Fake news: pangolin scales contain no tramadol – fact! (video)
For several years stories have circulated on the internet that pangolin scales contain Tramadol HCl,…
Philippines hardest hit as dengue cuts a deadly path through Asean
The Philippines remains the hardest hit of Asean member states reporting outbreaks of the debilitating…
Mango massacre: 50 Americans show how not to cut a mango (video)
Grown in more than 100 countries, the mango is one of Asean’s most commonly encountered…
$1 mln up for grabs as SLINGSHOT returns to Singapore for third year (video)
Entrepreneurs of startups globally are preparing their submissions and contemplating their pitches with the…
Investible expands entrepreneur search to Asean with OTEC 2019
If you are an entrepreneurs or the owners of a startup in Asean take note.…
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…
Brunei: sharia gay stoning risk not what it seems (video)
While Brunei continues to pursue its aspirations of becoming a regional Islamic financial hub the…
Measles cuts a deadly path through Asean
Once declared as eradicated from some countries and ‘under control’ in many others, measles is…
Garuda pulls 737 Max order as cockpit recording reveals Lion Air pilots battle (video)
Garuda Indonesia late last week became the first airline globally to cancel orders for the…
Friends in need: Asean’s financial safety net stigmatised & shunned
Singapore and Indonesia signed a $10 billion Bilateral Swap Agreement (BSA) in October 2018 allowing…
Why the Boeing 737 Max needs a full airworthy review (video)
The crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 last October should have sounded warning bells. An…
Chinese medicine, fake news, & Asean’s role in pushing pangolins to the brink (video) *updated
When China brought the hammer down on the ivory trade at the end of 2017…
BRI backlash: time for China to reassure Asean
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) continues to draw criticism and disapproval. Its sceptics…
The Mekong: troubled waters in autocratic lands
For the Mekong countries, including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, 2018 was a big…
Goal! UEFA Champions League live on Twitter for (some) Asean fans
Football fans in four Asean member countries will be able to catch all of the…
Asean manufacturing sees subdued start to the year
Manufacturers across Asean entered the new year with subdued activity, with only the Philippines and…