Claims of Saudi abduction at Suvarnabhumi *Update #3
An 18-year-old woman claims that she is currently being held against her will in a…
#DestinationGOOD: AirAsia helping refugees in search of home (HD video)
Often seen as “people with no choice and no voice”, refugees have been granted some…
Amnesty International: thanks for the victories, but Myanmar remains a concern (HD video)
To mark its 57th anniversary, the human rights organisation Amnesty International Australia is sharing some…
Drones, robots, and flying machines: the automation of Singapore (video)
Singapore is increasingly turning to robots, drones, and machines to address labour shortages — and…
Mediation helping manage Laos’ legal case backlog problem
Law courts in many Asian countries are overburdened. A perfect storm of factors including rapid economic…
More stellar growth for Cambodia economy, but reforms needed says IMF
A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts the Cambodian economy to continue its…
Duterte morphs ‘scrooge’ with festive season fuel excise backflip (video)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may be the real-life personification of ‘Judge Dredd’ to many due…
Indonesia backflips on plans to relax some foreign investment caps
Indonesia has nixed part of a recent plan to ease foreign ownership in a bid…
Aceh Authorities demand prisoners who mounted impromptu ‘haj’ return (video)
One week after 113 inmates at Lambaro prison in Bandeh Aceh decided to mount their…
Blowback: Malaysia manufacturers respond to ‘soda tax’ with price rise (video)
While Singapore considers whether to place a tax or even an outright ban on sugary…
Murky: Najib Razak, 1MDB, 100 grand, a couple of feuding prince’s & a dead journalist
Early this week a sizzling string of emails led investigative journalists to uncover the explosive…
Indonesia’s WSMEs: female entrepreneurship without a safety net
Despite the substantial contribution women-led or -owned small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) make to the…
Asean currency crisis: region at risk of a ‘currency crisis stroke’
The rumblings of a currency crisis in emerging markets is only getting louder. Argentina’s Central…
11 minutes of terror: Lion Air Flight JT610s roller coaster ride to death (HD video)
Indonesian air safety investigators yesterday detailed the terrifying 11-minute roller coaster-like ride to death of…
Thailand to lead Asean with creativity, complementarities and continuity (video)
A briefing of foreign diplomats in Bangkok yesterday on Thailand’s coming year as chair of…
Jerusalem support sees multi-bln dollar IA-CEPA trade deal headed for the rocks (video)
As heads of state and armies of policy and trade officials gather in Singapore for…