Three suicide bombers struck security checkpoints in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on March 25, killing at least 26 people, residents and security sources said.

Islamic State fighters were on the retreat in the strategic Syrian city of Palmyra on March 25, as the United States said it likely killed several senior leaders of the militant group this week including its top finance officer

Philippine authorities announced the release of a DPRK freighter it seized a month ago as no contraband was found on board and the ship was no longer on the UN blacklist. 

Myanmar President-elect U Htin Kyaw on March 25 proposed the country’s Union Parliament to form a new Union Election Commission to prepare for the next general election.

Malaysian Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar announced on March 24 that 13 people suspected of being linked to Islamic State (IS) have been arrested.

Myanmar's Union Parliament on March 24 approved a list of 18 nominees for ministers, including leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi, who will lead 21 ministries in the government of new President U Htin Kyaw. 

Malaysia’s authorities declared on March 24 that two pieces of debris found in Mozambique and allegedly from MH370 were consistent with panels from a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft. 

The 49th ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation Meeting is currently being held in Bangkok to set up regional cooperation on IP protection and a long-term management plan. 

A seminar themed “ASEAN-India Relations: A New Paradigm” took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 24, drawing delegates from all 10 ASEAN nations and their partner countries, namely Russia, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. 

A French national suspected of belonging to a militant network planning an attack in France was arrested on March 24 morning, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.