Archive: Mar 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 16, 2017 • 3 min read

Cambodian deputy prime minister Sok An dies at age 66

By Logan Connor • Mar 16, 2017
Sok An, one of the country’s most senior politicians, was a major powerbroker and held leading roles in a range of official bodies

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 15, 2017 • 3 min read

Philippines in new spat with China over sea territories

By Logan Connor • Mar 15, 2017
The Philippines will send patrols to waters over Benham Rise, a potentially lucrative undersea area, after a Chinese ship was spotted there last year

Mar 13, 2017 • 3 min read

Ronald dela Rosa’s endless war

Meet the Philippines’ top cop, who has been ordered to purge the crime-ridden ranks of the country’s police force
By Paul Millar • Mar 13, 2017

Mar 08, 2017 • 4 min read

Top five: English Premier League partnerships in Southeast Asia

The English Premier League has well and truly infiltrated Southeast Asia, with 38% of its viewers hailing from the Asia and Oceania region, four of the 20 clubs displaying Southeast Asian companies as their main shirt sponsors and a host of lucrative, and sometimes curious, commercial deals. Here, we look over some of the most notable business ties that the league has in Southeast Asia, ranging from an obscure snack food to a $36.7m training kit sponsorship.
By Euan Black and Logan Connor • Mar 08, 2017