Solomon Islanders Call for Sustainable, Community-Driven Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons (TSO) and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS)—the first nationwide study of its...

Youth in Revolt: Fight for International Socialism!

Corruption, unemployment, and inequality run rampant across the world. But Gen Z has had enough of capitalism’s crises and is fighting back. In Indonesia and Nepal, tens of thousands of young people kicked off revolts against gross displays of...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Other peoples have risen. Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies. In the past 50 years, they’ve done it in...

Indonesia will be the top clinker exporter globally in 2025

Cement sales in Indonesia amounted to 5.996Mt in September, a drop of 1.3 per cent YoY compared to the 6.073Mt reported a year earlier, according to the Asosiasi Semen Indonesia. Bagged sales accounted for 70 per cent of total sales in September....

How Not to Trade with Occupying Powers: Western Sahara and the Amendment to the EU-Moroccan Association Agreements

On October 3 2025, the EU and Morocco concluded an amendment (‘the amendment’) to the EU-Mediterranean Agreement (‘the association agreement’). With the approval of the Council it is already being applied provisionally pending entry into force....

Gen Z protests: Why are Asia's youth so angry?

Over the past two months, Gen Z-led demonstrations have convulsed parts of South and Southeast Asia — from Kathmandu to Jakarta, from Dili to Manila. While Nepalese demonstrations brought down the country's government, the most recent youth-led...

E. Timor hopes ASEAN membership leads to more Japanese investment

DILI - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed hope for more Japanese investment after his country's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a summit in Malaysia later this month. Ramos-Horta said in an interview...

Gambian Delegates Attend China Seminar on Rural Development

By Ndey Sowe, Reporting from Beijing, China After hours of travel across continents, passing through the bright terminals of Addis Ababa and finally touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport, a sense of purpose filled the air. Among...

Indonesia, FAO continue synergy to boost farmer regeneration

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports is continuing its synergy with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other strategic partners in encouraging farmer regeneration in Indonesia. The ministry's Deputy of Youth...

OpenAI expands ChatGPT Go plan access to 16 additional countries

OpenAI has broadened its ChatGPT Go plan to 16 new countries across Asia. The service package is now available in the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, East Timor, Vietnam, Nepal, Pakistan, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei...

Only Donald Trump could have done this

It may well upset those elites who have used their positions to denigrate him, but only Donald Trump could have done this – ensure Hamas’s hostages are returned, and stop the Gaza war. He did this by straight-talking to Egypt, and especially Qatar...

Cambodia and Malaysia Explore Medical Tourism

Senate President Hun Sen granted a courtesy visit to Dato’ Seri Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, Malaysia’s Minister of Rural and Regional Development, at the Senate Palace on October 14. Photo: Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia PHNOM PENH – Senate President Hun...

How Storms Are Shaping Politics in Southeast Asia

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Vietnam struggles to handle damage after Typhoon Matmo, Trump’s unconventional ambassadors, Singapore and Australia’s security upgrade, Malaysia’s soccer naturalization...

81st Anniversary Of Liberal Party Of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia Eighty one years ago, then Leader of the Opposition Robert Menzies brought together a coalition of grassroots political organisations and civil society groups to found the Liberal Party of Australia. That moment would...

Conflict-affected states to get more support on deal-making, disputes

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -A group of 20 developing countries affected by conflict has approved a plan to provide emergency support to members facing international disputes or high-stakes talks with companies on natural resources and...

TSMC Sees 30% Revenue Rise in Third Quarter Amid AI Boom

The world’s largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, continues to benefit from the boom in artificial intelligence (AI). On Thursday, TSMC – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company – reported third-quarter revenue rose 30% year-on-year, which beat its...

Oh! Caraga’s Bisaya revolution begins with ‘Bagani sa Gugma’

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. As Oh! Caraga stages its first full-length solo concert, the Vispop band envisions Cebu as a creative hub where Bisaya music can thrive CEBU...

US, UK sanction huge Southeast Asian crypto scam network

The United States and United Kingdom have announced sweeping sanctions against a Southeast Asia-based multinational crime network for running a chain of “scam centres” in Cambodia, Myanmar and across the region, using trafficked workers to defraud...

Timorese institutions being bought by organized crime

As Timor-Leste is about to join ASEAN regional block later this month, a senior official with oversight over the national intelligence agency has gone public with explosive claims that Timorese institutions are allegedly being bought by organized...

Flavours of Malaysia go global

SHAH ALAM: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, through the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama), celebrated the successful market expansion of La Fruta Food Industries Sdn Bhd — a homegrown manufacturer and supplier of premium,...