Fury over gay pop gig points to wider Singapore divide
Adam Lambert will be quickening Singaporean pulses for positive and negative reasons. Source: Wikimedia
A controversy over a Singapore gig starring openly gay US singer...
Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Plant Soon to Rise in the Philippines
The advent of technology gives rise to the emergence of e-vehicles (EV). A South Korean firm invests ₱5 billion to rise an electric vehicle...
Generals continue to divide and rule
Aung San Suu Kyi is becoming a fig leaf for the military’s ongoing political and economic dominance. Source: YouTube
International coverage of Myanmar is dominated...
Duterte’s odd road to peace
Peace with the communists has evaded successive administrations. Source: YouTube
Not content to unleash the mass slaughter of any Filipino with an alleged link to...
Vietnam Welcomes New Year with Economic Recovery
Generally speaking, the worst hit by the pandemic is the economy. However, this year Vietnam is optimistic that they will recover despite the Omicron...
Tokyo Olympics: the capstone on Asia’s resilience in the time of coronavirus?
Last week brought the positively heart-warming news that the world’s oldest living person—118 year-old Kane Tanaka, who has survived two bouts with cancer, two...
Asean’s plastic shame
A video of a British diver swimming through plastic waste off Bali has shown the extent of the crisis in Indonesian waters.
The film by...
The rapidly-changing aviation industry
It’s mixed emotions for the global aviation industry as the emergence of low-cost carriers has taken its toll on major legacy airlines that have...
Philippines wakes to debt-trap peril
The Philippines seems to have caught up with its neighbours like Malaysia in waking to the perils of signing up to Chinese infrastructure projects....
2019 Thai election result: generals win
The shadowy world of the Thai military has provided intriguing signs of change this week as its generals appear poised to step back from...