Asean governments jump on dodgy COVID-19 instant test kits (video)
Governments across Asean have raised alarm over the sudden emergence of unregistered COVID-19 instant test…
Mayday, mayday, mayday: “It’s apocalypse now” for Asia-Pacific airlines — IATA Boss
The future of civil aviation across Asean and the wider Asia Pacific region looks grim…
Concerted effort needed to achieve all SDGs in Asia Pacific by 2030 (video)
Rising economic prosperity and poverty reduction may not tell the whole story of progress in…
Food insecurity: left starving in a foodie paradise (video)
Unsightly issues such as food insecurity and hunger have been left in shadows of Singapore’s…
Costs and concerns as Asean races to deliver COVID-19 testing
As the world reels from the outbreak of COVID-19 Asean nations are scrambling to provide…
Hope for a ‘new’ Malaysia derailed by old politics — at least for now
Malaysia has experienced a dramatic political transition with conservative political parties returning to government. The…
Indonesia’s KPK’s anti-corruption future is grim
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is an anomaly in Indonesia’s corrupt institutional environment. As the…
Duterte doubles-down on fortress Manila with Luzon lockdown
In the wake of an unprecedented lockdown of Metro Manila, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte doubled-down…
COVID-19: UN chief calls for calm, warns of global recession
The upheaval caused by the coronavirus — COVID-19 — is all around us. And I…
COVID-19: Into the abyss as global recession looms (video)
The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents nothing…
Continuing Vietnam’s anti-graft campaign beyond Nguyen Phu Trong
A high-profile feature of current Vietnamese politics is the anti-corruption drive led by Nguyen Phu…
Is the South China Sea at a crossroads?
The South China Sea remains a focal concern within the international community, grabbing headlines and…
Myanmar students evacuated from SARS-CoV-2 hot zone go home (video)
Myanmar Minister for Health and Sports, Dr Myint Htwe, yesterday (Feb 16) met with the…
Westerdam passenger from Cambodia confirmed as Malaysia’s 22nd COVID-19 case (video) *update 3
An 83-year-old American woman who was among 145 people to disembark the cruise ship MS…
JobStart Philippines: helping young Filipinos gain a wage
After struggling to find full-time employment for more than a year after graduating with a…
Political will need to drive Vietnam’s economy forward
Identified by The World Bank (WB) as among the top three fastest growing economies in…