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Acting President Min Aung Hlaing
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Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing
Scams and swindles
Cambodia’s high-stakes war on online scam compounds
Cambodia has vowed to stamp out the scam compounds on its soil by month’s end – but perpetrators remain drawn to the potential for huge profits.
4 Apr 2026 - 6:22AM
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Min Aung Hlaing
From general to Myanmar president: Min Aung Hlaing’s ‘cosmetic’ rebrand
3 Apr 2026 - 6:35PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Leapmotor targets global growth with Europe R&D hub, eyes Canada assembly
3 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM
Asean
How Asean’s neutral stance in Iran war protects its energy security
Granting Southeast Asian vessels safe passage through the strait allows Iran to come across as a diplomatic good guy, analysts say.
2 Apr 2026 - 3:19PM
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Human rights
Why Myanmar top general’s exit is window dressing to cement military rule
Min Aung Hlaing, who has resigned from the armed forces, is set to get approval from the military-allied parliament to become president.
1 Apr 2026 - 7:49PM
Indonesia
‘Disturbing’: are Indonesia’s borders prone to systemic immigration corruption?
Some Singaporean tourists to Batam say they have paid nearly US$200 to clear entry checks that should have been free for Southeast Asian visitors.
31 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM
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SCMP Highlights
Cambodia’s scam industry exodus, Jollibee’s diaspora effect: 7 Asia highlights
From Cambodia’s scam industry exodus to Jollibee’s meaning to overseas Filipinos, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
31 Mar 2026 - 1:06PM
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Myanmar’s junta chief set to continue rule as civilian president
With the military controlling parliament, Min Aung Hlaing is widely expected to be elected president.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:34AM
War and conflict
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to be civilian president
Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar since 2021 when he ordered a coup toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:33AM
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Cambodia
A US$19 billion scam industry is fleeing Cambodia. Where will it end up?
Scam bosses and their multibillion-dollar crime networks are fleeing to Myanmar, Laos and Thailand ahead of an April deadline.
29 Mar 2026 - 10:00AM
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Hong Kong police
‘Like a horror movie’: Hongkonger rescued after Myanmar forced labour ordeal
Security Bureau liaised with Chinese embassies in Myanmar and Thailand, economic and trade office in Bangkok and Thai authorities to rescue man.
28 Mar 2026 - 11:17PM
Middle East
Myanmar travellers take to the trains as fuel prices rise
Commuters are choosing cheaper and faster rail travel over costly planes and cars.
28 Mar 2026 - 9:01AM
Asean
Burning daylight: Asean’s power grid plans get an Iran war jolt
Oil is up, coal is back and so are fuel queues. As the Middle East burns, Southeast Asia dusts off an old plan to rewire its future.
3 Apr 2026 - 10:40PM
US, Israel war on Iran
‘Getting worse each day’: why Southeast Asia is vulnerable to the fuel crisis
From Laos to Thailand, long queues are forming at petrol stations while residents are reeling from surging fuel prices.
23 Mar 2026 - 9:02PM
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Malaysia
‘I’ve never held my son’: the Rohingya families Malaysia keeps apart
More than 5,000 Rohingya languish in detention in Malaysia, leaving fathers like Farouk to watch their children grow through a screen.
23 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Climate change
Himalayan glacial loss threatens 2 billion as Asia’s ‘water tower’ shrinks
Conflicts, such as the Iran war, are diverting global attention away from the ecological crisis, scientists warn.
21 Mar 2026 - 3:00PM
India
India detains 6 Ukrainians, 1 American suspected of training Myanmar rebels
The seven are also suspected to have illegally transported a ‘huge consignment of drones from Europe’ into India for use in Myanmar.
17 Mar 2026 - 8:27PM
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United States
Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules
Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ruling, that deports undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own, a ‘key win’.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:45AM
Min Aung Hlaing
Myanmar’s junta-proxy parliament meets for first time since 2021 coup
Stacked with military allies and ex-generals, the new assembly aims to legitimise a regime the United Nations and EU have branded a sham.
16 Mar 2026 - 2:51PM
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Myanmar's democratic transition
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Myanmar’s junta staged an election. It couldn’t stage legitimacy
A closer look at the vote raises doubts about whether the generals can hold the country hostage in the long term.
14 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM
Asean
Philippines urges Asean to be global investment safe haven amid Middle East war
This year’s Asean chair calls on the bloc to ensure investment ‘certainty’ at the opening of the foreign ministers meeting in Manila.
13 Mar 2026 - 12:28PM
Scams and swindles
150,000 Meta accounts shut down in Southeast Asian scam centre crackdown
Meta has also launched protective tools such as Facebook and WhatsApp alerts for suspicious friend requests and activities.
12 Mar 2026 - 8:17PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Asia sees violence, fuel rationing, queues as energy crunch over war hits
In Bangladesh a man was killed and the military has been deployed, while lines have formed elsewhere too, as many nations rely on imports.
10 Mar 2026 - 5:59PM
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China-Asean relations
China extols Myanmar gang executions, pledging to protect citizens abroad
Chief of China’s top court highlights crackdown on Southeast Asia crime rings in annual ‘two sessions’ report.
9 Mar 2026 - 7:44PM
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Vietnam
Why Vietnam’s new AI law makes it proving ground for Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s first law on AI could raise the bar from voluntary guidelines to binding legal frameworks across the region, analysts say.
8 Mar 2026 - 6:43PM
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Israel-Iran conflict
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Iran war drives Myanmar fuel crisis
Taxi drivers face long queues and limited supplies as the Middle East crisis hits home.
5 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
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Singapore
Singapore police seize US$390 million in assets in Prince Group probe
Three men, including the captain of Chen Zhi’s superyacht, have been arrested in connection with the case, police announced.
5 Mar 2026 - 4:34PM
Thailand
Thailand’s PTT to freeze pump prices as Iran attacks spur panic buying in region
The energy firm will maintain prices for 15 days, even as Thailand says it will still export oil to Laos.
4 Mar 2026 - 4:09PM
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