From India to Southeast Asia to South Korea, currencies are crumbling as governments race to secure fuel that is priced in American money.

Across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on energy exports brought via the Strait of Hormuz, lives are being upended by higher oil and gas prices.

A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have scarred a heritage site.

The ban is to take effect March 28, according to a government minister, but details about how it would be carried out were scarce.