia faces an escalating challenge: the impact of extreme heat on employees’ health, productivity, and overall wellbeing. Dr David Teo, Regional Medical Director at International SOS, highlighted …

ST Education Forum 2025 to tackle Singapore’s role in region and rise of South-east Asia

Home to more than 650 million people, the 10 nations that make up Asean currently have a combined GDP of US$3.6 trillion (S$4.9 trillion). PHOTO: REUTERS SINGAPORE – What does South-east Asia’s meteoric rise mean for the next generation of leaders, …

World Cancer Day: WHO warns of rising burden in South-East Asia

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a rising cancer burden, particularly in the South-East Asia region, where 2.4 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths were reported in 2022. According to WHO, the region has the highest number of cancers …

South-East Asia cancer deaths to rise 85% by 2050: WHO

Grab-GoTo merger could boost their market share in S-E Asia, but deal unlikely to get nod: Analysts

SINGAPORE –The potential US$7 billion (S$9.5 billion) merger between Singapore-based rider-hailing giant Grab and Indonesian rival GoTo would help both companies boost market share but analysts doubt regulators will green-light the mega deal. They told The …