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…
Pragmatic & risk-averse: little change expected under Nguyen Phu Trong (video)
Vietnam’s top leadership positions, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and…
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…
$200mln from ADB to develop Indonesian higher education & skills
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to upgrade four higher…
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…
Putin’s Singapore visit signals continued Russia-Asean interest
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first-ever state visit to Singapore on November 13, 2018.…
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…
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…
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…
RIMCHN a success, but Rimpac 2020 could be Beijing’s worst nightmare
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and navies from 10 Asean member states carried…