Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Feb 22, 2026).

Accessing the sea through the Karnaphuli River, Chittagong’s site was exceptional in the early modern age of commerce.

A Ramadan food guide of the best halal buffets, deliveries & iftar menus in Singapore to break your fast with family and friends.

Thailand came up with a real winner for its Gulf shoreline - the Royal Coast. And then forgot to tell the world. I'm not a ...

The data backbone of surveillance projects is supported by a constellation of national databases that contain biometric and ...

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar After ...

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. In our Dining Reports, we share a firsthand perspective of a recent restaurant visit, covering everything from the ...

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say. People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in ...

The sound of church bells once tolled through the misty mountains of Burma’s Chin State. Today, that sacred sound has been replaced with the whistle of artillery shells. In the rubble of where ...

Siam Legal Chiang Mai, a leading law firm serving the international community in Northern Thailand, has issued comprehensive legal guidance addressing the evolving foreign buyer landscape in the ...