Singapore e-waste recycling programme to set targets on manufacturers
A recent study by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) found that each citizen disposes of…
Asean competitiveness: Singapore leads, Philippines galloping (Infographics)
The latest global competitiveness rankings by the World Economic Forum (WEF) showed encouraging trends among…
EuroCham Cambodia to EU: State your objectives
The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) has again called on the European Commission…
Myanmar has changed, but remains firmly in China’s grip
April 2018 marked the second anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi assuming the position of…
The 15 best Philippine companies to work for in Asia
A human-resource survey of more than 5,200 workers at 150 companies across the Philippines has…
Vietnamese government helping to steal rare Siamese rosewood says Phnom Penh
The government of Cambodia is accusing its Vietnamese counterpart of complicity in the illegal importation…
Bogus threat to suspend Cambodia’s UN seat raises PM’s hackles
The European Union is not plotting to have Cambodia thrown out of the United Nations,…
Indonesia foreign worker reform unlikely prior to election
Controversy has surrounded revision of Indonesia’s foreign worker regulations ever since a presidential regulation (PP20)…
Phnom Penh’s glut of empty condos and homeless urban poor
In January 2018 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Cambodia and oversaw the signing of 19…
Typhoon Ompong threatens to deepen Philippine rice crisis
As Super Typhoon Mangkhut (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong) continues its path of…
IMF Asean Instagram photo contest winners heading to Bali for annual gabfest
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on September 11 that Indonesians Muhammad Rofi Senoaji and…
Vietnam lectured, Cambodia sanctioned: blogger jailings highlight US double standards (video)
The relatively muted response of the European Union (EU) and the American government to the…
Urban planning should not ignore Cambodia’s invisible entrepreneurs
Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid urbanisation, and with it comes more and more people who…
Reuter’s journalists jailed by Myanmar court for journalism (video)
A Myanmar court on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching the country’s colonial-era…
30 cents: keeping poor Thai children in school for 10 baht (HD video)
Thirty cents. There’s not much you can buy for $0.30 these days, but in Thailand…
More corrupt Vietnamese bankers jailed as anti-corruption sweep continues
Vietnam’s hard-line stance against corruption continues with a court in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)…