The Sama-Bajau are a group of related Austronesian peoples of maritime Southeast Asia, sometimes called sea nomads. Many live a seaborne life, using small wooden sailing boats such as the perahu and the vinta. They are the dominant group on Tawi-Tawi island in the Philippines, and they live across the Sulu Archipelago, coastal Borneo, Sulawesi and eastern Indonesia. Many families migrated to Sabah over recent decades. Their spread around the region is thought to be linked to the development of the sea cucumber trade.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.