Lift Commercial Surrogacy Ban Cambodia Trial of Cancer Struck Aussie Nurse Told
A Cambodian defence attorney has called for the current ban on commercial surrogacy in Cambodia…
Preferring to Neither Sink or Swim Jokowi Pulls the Plug on Jakarta: Asean’s Sinking Cities
Last week the head of Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Bambang Brodjonegoro, announced that the government is…
Philippines To Host Asean Youth Conference 2017
Pampanga, in Central Luzon the Philippines, is to host the inaugural Asean Youth Conference between November…
Vietnam’s ‘System Fault’ Fostering Corruption
The first half of 2016 saw Vietnam’s fight against corruption gain new momentum. Having consolidated…
Asean’s Navies The Poor Cousins At Budget Time
With Southeast Asian nations facing a deteriorating external security environment and increasing Chinese maritime assertiveness,…
Directive Opens Door For Surrogacy Babies to Leave Cambodia
A new directive by Cambodia’s Council of Ministers clarifies the future of dozens of unborn babies…
Lingering Gaps as Asean Banking Sector Inches Towards Integration
Back in 1997 Asean leaders agreed to transform Southeast Asia into a stable, prosperous and…
Freeport’s Fallout For Indonesia Foreign Investors
Freeport-McMoRan (Freeport), the largest mining company operating in Indonesia, may soon be exiting after fifty…
Indonesia ‘Death Zoo’: President Widodo Petitioned to Save Starving Sun Bears at Bandung Zoo
A petition imploring Indonesia President Joko Widodo and Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya…
Auditing Watchdog Slaps Indonesia Ernst & Young Affiliate With $1 mil Fine
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is showing they won’t treat miscreants lightly, no…
Indonesian Continues Reforms to Business Process
After moving up 15 places in the World Bank’s annual ease of doing business report…
Yesterday’s ‘Genocide’ is Today’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity’: UNOHCHR Slams Myanmar on Rohingya
The severity of the reported violations, against a backdrop of severe and longstanding persecution, appears…
Billions of Dollars in Litigation Awaits Philippines Mine Closures
The Philippine government faces decades-long litigation costing billions of dollars in legal fees and compensation…
Ho Chi Minh City & Hanoi Are Asean’s Most Dynamic Cities
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi are Asean’s most dynamic cities. In the latest…
Corruption: Singapore Cleanest, Cambodia Filthiest, Thailand Plummets Down The Rabbit Hole
The 2016 corruption perception index (CPI) by Transparency International (TI) contained few surprises in the…
Vietnam SOEs: Structural Reforms Still in Doubt
Vietnam’s economy has shown resilience in the face of global headwinds. In 2016 Vietnam GDP…