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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 28, 2017 • 4 min read

Prison time looms for Filipinos that fail to sing national anthem “with fervor”

By Euan Black • Jun 28, 2017
Proposed law comes amid wave of nationalism in the Philippines that has also seen calls for the country to change its name The Philippine national flag is raised during ceremonies marking Independence Day at Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines, 12 June 2017. Photo: EPA/Mark R. Cristino

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 28, 2017 • 3 min read

Using Facebook to give Cambodia’s youth a leg up in life

By Hemmunind Hou • Jun 28, 2017
A group of graduates in Cambodia is wielding the power of social media to connect their peers across the country and share educational opportunities abroad

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2017 • 3 min read

Philippines attempts to quash rumours of President Duterte’s ill health

By Euan Black • Jun 27, 2017
At a time when Filipinos are losing their lives to fighting in the country’s troubled south, the pugnacious leader’s absence has many questioning whether his health problems have knocked him down Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (L) visiting evacuees from Marawi City at the Iligan City National School of Fisheries in Iligan City, southern Philippines, 20 June 2017. The President has not been seen in public since. Photo:EPA/Presidential Photographers Division Handout

Jun 26, 2017 • 2 min read

Indonesia’s martabak masters messing with tradition

One of the archipelago’s favourite snacks is undergoing a radical reinvention, moving from Jakarta’s street carts to trendy shops offering a rainbow of flavours
By Colin Meyn • Jun 26, 2017

Jun 22, 2017 • 3 min read

Supercars worth $2.91m stolen from UK and shipped to Thailand

More than 100 Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from Britain and sold in Thailand – often to unsuspecting customers A Thai model presents Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 at the 37th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 March 2016. Photo: EPA/Rungroj Yongrit
By Euan Black • Jun 22, 2017

Jun 22, 2017 • 2 min read

Indonesia says it has arrested dozens of suspected militants since suicide bombings

Following last month’s twin suicide bombing, a slew of suspected members of Islamic State-allied network have been identified and detained Indonesian police spokesmen Setyo Wasisto (L) and Martinus (R) show a bomb assembled from a pot during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 June 2017. Photo: EPA/Bagus Indahono
By Will Feuer • Jun 22, 2017

Jun 22, 2017 • 2 min read

The pitfalls of preserving and promoting Angkor Wat

Cambodia’s culture minister Phoeurng Sackona discusses the double-edged sword of the nation’s flourishing tourism industry Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona at her office in Phnom Penh. Photo: Sam Jam
By Paul Millar • Jun 22, 2017