By Jonathan Stock • Nov 08, 2018
Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had been living in Kuala Lumpur International Airport for more than half a year before Malaysian police arrested him with plans to deport him back to war-torn Syria. No country wanted to take him in when he found himself stranded. He lived without papers in an unreal place, hoping for a miracle, and now his very life is on the line

By Thomas Brent • Nov 08, 2018
Inspire Asean returns for a third year to Phnom Penh, with the theme “The future of energy”. The event brings together industry experts and entrepreneurs in discussions on the region’s most pressing issues

By Paul Millar • Nov 05, 2018
Cambodia's Interior Minister Sar Kheng has long been hailed by Western diplomats as a more liberal alternative to Prime Minister Hun Sen's decades-long strongman rule. But with the factional heavyweight growing increasingly strident in his criticism of corruption and incompetence within the ruling party, just what has the former Khmer Rouge cadre done to deserve this reputation?

By Amy Dodds • Nov 05, 2018
As Malaysia looks to ratify a UN convention that would see the country commit to the elimination of racial discrimination, critics have rallied to voice their disapproval