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

Child sex abuse revisited

Convicted of child sex abuse, seven school employees continue to languish in an Indonesian prison for a crime that many believe they did not commit. A group of online activists are now trying to clear the men's names
By Paul Millar • Jan 22, 2018

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

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

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

Haute cuisine

Vietnamese-Australian chef plans to ‘elevate’ the cuisine of the country his parents left as refugees

Luke Nguyen, the restaurateur of Masterchef fame, hopes to push the boundaries with his new restaurant, Vietnam House, in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City
By Euan Black • Jan 19, 2018

Duterte administration sets record-high ‘excellent’ net satisfaction rating

Duterte’s record-high satisfaction rating is the highest net rating any administration has received since data collection began in 1989
By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 19, 2018

Indonesia

President Jokowi appoints Golkar secretary-general in cabinet reshuffle

Analysts say appointment of Idrus Marham is an attempt by the president to garner support from Indonesia's second-largest party ahead of next year's election
By Thomas Brent • Jan 18, 2018