Typhoon Melor batters Philippines
Melor kills 4 in Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
Typhoon Nona, as it is known in the Philippines or Melor internationally, has killed at least four people...
Thai man in court for insulting king’s dog
Thailand is not renowned for its treatment of dogs. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand’s strict laws making it a crime to insult the royal family took a...
Umno chiefs welcome olive branch to opposition
Umno President Najib Razak’s willingness to work with his PAS opponents is being seen as an important move towards national unity.
Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid...
Unesco names Singapore and Bandung as Creative Cities of Design
Unesco director-general Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard/Wikimedia Commons.
Singapore has been named a Creative City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Malaysia leads way on terror policy
Muslim Malaysia is trying to promote a positive alternative to extremism. Source: Flickr
Kuala Lumpur has recently hosted several large, regional summits and is claiming to...
Government imposes curfew in Lao province after rebel attacks
Anti-communist Hmong guerrillas, like those pictured here in 1961, were active in Xaysomboun but it is unclear if the ethnic group is linked to...
Does Thailand need another coup?
The coup was the easy part. Source: Wikimedia
Incompetent economic policies and repression of any form of protest appear to be dominating the Thai news...
Thais probe US ambassador for royal defamation
US President Barack Obama and then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2012. Source: Wikimedia
The US ambassador to Thailand is...
EU pledges cash for southern Philippines
The EU wants to stop the violence in the southern Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
The European Union will boost aid to the Philippines, primarily to...
EU pledges cash for southern Philippines
The EU wants to stop the violence in the southern Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
The European Union will boost aid to the Philippines, primarily to...
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told Canada to take back tonnes of waste it had “illegally” shipped to Manila or risk "war".
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