Archaeologists find Plain of Jars bones
Plain of Jars, Laos. Source: Flickr
An Australian and Laotian archaeological team has found human remains on the Plain of Jars, estimated to date back...
S’pore eyes driverless buses
CleanTech Park in Singapore is pioneering driverless technology. Source: Wikimedia
Singapore is set to trial two 12-metre, full-size driverless buses in Jurong West near the Nanyang...
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...
Luxury market soars in Vietnam
Hermes handbags are big in Vietnam. Source: Wikimedia
Asia Briefing says of the 50 Mercedes-Maybach S600s priced at around US$427,000, which will soon be launched into...
Malware targets Singapore bank accounts
Singapore’s smartphones are under fire. Source: Wikimedia
The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) is warning smartphone users about a fake software update for WhatsApp...
Drones film Plain of Jars
No one knows for sure what the jars were used for. Source: Wikimedia
One of the world’s most mystifying archaeological sites has been seen from...
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...
Life-like doll craze grips Thailand
Thai Buddhism is often entwined with superstitious beliefs. Source: Pixabay
Thailand, despite nodding in the direction of modernisation, remains highly superstitious with its Buddhist beliefs...
Hungary to ease Indonesian ecological troubles
Budapest is impressed by Indonesia’s growth. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia is to strengthen its ties with Hungary through cooperation in water management and renewable energy, with...
Philippine internet among world’s worst: study
The Philippines’ many mountainous islands are not easily brought online. Source: Wikimedia
Philippine mobile internet speeds are some of the worst in the world in...