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Thailand's rice exports in the first five months of 2024 increased 16.5% year on year to nearly 4.06 million tonnes worth 94.6 billion THB (2.6 billion USD).

Nearly 2,000 households in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, have been evacuated as Ayeyarwady River overflowed above danger mark due to heavy rains, according to the local authorities.

Experts are calling for diversify Indonesians' eating habits, using other starches to replace rice because the domestic rice supply does not meet demand.

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.