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Suu Kyi’s party declared winner in Myanmar’s elections
Picture: The Irrawaddy
The National League for Democracy (NLD), party of former democracy icon and state counselor Aung...
Thailand sets election day time frame between February 24 and May 5, 2019
Elections will be held on February 24 at the earliest and by May 5 at the latest, Thailand's Election Commission (EC) chairman Ittiporn Boonprakong...
Stage set for “mother of all elections” in Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on April 8 for a general election that will pose one of the sternest-ever...
Thai PM removed from office
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on May 7 has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down after finding her guilty in an abuse of power...
Thai street protests caused $2.2b in damage
The anti-government rallies in Thailand so far caused more than $2.2 billion in economic damage to the country, Pichai Naripthaphan, a member of the...
Thai PM dissolves parliament, situation tense
Bangkok braced for another wave of unrest on December 9 as protesters trying to overthrow the country’s democratically elected government took to the streets...
Malaysian stocks strong after elections
The Malaysian stock market experienced one of its strongest openings in many years after the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional extended its 56-year rule in...
Election result shows ethnic divide
Malaysia's governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election at a result that exposes growing racial polarisation in...
Malaysia elections set for May 5
The 13th general election in Malaysia will be held on May 5, the Election Commission announced on April 10. Balloting will be preceded by...
Malaysia elections expected for end-April
Najib Razak, the prime minister of Malaysia, dissolved the national parliament on April 3 for a general election expected by the end of April.
The...
Malaysia: Election delay daunts investors
The current uncertainty about the date for Malaysia's general election is frightening off investors and businesses from executing projects, costing the country "billions of...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...