MANILA: The Philippines insisted on Monday (Sep 16) that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with ...

According to Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, a Kuala Lumpur-based think tank, Sultan Ibrahim's visit was a "reciprocal gesture" for Li's stopover. Koh said ...

Defence experts in the region said the latest incident just puts more pressure on the Philippines to maintain a stronger presence in the South China Sea. Koh said the Philippine government should ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

The Orang Laut sea nomads living around Indonesia's Batam island face an uncertain future, as climate change and modernisation upend their lives at sea. Advertisement You May Also Like ...

Getting to Phuket is easy as the island has land, air and sea connections. Phuket is also used as a take-off point for local island trips as Thailand's largest island is surrounded by over 30 pristine ...