投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent
Long-time ruler, who has ruthlessly oppressed critics, has indicated he will soon hand power to his sonCambodians have begun voting in a one-sided general election in which the country’s strongman leader will run virtually uncontested.It’s expected tha…
Chao Mae Thap Thim, which stands out in a city that has been swallowed up by luxury shopping malls, is under threatThe Chao Mae Thap Thim shrine is, for its supporters, a symbol of Bangkok’s rich history. Inside, framed by ornate golden carvings, stand…
Great Coco lies 55km from India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Beijing has denied it is involved in building a surveillance post thereSince the early 1990s, Myanmar’s Great Coco – a small, remote island in the Bay of Bengal – has been at the centre of …
The UK, US, Canada and Australia have announced a range of measures aimed at punishing Myanmar’s militaryThe UK, US and Canada have imposed fresh sanctions against Myanmar’s military, including some measures aimed at stopping the supply of aviation fue…
Prize worth £3.55m to be split between 433 winners who all chose multiples of nine for their numbersA “strange and unusual” lottery draw in the Philippines that led to 433 people winning with a combination of numbers that were all multiples of nine has…
Judge upholds conviction of Khieu Samphan, 91, in what is likely to be UN-backed court’s last judgmentCambodia’s UN-backed tribunal for the Khmer Rouge has upheld a genocide conviction against the regime’s last surviving leader, more than 40 years afte…
Deprived by the pandemic of their steady diet of treats, the city’s omnipresent macaques are turning to outright banditryFood vendors in the Thai city of Lopburi can never let down their guard. Thieves are everywhere, and they are both nimble and braze…
Rights groups condemned decision to execute Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning disabilitiesSingapore’s high court has stayed the execution of a man convicted of smuggling heroin, following outrage among rights groups who said he had learning …
The Navotas mudflats are among the last of their kind and act as a crucial feeding ground for migratory birds, but they are being buried in plasticThere are stray, abandoned flip flops, old foil food wrappers, crumpled plastic bags, and discarded water…
The Navotas mudflats are among the last of their kind and act as a crucial feeding ground for migratory birds, but they are being buried in plasticThere are stray, abandoned flip flops, old foil food wrappers, crumpled plastic bags, and discarded water…
State hospitals are barely functioning as humanitarian crisis unfolds across the countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMyanmar has reported what is believed to be its highest daily increase in Covid cases since the February…
Election result is likely to further entrench divisions within the country, particularly resentment within minority communitiesAung San Suu Kyi’s party will return to power for another five year term after securing a widely predicted victory in what is…
Pro-democracy demonstrators assemble for second day in defiance of security crackdownRiot police have used water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters, including school students, gathered in Bangkok as Thai authorities intensified a crackdown on y…
Observers are astonished by how young people are challenging traditional hierarchiesEvery morning when the national anthem plays out in Thai schools, students are expected to stand still in deference as the country’s flag is raised. But last week some …