Cambodia civil groups slam court ruling on RFA journalist spy – porn case
A group of 37 Cambodian civil society organisations today (Oct 4) issued a statement condemning…
EU should have a ‘sober second thought’ over EBA removal: EuroCham Cambodia
The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) has called for the European Commission (EC)…
Khmer Times publisher Mohan Bandam probed over illegal recruitment, faces lifetime ban
A number of Philippine government agencies have launched parallel investigations into the recruitment practices of…
Environmentalist to seek court help over illegal, sewage-spewing Chinese casino (video) *updated
Chinese owned businesses in Cambodia seem to be a law unto themself, a polluting casino…
Brunei: sharia gay stoning risk not what it seems (video)
While Brunei continues to pursue its aspirations of becoming a regional Islamic financial hub the…
More needed: Vietnam’s waste-to-energy power policies not powerful enough
As regional public discontent over environmentally destructive plastic straws and single-use plastic bags increases, Vietnam…
60 days more: Australia wants Thai PM to intervene in al-Araibi extradition trial (video)
Australia’s highest ranking diplomat in Thailand has called for the country’s prime minister to immediately…
Thailand plays hard-ball defending Saudi teen’s human rights while Bahraini languishes in jail (video)
Whether emboldened by the outpouring of public support from around the globe or due to…
Mediation helping manage Laos’ legal case backlog problem
Law courts in many Asian countries are overburdened. A perfect storm of factors including rapid economic…
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…
Trade war: Focus turns to Thailand to conclude $7 trln RCEP
Six years in the making, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is slated to transform…