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Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on July 11 his retirement from politics, nine years after he, as the army chief, took power in a military coup.

Meteorologists said that the first tropical depression or storm would form in the East Sea on July 20 or July 21, resulting in much of the rains in the Central region following a long time of heat waves.

Indonesia has regained upper-middle income rank thanks to its strong post-pandemic recovery.

Political parties in Cambodia began their election campaigns on July 1, seizing the opportunity to rally voters' support for the upcoming National Assembly election, which is scheduled to take place on July 23.

Singapore has for the first time overcome Hong Kong (China), London (UK) and New York (US) to become the most expensive city for an upper-class lifestyle.

Indonesia's first internet satellite, Republic of Indonesia Satellite-1 (SATRIA 1) - the largest internet satellite in Asia with a capacity of 150Gbps, was successfully launched into space on June 19.

The level of water in Thailand’s major reservoirs is critically low, with only 19% usable for consumption, agriculture and protection of the ecological system, according to the National Water and Climate Data Centre.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mindoro island of the Philippines on June 15, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).

Director Teresito Bacolcol of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has warned that thousands of residents living at the foot of the Mayon volcano in Albay province are at risk of a volcanic eruption.

Philippine authorities on June 11 gave “health concern” warnings due to ash cloud and toxic gases spewing from Mayon volcano.

Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob will not be running for a second term as head of state in the upcoming election this year.

Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration has announced a temporary ban of commercial freshwater fishing in the four-month rainy season to protect fishery resources, giving fish stocks a chance to reproduce and replenish.