Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2018 • 3 min read

Cambodian enterprise Going green with this manure can save lives and simultaneously fuel your stove

By Cristyn Lloyd • Jan 29, 2018
A Cambodian social enterprise helping farmers reduce toxic smoke, embrace a more sustainable lifestyle and save money through its unique biofuel solution

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 26, 2018 • 3 min read

India-Asean Summit Southeast Asian leaders meet with India's Modi for annual summit

By Thomas Brent • Jan 26, 2018
Trade between Asean and India amounts to around $70 billion per year, although they have set a target of reaching $200 billion by the year 2020

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 25, 2018 • 3 min read

Singaporean sweets Why this chef thinks more people should opt to eat dessert before dinner

By Dene Mullen • Jan 25, 2018
Twice named Asia’s Best Pastry Chef at the renowned Asia’s 50 Best awards, Janice Wong is known for blurring the lines between food and art

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 25, 2018 • 4 min read

Data breach The personal details of more than 200,000 Malaysian organ donors have been leaked

By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 25, 2018
Lowyat.net discovered the personal information of pledged organ donors had been available online – and for free – since as early as September 2016

Southeast Asia • Jan 24, 2018 • 4 min read

Mayon volcano

Thousands of Filipinos flee after lava shoots nearly a kilometre into the sky

Since the volcano began rumbling last week, more than 56,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to centres outside Mount Mayon's danger zone
By Thomas Brent • Jan 24, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 24, 2018 • 4 min read

Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh delays repatriation of refugees

Humans rights groups have welcomed the delay, saying issues central to the Rakhine conflict, namely the issue of Rohingya citizenship, have not been addressed
By Thomas Brent • Jan 24, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 23, 2018 • 2 min read

Trinh Xuan Thanh

Former oil exec jailed for life in one of Vietnam's biggest anti-corruption crackdowns

The 21 other officials involved in the embezzlement scandal come from Vietnam's business and political elite and they received between nine to 22 years in prison
By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 23, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 23, 2018 • 3 min read

Health

Nearly 100 people have died after measles outbreak hits Indonesia's Papua

So far, 69 toddlers have died in the Asmat region of Papua, while 23 children were killed by the highly contagious infection in the mountainous district of Oksibil
By Thomas Brent • Jan 23, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2018 • 4 min read

Dhammakaya temple scandal

Scandal-hit Thai temple hosts thousands of monks for Buddhist ceremony

Monks at the temple believed the accusations against the abbot to be politically motivated and so blocked the police’s efforts to find him by using their bodies as human shields
By Thomas Brent • Jan 22, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2018 • 3 min read

Photography

Capturing this week's best moments on camera

A volcano erupts in the Philippines and the children of Cambodian migrant workers attend makeshift schools in refurbished cargo containers in Thailand
By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 22, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 19, 2018 • 3 min read

Ride-hailing app

Indonesia's Go-Jek attracts investors from Google and ride-hailing rivalry Temasek

Google will apparently invest $100 million in Go-Jek, marking the tech giant's first investment in ride-hailing firms in Asia
By Thomas Brent • Jan 19, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jan 19, 2018 • 3 min read

Dy Vichea

Hun Sen appoints son-in-law deputy police chief

A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior compared Dy Vichea's appointment to President Trump promoting his family members to high-ranking positions
By Thomas Brent • Jan 19, 2018

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Cambodian enterprise Going green with this manure can save lives and simultaneously fuel your stove

India-Asean Summit Southeast Asian leaders meet with India's Modi for annual summit

Singaporean sweets Why this chef thinks more people should opt to eat dessert before dinner

Data breach The personal details of more than 200,000 Malaysian organ donors have been leaked

Mayon volcano

Thousands of Filipinos flee after lava shoots nearly a kilometre into the sky

Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh delays repatriation of refugees

Trinh Xuan Thanh

Former oil exec jailed for life in one of Vietnam's biggest anti-corruption crackdowns

Health

Nearly 100 people have died after measles outbreak hits Indonesia's Papua

Dhammakaya temple scandal

Scandal-hit Thai temple hosts thousands of monks for Buddhist ceremony

Photography

Capturing this week's best moments on camera

Ride-hailing app

Indonesia's Go-Jek attracts investors from Google and ride-hailing rivalry Temasek

Dy Vichea

Hun Sen appoints son-in-law deputy police chief

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