Selfie with Huge Crocodile Turns into Disaster
A Philippine tourist's birthday turned into a disaster when a huge crocodile attacked him while taking a selfie.
Nehemias Chipada celebrates his birthday together with...
Mahathir adopts palm-oil folly
When confronted with a challenge from an external party, human nature often pushes us into defensive mode.
However, criticism should also force us to reflect...
Mt. Semeru Volcano Spews Hot Clouds, Indication of Another Explosion?
Almost two weeks after its eruption, Mt. Semeru volcano showed signs of activity. It spewed hot clouds on Dec. 16 that raced 4.5 km...
Meth peril enslaves Asean young
Northern Shan State, nominally within Myanmar’s borders but where the Nay Pyi Taw authorities have little control, has become an East Asian methamphetamine hub,...
Duterte’s mouth derails summit
China’s armed forces are unlikely to be sweating over the threat of coordinated Asean action. Source: Wikimedia
As the region's leaders come together in Laos...
Economic titan, political worm
As the year ends, Asean has not managed to change its status as a rising economic powerhouse and a political worm.
As Asean takes tentative steps...
Indonesia braced for forest fires
Deforestation in Riau province, Sumatra, to make way for an oil-palm plantation in 2007. Source: Wikimedia
The dry season across much of Indonesia brings the renewed threat of...
Suu Kyi unveils investment hotspot
Myanmar’s largely powerless civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has urged global investors to look to her impoverished country as she ignored the negative...
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...
Myanmar steps towards debt trap
Myanmar plans to reduce the cost of the Chinese-backed Kyaukpyu special economic zone and port, cap its external debt load and avoid repeating the...
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