By Agence France-Presse • 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 Lam Anh and Hoang Chien • Jan 13, 2021
The trading of tigers and tiger products such as bone glue, claws, skin, bones and fangs in any form is prohibited under Vietnamese law. But in black markets, trade activities are thriving, as reporters found out when infiltrating Vietnam's trafficking rings

By Stew Post • Jan 12, 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 Agence France-Presse • 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