Cambodians flock to mine-infested border
Western Cambodia is peppered with anti-personnel mines. Source: Wikimedia
Landmine clearance teams in Cambodia say their task to make development sustainable is becoming more urgent...
Indonesia puts fire deaths at 19
Thick grey smoke hovers over Sumatra triggering air quality alerts
The death toll from the heavy haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19,...
Region chokes on ‘haze’ again
Smog has made life difficult for Singaporeans in previous years. Source: Wikimedia
"Haze" has returned to Singapore with the air smelling of burning from fires...
S’pore oil-rig slump continues
Orders at Singaporean shipyards fell by more than half last year as the offshore industry was hammered by falling oil prices.
Companies in the sector...
Measles ravages Papua children
Indonesia is struggling to contain a prolonged outbreak of measles in poverty-stricken Papua Province that has killed dozens of children.
Dr Stefanus Lange at a...
Indonesia hunts ‘halal’ measles jab
An Indonesian pharmaceutical manufacturer has said it is trying to design a "halal" measles-rubella vaccine amid concerns that Muslim parents might refuse to inoculate...
Thailand abattoir shame revealed amid disease fears
Undercover pictures taken in an abattoir in central Thailand show men bludgeoning pigs to death with clubs and using illegal homemade stunning machines.
Thai law...
Indian VP to visit Brunei as it reels from oil price fall
Brunei is trying to diversify away from oil. Source: Flickr
Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari is due to take a five-day trip to Brunei and Thailand...
Cambodia blocks Asean statement
Disunity rules at Asean. Source: YouTube
Asean has failed to agree on maritime disputes in the South China Sea after the Cambodia delegation blocked any...
Jakarta distraught over flag mishap
Indonesia has accused the organisers of the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia of negligence after its nondescript flag was printed upside down, making it look...
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