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…
Singapore musician calls for virus fight while Chinese greats sing their love to Hubei (video)
With the number of confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections and deaths globally rising by…
Deaths skyrocket while Beijing delays coronavirus hot zone evacuations (video + photo gallery)
Thailand and several other Asean member states continue waiting for approval from Beijing to launch…
Starving Thai students plead for help as Wuhan coronavirus runs wild (video) *updated
A Thai student studying at Wuhan University, China, has posted a desperate plea for help…
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…
China’s South China Sea expansion plans hit a wall in Indonesia (video)
China’s seemingly unstoppable expansion through the South China Sea finally hit a wall last week,…
The Jevit: home-grown Cambodian demining robot saves time and limbs (video) *updated
Necessity is often said to be the mother of invention and no truer is…
Crime, corruption & construction: Who wins when gambling ends in Cambodia on Dec 31? (video)
Al Jazeera English 101 East has taken an up close and not so flattering look…
ADB stumps up $50 mln to help Kacific-1 bring internet to billions in AP
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $50 million loan agreement with Singapore-based Kacific…
Beijing25: catalysing change for gender equality
Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since…
Health leaders to ramp up battle against microbial resistance & tobacco (video)
Health leaders from 37 countries attending the 70th session of the World Health Organization (WHO)…
RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics
The Cambodian government has labelled claims by Radio Free Asia (RFA) that it has a…
Khmer gather to eat ork ambok as disruption attempt foiled (photo gallery)
Hundreds of thousands of Khmer yesterday (Nov 9) participated in mass ork ambok (pounded rice)…
Indo-Pacific gets an extra $68 mln for transparency as US investment soars
The United States has pledged an additional $68 million for new programmes under the Indo…
Building flood resistance in Indonesia: new approaches being implemented (video)
People and vehicles stranded in floodwaters, inundated business premises, interrupted connectivity, and access to other…
Trump’s GSP seafood cut gives Thailand 2020 GDP an early whack (video) *updated
The struggling Thailand economy received an unexpected whack for the year ahead yesterday (Oct 26)…