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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on May 28 published a report showing that 190 tonnes of methamphetamine was seized in East and Southeast Asia in 2023, a record level.

At least three people, including a seven-month-old baby boy, have been killed in typhoon Ewiniar that destroyed homes and caused flooding in the Philippines, a spokesperson for the Philippine National Police said on May 27.

An official of Indonesia's National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has stated that international cooperation in fighting terrorism is a prerequisite for realising global peace, security, stability, and prosperity.

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore Institute for Health Innovation and Technology has unveiled a novel approach to stimulate muscle cells’ natural defence against cancer using magnetic pulses.

The 10th World Water Forum is taking place in Bali, Indonesia from May 18-25 under the theme “Water for Shared Prosperity”.

Thousands of Buddhist followers gathered at Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar on May 22 to mark the Buddha's birthday.

Mount Ibu, located on remote Halmahera island in eastern Indonesia, erupted on May 20, belching a tower of volcanic ash 5,000 metres above its peak.

Singapore is facing a new COVID-19 wave with a surge in infection cases in the last two weeks, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Two police officers were killed and another was injured in an attack by an armed individual at a police station in Malaysia's Johor state on early May 17 morning, Malaysian authorities announced.

Indonesian authorities on May 16 raised the alert level for Mount Ibu, a volcano in North Maluku province, to the highest (Level 4) following a series of eruptions since last week.

Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital city of Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office has said.

The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, local authorities said on May 14.