Ko Min Htay has done it all: fought as a rebel soldier, acted alongside Sylvester Stallone in RAMBO, and campaigned for peace in Myanmar as an activist.

A police raid found that girls as young as 14 had been working as prostitutes out of the Kalibata City apartments in Pancoran, South Jakarta, for the past six months.

In the colorful tapestry of Southeast Asia, the linguistic landscape is as diverse as the cultures that inhabit it. Two unique varieties of English have emerged in neighboring nations, Malaysia and ...

Putri Ariani, the 17-year-old blind songstress who touched many hearts in the nation and beyond with her America’s Got Talent (AGT) audition, can now count on a full ride courtesy of the government ...

While the explosion of cannabis dispensaries across Bangkok and generally all of Thailand has been obvious (to say the least), a new Thai brand is focusing on an oft-overlooked product category: CBD ...

In the glamorous world of fashion, where beauty takes center stage, Shikin Gomez, a 31-year-old Malaysian model, is making waves and breaking barriers. With her striking features and a unique blend of ...

The Seng Wong Beo Temple (also known as the Du Cheng Huang Gu Miao Temple) might seem a little out of place sitting in the middle of busy Tanjong Pagar, but this place of worship is one of the oldest ...

Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI), the largest Islamic bank in Indonesia, was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted its services for several days. The hacker group LockBit claimed ...

Love hiking and going off-trail in Singapore? The next time you do, keep your eyes peeled for one of Singapore’s most famous urban legends, the Bukit Timah Monkey Man – or BTMM. The origins of this ...

Bangkok’s fast food scene has a new weird food, and today I have returned from the beefy, chocolatey mess to confirm that, yes, it is an ungodly combination. From the Things We Never Asked for ...

Eraserheads, arguably one of most influential bands in the history of the Philippines, made headlines recently when they announced they would be reuniting for a one-night-only concert this December.

This is the first in a series of stories by Coconuts Bangkok about modern day slavery flourishing across borders in Southeast Asia. Read the second and third. When Nop tried to get help from the ...