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The Thai government on June 26 announced that the country has burned more than 20 tonnes of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion THB to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on June 24 said that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) arrested eight people with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) group.

The IMD World Competitiveness Center's 2024 ranking has elevated Thailand to 25th out of 67 economies, a rise from 30th place last year.

A Malaysian official said on June 21 that clean-up operations are underway after an oil spill off Singapore has spread to beaches in southern Malaysia.

Thailand is pushing forward with its plan to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies as early as October at the bloc's next summit in Russia.

The Joint Opening of the CleanEnviro Singapore and Singapore International Water Week took place on June 20, bringing together over 20,000 participants.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on June 18 that he has expressed the country’s wish to join the intergovernmental organisation BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) .

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Vietnam on June 19-20 will create political momentum for the two countries’ relations, according to Associate Professor Anna Kireeva.

The Malaysia-Singapore Special Economic Zone and the proposed Johor-Singapore Rapid Transit System that will be finalised by both countries can have a positive impact.

Singapore is urgently conducting beach cleaning and oil spill handling activities in the context that many beaches are being closed and the damage to tourism activities as well as the ecosystem is significant.

Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sanjampongsa has handed over to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov an official letter of intent to become a full member of BRICS.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has freshly voted unanimously to formally declare Vietnamese an official city language that requires the authorities’ provision of translation services.