Duterte doubles-down on fortress Manila with Luzon lockdown
In the wake of an unprecedented lockdown of Metro Manila, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte doubled-down…
COVID-19: UN chief calls for calm, warns of global recession
The upheaval caused by the coronavirus — COVID-19 — is all around us. And I…
COVID-19: Into the abyss as global recession looms (video)
The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents nothing…
Continuing Vietnam’s anti-graft campaign beyond Nguyen Phu Trong
A high-profile feature of current Vietnamese politics is the anti-corruption drive led by Nguyen Phu…
Is the South China Sea at a crossroads?
The South China Sea remains a focal concern within the international community, grabbing headlines and…
Myanmar students evacuated from SARS-CoV-2 hot zone go home
Myanmar Minister for Health and Sports, Dr Myint Htwe, yesterday (Feb 16) met with the…
Westerdam passenger from Cambodia confirmed as Malaysia’s 22nd COVID-19 case (video) *update 3
An 83-year-old American woman who was among 145 people to disembark the cruise ship MS…
JobStart Philippines: helping young Filipinos gain a wage
After struggling to find full-time employment for more than a year after graduating with a…
Political will need to drive Vietnam’s economy forward
Identified by The World Bank (WB) as among the top three fastest growing economies in…
Red faces: Senate tongue lashings sees LTFRB backflip on habal-habal trial (video)
Road traffic bureaucrats in the Philippines have performed a dramatic backflip on a decision announced…
Philippine FM fumes: “I want an eye for an eye, 2, 3 Kuwaiti lives for a Filipino life”
The Philippine government yesterday (Jan 15) began enforcing a ban on the deployment of Filipino…
Hun Sen dismisses power transfer myth, calls for improved journalism standards
Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has dismissed rumours and speculation that he is planning to…
Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen as environment gets a hand around Asean (video)
Palau is setting the environmental protection bar high for other countries as it kicks off…
Duterte ramps up media oppression as The Nightcrawlers focuses on media defiance (video)
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has doubled down on his war of words with the Philippines…
New regulations could see Asean produce piling up on China wharfs
The new year is set to bring a whole bunch of new hurdles for the…
Rural schools in Laos give life to students’ dreams (video)
“When I grow up, I want to become a soldier to serve my country”, said…