Singapore Airshow sales fall from 2014
Boeing's 787-9 Dreamliner. Source: Wikimedia
Airbus and Boeing announced that only modest aircraft deals were secured at the Singapore Airshow 2016, suggesting demand has fallen...
Myanmar farmers protest at Chinese copper mine
Protests have been taking place at Letpadaung for years. Source: Flickr
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar protested against the resumption of operations at a Chinese-backed...
Microsoft enters murky Myanmar market
Microsoft has stepped into the precarious business world of supposedly democratic Myanmar by signing a deal with a conglomerate whose founder has long battled...
Asean economic hopes high after mixed 2015
The muddy docks in Yangon. Myanmar is tipped to see the fastest growth in Asean this year. Photo: the author
Southeast Asia greets the new year...
Widodo asks for lower interest rates
Indonesia is looking to end its protectionist tradition. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo is hoping to boost economic growth and create a stronger industrial sector...
Philippines sets sights on leading IT market
Training the next generation of Philippine IT specialists: MCCID College School Building, San Mateo, Rizal Province. Source: Wikimedia
The Philippines says it can become the...
New Laos boss visits Hanoi allies
Presidential Palace, Vientiane. Source: Flickr
Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachit has arrived in Vietnam for his first overseas trip since taking office in January.
Vorachit held talks...
France stirs up troubled waters
China’s military could spark trouble if it builds on the Scarborough Shoal. Source: Wikimedia
Talks in Singapore and Beijing in the last week have done little...
Activists applaud jade shakeup
Giant Chinese machinery and unrestricted digging have created a wasteland in Hpakant, Kachin State. Source: YouTube
The shakeup of the scandal-ridden Burmese jade business could...
Words will never hurt China
Just when the South China Sea dispute needed simplifying, here comes the Russian military. Source: Wikimedia
While China's representatives at the Asean summits in Laos...