Refugee arrives in Cambodia from Pacific island
Nauru, the world’s smallest republic, is home to hundreds of refugees who hoped to reach Australia. Source: Wikimedia
A fifth refugee from the Pacific island of...
Najib to expose all-male boards
Malaysia says it will expose companies with no women on their boards next year, warning that the employers risk losing government contracts.
Prime Minister Najib...
Annan looks for peace, not to expose crimes
A police checkpoint at a closed-off Rohingya area of Sittwe. Source: Flickr
Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has said his mission to western Myanmar's...
Myanmar election ‘fundamentally flawed’: Human Rights Watch
Myanmar’s general election, due on November 8, has been condemned as “fundamentally flawed, depriving Burmese of their right to freely elect their government”, by...
Fitch upgrades Philippine rating
Fitch has upgraded the Philippines’ sovereign rating on the back of domestic demand and foreign direct investment which was seen as indicative of strong...
Hun Sen’s youngest son reveals PM ambitions
Hun Sen, 64, cannot rule Cambodia forever. Source: Flickr
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s youngest son, Hun Many, has revealed his desire to succeed his father,...
Singapore welcomes Malaysian delegates
Singapore’s Foreign Ministry says Malaysian Economic Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali is visiting the city-state, despite recent difficulties with Johor’s chief minister.
Bilateral tensions are...
Xi to discuss South China Sea
China and the Philippines are due to discuss territorial disputes in the South China Sea, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is in...
Asean’s plastic shame
A video of a British diver swimming through plastic waste off Bali has shown the extent of the crisis in Indonesian waters.
The film by...
Lion Air plane not airworthy: report
The Lion Air aeroplane that crashed last month while flying from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang – killing all 189 people on board – was...
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Singapore hands out first jail term for terror financing
Singapore has jailed its first suspect for terror financing amid a steady stream of arrests related to support for Islamic extremism.
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