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Meet the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Season 2 cast with Southeast Asian roots
As Netflix expands the world of "Avatar" in Season 2, here's every major cast member appearing this season who has Southeast Asian heritage.
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Vila Marescotti, and Veronica Berna
☀️🌡️ Southeast Asia braces for scorching heat, water crisis as "Godzilla" El Niño looms
🌏 The region faces a potential super El Niño from mid-2026, raising risks of water shortages, crop failure, wildfires and record-breaking temperatures
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🇲🇾📈 Malaysia tops 10.6 million arrivals as Southeast Asia's tourism landscape shifts
Thailand pivots to quality tourism, Vietnam hits all-time high, and Indonesia recovers steadily
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🐟 The silent invader: Suckermouth catfish choking SE Asian waters
From aquarium pets to ecological pests, “ikan sapu-sapu” signals a freshwater crisis
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🇹🇭 🇰🇭 Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire deal after 20-day border war
18 Cambodian prisoners are released on December 31 as part of the deal
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Nugrahanto Margo Raharjo, and Elias Widhi
🎾 From WTA 250 to 500: Singapore's tennis tournament rises as regional talent grows
The region's only WTA 500 event will anchor the Asian Swing from 21–27 September with US$1.2 million prize money and Alexandra Eala confirmed
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
⚽ From Como’s Champions League fairytale to Leicester’s Championship fall: Southeast Asia’s football ownership divide
Como 1907’s Champions League breakthrough and Leicester City’s collapse reveal the contrasting fortunes of Southeast Asian ownership in European…
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
💸 Rupiah under pressure: what Indonesia’s currency shock reveals about Southeast Asia’s economic resilience
Bank Indonesia’s emergency rate hikes stopped the freefall, but the Rupiah’s historic plunge exposes a dangerous mix of global shocks 🌍 and domestic…
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Aris Satya, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🛢️ Southeast Asia scrambles as Strait of Hormuz closure triggers deepening oil crisis
From work-from-home orders to fuel rationing, governments race to conserve energy and shield economies from a geopolitical shock thousands of kilometres…
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🌡️🔥 Southeast Asia faces dangerous heat and haze as global temperatures surge
☀️ Parts of the region now experience at least six months of "dangerous" humid heat annually, with El Niño and land-clearing fires adding to the crisis
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🔥🇮🇩 Indonesia’s wildfire crisis: Haze spreads across Southeast Asia as health risks mount
Malaysia and Singapore report unhealthy air quality, schools close, and respiratory illnesses surge
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Elias Widhi, and Alvin Qobulsyah
🚄 5 minutes to Singapore? Inside the RTS Link transforming the Johor Strait
The rapid transit link connects the neighboring nations with painless daily commutes, a major step toward green transit, and a lingering question over…
 • THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DESK, Marianne Ayko, and Alvin Qobulsyah
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