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By Agence France-Presse • 21 hours ago
On the Indonesian island of Bali, foreigners caught not wearing face masks are being subject to an unusual punishment by authorities: push-ups
By Agence France-Presse • 2 days ago
Unicef has said four of its schools in a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's southeast were burnt down in an arson attack, coming just less than a week after hundreds of refugee homes were burnt down
By Ashley Lampard • 3 days ago
The US first dropped Agent Orange on January 18, 1962, and with it thrust upon Vietnam a legacy of health complications passed down through generations. Still today, one school near Hanoi works to mend the lasting trauma inflicted by the deadly herbicide
By Andi Hajramurni and Dessy Sagita/AFP • 3 days ago
Medics in Indonesia battled exhaustion and the risk of Covid-19 as they raced on January 18 to treat scores of people injured by a devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Sulawesi island that killed 84 and left thousands homeless
Indonesian investigators have successfully recovered data from the flight recorder of the crashed Sriwijaya Air passenger jet, days after the plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea
By Agence France-Presse • 6 days ago
In Thailand, where Buddhist funerals are traditionally a major ceremonial affair, the pandemic has forced families to hold low-key farewells for their loved ones
By Agence France-Presse • 6 days ago
Despite Indonesia experiencing several high-profile plane crashes in recent years, most recently Sriwijaya Air on January 9, analysts interviewed say the country's aviation safety standards have improved
By Martin Abbugao and Dessy Sagita/AFP • 7 days ago
Kuala Lumpur's Petaling Street has a long and rich culinary history as the historic centre of the capital's Chinese community. But having fallen into disrepair, today it is undergoing a revival, spurred on by the social media boom among Malaysia’s urban middle class
By Huei Ting Cheong • Jan 13, 2021
As Indonesian investigators continue seek to explain why a plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea minutes after takeoff, they said on January 13 they were hopeful of retrieving a crashed passenger jet's second black box
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 13, 2021
While many of the industry's worst excesses have been cleaned up in recent years, bondage labour persists aboard Southeast Asia's fishing vessels. Following the reemergence of his film Buoyancy, director Rodd Rathjen talks about the conditions he witnessed in Thailand's infamous fisheries
By Stew Post • Jan 12, 2021
In the latest round of a charm offensive following unprecedented criticism of the monarchy during Thailand's street protests, King Maha Vajiralongkorn has visited prisons and been pictured sweeping floors alongside his official consort
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 12, 2021
Monosodium glutamate, better known as MSG, has a rough reputation in the culinary world for its perceived bad health effects. But this naturally occurring ingredient has simplified and revolutionised the preparation of Thai cuisine, helping to bring good food to the masses
By Wanpen Pajai • Jan 11, 2021