Najib legacy in dock
On Wednesday, Malaysians vote in their most intriguing general election ever. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, led by the notoriously corrupt prime minister, Najib...
Singaporeans in US to face Iran-trade charges
A buried bomb blast in 2007 in Iraq. Source: Wikimedia
A Singaporean man accused of illegally exporting technology to Iran that was later found in unexploded homemade...
Papuan suspect tortured with snake
A screaming suspect has been threatened with having a live snake forced in his mouth during a police interrogation by the Indonesian colonial authorities...
Philippine VP accepts ‘drug czar’ post offer
Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Wednesday accepted an offer installing her as a drug czar to combat the proliferation of drug...
Vietnam asks Russia to help preserve Ho Chi Minh corpse
Vietnam has appointed a special team of embalming specialists, including four Russian scientists from Moscow’s Lenin Lab, to preserve the corpse of independence hero...
Vietnam condemns Chinese oil rig
A Vietnam People's Navy honour guard. Source: Wikipedia
Hanoi has warned Beijing not to drill in the contested waters of the South China Sea, after...
Indonesia oil firm eyes buyout
A struggling oil explorer and producer is in talks to sell itself to an Indonesia-based rival.
Shares in London-listed Ophir Energy rose by 29 per...
Songkran road carnage up 20%
Songkran’s death toll will not fall until vehicles, alcohol and water are separated. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand recorded more than 440 road deaths during its new...
Vietnam jails leading blogger
A prominent Vietnamese blogger has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of distorting official policies and criticising the Communist leadership on...
China defends Cambodia from UN criticism
The UN special rapporteur for Cambodia, Rhona Smith, has warned of a significant deterioration in the one-party state’s political situation and urged the dictatorial...
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Philippines receives $2.5B loan from ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lent some $2.5 billion support to the Philippines, the highest ever extended in a single year.
On Friday, the...
Philippine central bank pauses rate cuts on benign inflation
The Philippine central bank on Thursday held interest rates steady at its last monetary policy meeting for the year due to a positive domestic...
Asean’s plastic shame
Asean’s beaches, seas and waterways continue to choke on plastic waste, with much of it imported from the developed world. Idyllic spots throughout the biodiverse...