Suu Kyi failing to match hopes: HRW
Chittagong in Bangladesh suffered from overcrowding before the recent influx of Rohingya refugees. Source: Wikimedia
Myanmar's democratically elected government has failed to hold the military...
Thais flock to greet ‘Siamese Foxes’
Neutrals around the world united behind Leicester City’s unlikely triumph. Source: YouTube
Thai-owned English Premier League champions Leicester City have arrived in Bangkok for a celebratory tour...
Thais enter solar market
Thailand has plenty of sunshine. Source: Wikimedia
There are signs that the Thai economy is moving away from its dependency on fossil fuels but while...
Thai oil giant eyes rail project
Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate PTT is in talks with potential partners about a joint bid for a US$7-billion high-speed train project linking...
Petronas reveals 96% profit slump
Petronas is reeling from the slump in fuel prices. Source: Pixabay
Malaysia’s Petronas has revealed that falling oil prices have dragged its quarterly profits down...
Cautious optimism for SEA startups
For the past 10 years, ASEAN tech funding across all stages has been nothing short of phenomenal.
Starting with US$0.1 billion in 2010 and ballooning...
Malaysia on war footing for Asean summit
Barack Obama will be addressing the Asean summit.Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Around 4,000 police officers will provide security for the 27th Asean summit in Malaysia this...
Papua allowed to speak out
The Asmat of Papua Province. The provinces are ethnically distinct from the rest of Indonesia.
The unstable Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua...
Jakarta unveils tax amnesty
Indonesian Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro. Source: Wikimedia
Jakarta has started to introduce its new tax amnesty programme as it seeks to boost tax revenues and...
Indonesia set to tax imports
Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati says she is prepared to increase taxes on imports to keep the rising trade deficit under control and...
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Motorcycle taxis banned in the Philippines
Motorcycles that are being used for public transportation in the Philippines will be deemed illegal beginning next week amid the looming end of a...
Facebook sorry for Myanmar translation blunder
Facebook has apologised after translating Chinese President Xi Jinping's name as “Mr Shithole” during the high-profile visit to Myanmar by the all-powerful leader of...
Indonesia recruits fishermen in South China Sea dispute
Indonesia says it will mobilise fishing crews in the South China Sea to help expel Chinese vessels from Indonesian waters.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced:...