The closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Israel struck Iran in late February has sent shockwaves across the globe, with oil prices soaring and shipping disrupted.

Nearly 90% of the oil and gas that passes through the strait is bound for Asian countries - but that has all but stopped since the start of the war.

The BBC's  South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports from Myanmar, where drivers have been facing long queues outside petrol stations to fill up their vehicles.

Military-backed authorities in the country, which has been engulfed by civil war since May 2021, have also brought in an alternate day policy for private vehicles and limited fuel consumption to only 35 litres a week.

Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022.

A young Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan went viral, after videos showed him playing with a soft toy that zookeepers gave him for comfort.

Wanted for multiple counts of theft, the suspect was caught outside a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.

A court is due to deliver its verdict in the insurrection trial of Yoon Suk Yeol.

The BBC's Arunoday Mukharji explains why India needs to capitalise on the momentum.

A Lakshmi goddess shrine at Bangkok shopping mall has become a place where young people come to pray for love.

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri visited Sheikh Hasina's former residence which is now a memorial for the student protesters killed in the 2024 uprising.

It's the first election since the 2024 Gen Z uprising that toppled Bangladesh's  long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.

At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.

A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.

Correspondent Jonathan Head says the 'devastating' accident is an enormous setback for Thailand's efforts to modernise its infrastructure.

Voters in Myanmar's election say the poll is taking place in a "climate of fear", the 
BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.

The meteor could be seen blazing through the night sky over Japan's Mount Fuji

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of foreign collusion following a landmark national security trail. Here's everything you need to know about the case.

Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (ยฃ100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star.

India Editor Vikas Pandey visits the Indian nightclub where 25 people were killed in a blaze.

At least 80 people have died in Indonesia with another 56 dead in Sri Lanka in a week of extreme weather.

Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.

At least 44 people have been killed in the fire, which took local authorities 18 hours to bring under control.