Media told to call Hun Sen ‘lord’
"Lord Prime Minister and Supreme Military Commander” Hun Sen. Source: Flickr
Cambodia's media has been threatened with legal action if it does not call Prime...
Thai junta arrests activist’s mother in ‘new low’
An anti-Thaksin protest in 2006, showing the-then premier’s head attached to a snake’s body. Thai political protests are a thing of the past. Source:...
‘Fixers’ as a product of corruption
When you think of the country “Philippines,” whether you’ve made a visit or not, the first word that may worm its way into your...
Post Pol Pot PM dies
Former prime minister Pen Sovann. Source: YouTube
Cambodia's first post-Khmer Rouge prime minister Pen Sovann has died aged 80.
He was installed by Vietnam only to...
Triumphant Suu Kyi returns to parliament
Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi returned to parliament in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday along with dozens of Union Solidarity and Development Party...
Thai mother charged for saying ‘yeah’
The Thai authorities take a zero-tolerance approach to dissent at the moment. Source: Wikimedia
The mother of a prominent campaigner against the Thai junta has...
Duterte faces impeachment attempt
President Rodrigo Duterte with former US secretary of state John Kerry, who habitually towered over Asean’s leaders.
A Philippine parliamentarian has filed an impeachment complaint...
3,000 Thai police raid temple
The vast Wat Dhammakaya. Source: Max Pixel
Thailand’s police have raided a vast temple complex on the outskirts of Bangkok where a divisive Buddhist sect...
Najib legacy in dock
On Wednesday, Malaysians vote in their most intriguing general election ever. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, led by the notoriously corrupt prime minister, Najib...
Najib tries to delay 1MDB trial again
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed another application to delay his trial over seven alleged criminal breaches of trust, abuse of power...
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Widodo hands Indonesia defence job to brutal rival
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has named his presidential challenger, Prabowo Subianto, as his defence minister.
The disgraced former general is accused of human rights...
ADB commits financing for Philippine tourism hubs
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has opened its doors for the Philippines to boost and develop two of its infamous tourism hubs.
ADB said in...
Asean coal power plant construction falls
The number of new coal power plants under construction across Asean has fallen over the past two years, causing fears for Australian exporters of...