Neighboring Thailand, where the holiday is called Songkran, was expected to celebrate with revelry as usual. It sees a mass ...

After threatening to impose a 24% tax on all goods imported from the Southeast Asian country, Trump said Tuesday he would cut ...

Last year shoppers looking to buy rice faced empty shelves. Rice is now available, but prices remain high: in March the cost ...

Markets have latched onto the fact that China wants to talk to the U.S. But a quick analysis of the white paper released by the Chinese government finds little in the way of concessions that could ...

Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday announced that Telangana had successfully exported its first consignment of rice to the Philippines, marking a major step ...

SINGAPORE – When people think of conservation, they often focus on large mammals or birds, but insects are just as vital to healthy ecosystems. Insects occur in nearly every terrestrial ...

Four Uyghur individuals repatriated from Thailand at the end of last month have confirmed they are doing well, during a visit to their homes by Deputy PM Phumtham Wechayachai,… ...

The top of Myanmar's Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda, south-east of Mandalay, collapsed following an earthquake. A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey ...

Our warships have been sailing through the South China Sea since World War II. Our defence force has worked with partners across East and Southeast Asia (including China) for decades to increase ...

Rice imports declined by nearly half in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA assistant secretary Arnel de Mesa said rice imports from January to mid-March ...