Myanmar’s Thilawa SEZ: at what human cost? (video)
Developers vaunt Myanmar’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as ‘the most advanced of Myanmar’s three…
Rice and poverty in The Greater Mekong Subregion
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a major global rice producer and exporter, but its…
Insider Trading at CP All: The Undoing of an Asian Dynasty
It started, almost 100 years ago, with a humble seed – and has since grown…
Playboy bunny Fearz Poonnada killed drunk driving in Thailand (video)
Playboy Thailand Brand Ambassador Poonnada “Fearz” Sirichaisasul has been killed in a single-vehicle, high-speed…
Day tripping Penyengat Island & the egg white mosque (video & gallery)
“It’s only an eight-minute ferry ride over to the island,” says a friendly Malay Singaporean,…
High-speed Thai police chase ends: Saraburi traffic police get their man (video)
While Royal Thai Police (RTP) might look poorly trained and at times under…
Returning: Court Okays US Use of Philippines Military Bases
The US and the Philippines are to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral military ties after…
Thai police find training V reality poles apart as cop shoots cop (video)
Back in January the Royal Thai Police (RTP) at the San Sai Police Station proudly…
Vietnam Work Permit Regulations to Ease From April 1
The lack of opacity along with the bureaucratic red tape and hurdles needed to obtain…
Asean’s Poorest Performing – Singapore 2015 GDP Plummets 39.39%
A eight month record industrial output slump of 6.7 per cent in December has seen…
In search of the origins of Asean people (video)
Now that the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is finally in existence and we are united…
The Thai princess & the royal privy (video & gallery)
It’s the sort of story that wouldn’t be complete without a glut of puns, and…
Attractive Foreign Investment Policy Driving Cambodian Property Market
Cambodia’s economic growth over the last ten years has been among the fastest and most…
Beijing’s South China Sea Missiles Trump Obama’s TPP Push
The timing couldn’t have been more calculated: less than 24 hours into an Asean summit…
Skyrocketing Car Ownership in Vietnam Not Without Problems
Stop at a red light in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and it’s…
ADB Approves Record $27 Billion in 2015
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADBs) operations – comprising loan approvals and grants, technical assistance, and cofinancing…