King health alert hits baht
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn during a recent public relations campaign. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand's stock exchange has plunged after the palace said ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej's health...
Jakarta defiant over Natunas
An Indonesian frigate on patrol. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has rejected China's claim that it had competing claims in the South China...
35-year term for royal ‘insult’
A Thai man has been given the harshest sentence ever for insulting the monarchy on Facebook.
Bangkok's military court sentenced former insurance salesman Vichai Thepwong...
Mob burns Kachin mosque
The Bengali Sunni Jameh Mosque in central Yangon. Source: Asean Economist
A mob has burned down a temporary mosque in northern Myanmar's Kachin State in...
Pope calls for forgiveness
Pope Francis has demanded respect for all ethnic groups during a public Mass and meeting with Myanmar’s embattled State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi...
MAS shuts Swiss bank
Another kind of storm blowing around the BSI buildings in Lugano. Source: Wikimedia
Singapore’s financial regulators are closing Swiss private bank BSI SA’s branch as criminal proceedings...
Mahathir refuses to extend PM term
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) has reminded his supporters that he is only holding the post temporarily, despite calls for him to complete...
Another Chinese worker killed in Laos
The state’s grip on rural Laos is weak. Source: Wikimedia
A Chinese national has been killed and three were wounded in what has been called...
Coral crash sparks Indonesia backlash
The Raja Ampat islands have some of the world’s most fascinating reefs.
The huge British-registered cruise ship which ripped through one of the world's...
Singapore’s Goh calls for better Malaysia ties
Singapore and Malaysia should build more bridges between their leaders and people, said the city-state’s Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in response to...