southeast asia
Trump, Abe to burnish ties over golf, sumo and steak
World
May 25, 2019
Trump, Abe to burnish ties over golf, sumo and steak
US President Donald Trump arrives in Japan on Saturday for a four-day trip likely to be dominated by warm words…
Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate
Environment
May 19, 2019
Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate
The salt farmers of Hon Khoi rise before dawn as they have for generations, fanning out across shallow seawater pools…
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte
World
May 13, 2019
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte
Filipinos headed to the polls on Monday in a vote that is expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte’s grip on…
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
World
April 23, 2019
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China’s…
Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy
World
April 11, 2019
Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called a May 18 election that will be fought on issues…
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography
World
March 3, 2019
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography
Thai teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a…
Ruthless meth networks get ill-prepared Myanmar hooked
World
February 20, 2019
Ruthless meth networks get ill-prepared Myanmar hooked
Mobs of stick-wielding church-goers in Myanmar’s northeast used to descend on dealers and addicts in a desperate effort to save…
Malaysia makes record 30-tonne pangolin seizure
Environment
February 12, 2019
Malaysia makes record 30-tonne pangolin seizure
Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth some $2 million…
Thai party to comply with royal order against princess PM candidacy: statement
World
February 9, 2019
Thai party to comply with royal order against princess PM candidacy: statement
A Thai political party will obey a command from the king blocking the candidacy of a princess for prime minister,…
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage
World
January 2, 2019
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage
Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the…