Billions of Dollars in Litigation Awaits Philippines Mine Closures
The Philippine government faces decades-long litigation costing billions of dollars in legal fees and compensation…
Ho Chi Minh City & Hanoi Are Asean’s Most Dynamic Cities
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi are Asean’s most dynamic cities. In the latest…
Corruption: Singapore Cleanest, Cambodia Filthiest, Thailand Plummets Down The Rabbit Hole
The 2016 corruption perception index (CPI) by Transparency International (TI) contained few surprises in the…
Vietnam SOEs: Structural Reforms Still in Doubt
Vietnam’s economy has shown resilience in the face of global headwinds. In 2016 Vietnam GDP…
Corporations dig deep for Philippine drug rehabilitation centres (video)
Some of the Philippines’ largest corporations are digging deep into their corporate social responsibility (CSR)…
Thailand roads: perhaps some people were never meant to drive
After breaking a decade-long record for the number of people killed on its roads over…
Circling The Wagons: Will Najib’s Bolstered Arsenal of Legislation Be Enough?
The year 2016 ended with Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak still firmly entrenched, despite two…
As army rapes & kills Myanmar moves to curb violence against women
At the same time as its army is accused of carrying out barbaric acts including…
Hun Sen Pushes For Cambodia ‘Smart Nation’ Goal
Cambodia could become a future Asean technology hub and ‘smart nation’ if plans by Prime…
Singapore Economy to Face Strong Challenges in 2017
The Singaporean economy is slowing much faster than anticipated. The latest forecast by the Ministry…
2017 Cambodia Commune Elections Receives Chinese Boost
When Cambodians go to the polls for the 2017 Cambodia Commune elections they will be…
Philippine president Duterte labeled ‘Stone Cold psycho’
In its latest animation Tomo News has labelled Philippine President Rodrigo ‘Digong’ Duterte as a…
Thailand’s Zero-Baht Tour Battle a Success. Chinese Shun Thailand
A crackdown by the Thailand government on so-called zero-baht tours from China has had the…
Indonesia Tops Asean as Highest Contributor of Marine Plastic
The ocean has become a swirling mass of pellets, water bottles, food packets, fishing wire,…
Mehdi Hasan’s barbed attack on Aung San Suu Kyi over Rohingya riles Burmese (video)
How can you displace 30,000 people, make sure 130,000 people don’t receive basic life sustaining…
Cambodia gets tough with human trafficking: “you can not hide” says DPM
Cambodia’s efforts to stamp out human trafficking in the Kingdom is being hampered by “some…