Online startups

Co-founder of the Malaysian Uber for truck drivers says startups should go digital

In 2013, Nadhir Ashafiq co-founded TheLorry.com, an online platform that connects people who need to move truckloads of items from A to B with lorry drivers, using algorithms similar to those found under the hood at Uber. Ashafiq broke down TheLorry.com’s success and discussed the state of play for startups in Malaysia
By Euan Black • Nov 27, 2017

Pope Francis warned about using ‘Rohingya’ ahead of first visit to Myanmar

A vocal champion of the poor and refugees, Pope Francis will be forced to navigate a diplomatic and religious minefield ahead of his visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh
By Johanna Chisholm • Nov 27, 2017

Myanmar-Bangladesh agreement

Thousands of fleeing Rohingya could be forced back to Rakhine State

The Myanmar and Bangladeshi governments have announced that they will begin repatriating Muslim Rohingya back to Myanmar within two months, amid concerns of the safety and sustainability of such a scheme
By Madeleine Keck • Nov 24, 2017

Malaysia

Is the safety net really safe?

A new unemployment insurance scheme is expected to begin early 2019, but there are disagreements over who will bear the burden and whether the plan will really benefit those who need it most
By Foong Li Mei • Nov 24, 2017

Myanmar

Confronting the politics of sex

By Madeleine Keck • Nov 23, 2017

World Bank projects Cambodia’s economy will continue growing

Cambodia's economy is projected to grow by 6.9% this year, despite earlier predictions that cited political uncertainty as the cause for it growing at a rate of just 6.8%
By Johanna Chisholm • Nov 22, 2017

Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s Funcinpec Party

From commanding almost half of the popular vote in Cambodia’s 1993 elections to barely a footnote in the most recent ballots, Funcinpec’s resurgence as a tool in the government’s fight against the opposition is a bitter reminder of how far they've fallen
By Paul Millar • Nov 22, 2017

Lawyers petition drug war as unconstitutional at Philippine Supreme Court

Lawyers argued in Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing that the word 'neutralise' could be misinterpreted by police officers to mean 'kill'
By Johanna Chisholm • Nov 22, 2017