Mara Cepeda

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 23.

Singapore seeks to avoid becoming collateral damage from US tariffs: Vivian Balakrishnan

2026-07-23T14:49:45.000Z
The Straits Times’ Philippines correspondent Mara Cepeda (left) in an interview with Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro in Manila on Jun 22.

‘Asean’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines’ push for South China Sea code

2026-06-25T02:31:54.000Z
Finance professional Dayanara Lim is set to move into a smaller condominium unit amid high rental rates in Metro Manila, Philippines.

For millions of Filipinos, owning a home is a dream the market was never built to fulfil

2026-05-28T04:01:54.000Z
Abhijit Chakraborty, who owns a tea stall in Kolkata, India, is worried that rising cooking gas prices could hurt his earnings.

‘I’ll be the one to lose’: Hawkers, drivers in Asia brace themselves for fuel shortage amid Iran war

2026-03-10T23:57:24.000Z
Smoke rising after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which house the Israeli embassy, Mar 6., 2026.

‘I’ll do my job or someone else will take it’: Why many Asians are staying put in the Gulf amid war

2026-03-09T01:00:00.000Z
The existing Malampaya gas field sits off the coast of Palawan within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, facing the contested South China Sea.

Malampaya’s new gas find may steady Philippines’ power supply, but cheaper bills remain elusive

2026-02-23T23:00:00.000Z
Philippines-China Studies Center’s director Rommel Banlaoi (fourth from left) leading its opening at Diliman College in the Philippines on Nov 18.

Beijing’s influence comes under scrutiny as Philippines-China Studies Center debuts in Manila

2025-11-29T05:00:37.000Z
AI has helped South-east Asians like (from left) Lim Yi Ping from Singapore, Jamras Inpuek from Thailand and Associate Professor Hasyiya Karimah Adli from Malaysia.

Asean is already economically divided. AI will make it worse

2025-10-13T01:11:03.000Z