Ghost fleet: former slaves and the woman bringing them home (video)
A hard-hitting documentary looking at slavery in the Thailand fishing and seafood industries premiered in…
Lao gov sits on dam collapse report waiting on Seoul’s approval on what to say
Almost one year after a tsunami-like wall of water swept away homes, villages, people, cattle…
Powering up & switching on: TFSEP2019 to focus on Philippines energy security
Like many other Asean member states the Philippines is rapidly running out of electricity. Demand…
Watch: Indonesia blows up pirate fishing boats after navy ship rammed (video)
When a Vietnamese coastguard patrol boat was caught on video last month ramming an Indonesian…
Words hurt: time for Asean leaders to speak up on SCS
Government officials and heads-of-state in Asean appears to have a collective aversion to speaking up…
Power cuts unlikely to stunt Cambodia’s growth… just yet
The Asean Development Bank (ADB) recently forecast Cambodia’s economy to grow by 7 per cent…
Scarborough Shoal lost to China says Philippines spokesman
Filipinos finally heard last Sunday (April 14) what many have dreaded hearing for sometime. Scarborough…
Balikatan 2019: US-Philippine troops hone battle skills as Chinese boats swarm (video)
Life is sure to get a lot quieter at Panatag Shoal (Tagalog: Kulumpol ng Panatag)…
Fake news: Sri Lanka loses port over Chinese BRI debt
Global media and numerous ‘experts’ routinely assert that Sri Lanka was forced to cede a…
Private sector development essential for continued Lao economic growth
Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia (SEA). On average the…
Singapore names newest warship RSS Invincible (video)
Dr Ivy Ng, chief executive of SingHealth and the wife of Singapore Defence Minister Dr…
Mahathir’s return sees Singapore-Malaysia relations navigating choppy waters
Having returned to the Malaysian prime ministership, Mahathir Mohamad is implementing a much-welcomed reform agenda…
ADB & WHO team up to drive universal health coverage throughout the AP
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Health…
UNDP & DanChurchAid helping drought proof Cambodia
In an effort to reduce the impact of drought on two of Cambodia’s most at-risk…
Singapore: economic renewal, but old-age security & inequality unaddressed
Singapore reported a credible economic performance in 2018 amid an increasingly uncertain global environment, exemplified…
Time for Vietnam’s next generation of clean leaders to step up
Last year marked the mid-point between Vietnam’s five yearly National Congress of the Communist Party…