It’s no secret that Southeast Asia has become a hotbed for tech startups. Since 2012, there have been a number of tech companies that have become household names and changed the lives of people in Southeast Asia.

In today’s day and age, the internet has become vital for reinforcing the capacities of a child’s education, self-expression and social development. With the rise of social media platforms, children are more exposed to inappropriate content and security risks.

King Bhumibol AdulyadejHundreds of thousands of Thais gathered in the capital city of Bangkok, Thailand, to say their final goodbyes to King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the four-day cremation ceremony.

In conjunction with the 148th birthday of India’s national icon, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi – the Gandhi Memorial Trust (GMT) Kuala Lumpur will be organising an inaugural regional level debate tournament featuring talent from top universities within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Malaysian capital.The competition would focus on exposing undergraduates to legal and socioeconomic issues relevant to the AEC.

Chinese President, Xi Jinping’s marathon speech at the quinquennial 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress painted a picturesque vision for China’s future.

During a recent high-level regional security dialogue in Manila, defence ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a joint declaration calling for a peaceful resolution to the South China Sea dispute.The dispute has been plaguing the region for long and has largely shaped the geopolitical landscape of Southeast Asia. Five trillion dollars’ worth of trade passes through its shipping lanes.

On October 23, 2017, ASEAN’s (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) defence ministers gathered in Manilla for the 11th ADMM (ASEAN Defence Minister’s Meeting) which focused on violence, extremism and transnational terrorism.

Whitney Houston, one of the world’s most prolific singer, actress and producer of our time, once said, “I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” However, are we truly doing enough to safeguard our children and protect them from harm?According to a recent global data conducted by UNICEF, child sexual abuse was experienced by one in every five females and one in every eleven males across the world.

North Korea's weapons programmes pose "an unprecedented and grave threat" to the United States, South Korea and Japan, defence ministers from the three countries warned Tuesday.US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and his Asian counterparts vowed to step up diplomatic pressure on Pyongyang while enhancing military cooperation as they held security talks in the Philippines.Tension has been high on the divided Korean peninsula for months with Pyongyang staging its sixth nuclear t

Exit polls indicate that Shinzo Abe has won a landslide victory in Sunday’s snap polls. The Japanese government coalition led by his Liberal Democratic Party swooped 312 seats, allowing it to retain a two thirds "super-majority" in the Japanese Diet. The main item on Abe’s agenda – now that he has a firm control of the parliament – is amending Article 9 of Japan’s pacifist constitution.