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Top TikTok Trends from Southeast Asia in 2024

This year, TikTok exploded across the internet like never before. As 2024 comes to a close, the social media world is also bidding farewell to a series of trends that defined the past year. In March, a tiktoker called Sita Suwarnadwipa launched Asoka makeup transition video, It has quickly gone...

Creative Economy Revolution: How ASEAN’s Youth are Leading the Charge

On 2 to 5 December, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2024...

YSEALI Summit 2024 Inspires Regional Collaboration Through Creative Economy

From 2 to 5 December, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2024...

Laos to Enforce Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs

Laos is set to implement redesigned cigarette packs featuring large graphic health warnings to...

Thailand’s Tom Yum Kung Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

UNESCO has officially added Thailand’s famous prawn soup, Tom Yum Kung, to its Representative...

Indonesian President First Asian Leader to Visit Ukraine During War

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He is the first Asian...

Thailand Sees Two Million Foreign Tourists Since 1 January

Indians and Malaysians are leading a tourist influx to Thailand after the country eased entrance restrictions, with total arrivals surpassing two million since the...

Cambodia Considers Monorail Project for Phnom Penh

The Government of Cambodia has reviewed a feasibility study for a monorail project that would connect densely populated areas of the capital Phnom Penh. Cambodia's...

Southeast Asian MPs Urge ASEAN Economic Ministers to Immediately Tackle Food Crisis

As food and fuel prices rise alarmingly around the world, Southeast Asian legislators are pressing their countries' economic ministers to hold an emergency summit...

UN Concerned After Aung San Suu Kyi Placed in Solitary Confinement

Myanmar’s military government has confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other...

Cambodia Looking Into Railway Connection with Laos

A Cambodian delegation has arrived in Laos to explore the possibility of connecting Cambodia and Laos via a railway line. Members of the Cambodia Logistics...