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Palm Oil Kings Indonesia, Malaysia Lost Less Forest in 2019

But the countries still suffered some of the heaviest losses of primary forest in the world last year. Cambodia and Laos, which also made the global top 10, saw the largest spikes in the region.

Coronavirus Lockdown Dims Thailand's Once-Thriving Sex Trade

Lockdown rules have put the brakes on a billion-dollar business.

Singapore's Coronavirus Outbreak Sends Malaysia Scrambling to Test Migrant Workers 

Malaysia Rounds up Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants amid Coronavirus Fears

Authorities say the raid on the downtown neighborhood of Masjid India, home to many migrant workers, yielded nearly 600 people staying in the country illegally.

US Cuts to Thailand's Free-Trade Benefits Take Effect

Malaysia Loosens Lockdown Rules to Meet Soaring Global Glove Demand

In Malaysia, It's Out With the New, in With the Old

Experts Doubt Low Coronavirus Counts of Some Southeast Asian Countries

Top Maker of Medical Gloves Warns of Dire Shortage

Singapore a Rare Lodestar in Coronavirus Fight

Poverty, Inequality in Thailand on the Rise, World Bank Says

Thai Court Dissolves Pro-Democracy Opposition Party

Thailand Touted for Rare Move to Drop Chinese Plan for Mekong River

Lao Villagers, Facing Eviction for Dam, Are Leery of Government Promises

Families facing imminent eviction to make way for Luang Prabang dam say authorities have promised to make them whole for their losses but few believe it

Malaysia Readies New Deal for Bangladesh's Fleeced Migrant Workers

Malaysia is edging toward new deal with Dhaka to lift a ban imposed on migrant workers from Bangladesh more than a year ago over concerns that recruitment agencies were driving them into forced labor

Laos Defends Latest Plans to Dam the Mekong

Laos dismisses fears that its next hydropower dam on Mekong River would devastate downstream communities after neighboring countries and rights groups raised their doubts at regional forum in the capital last week

South China Sea, Free Trade Deal to Feature at Asian Leaders Summit

Laos Urged to Cancel Latest Dam for Mainstream Mekong

Experts Emphasize Working with Nature to Save Asia's 'Disappearing Deltas'

Thailand's Coffee Shops Told to Track, Save Public Wi-Fi Traffic